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It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
"BREAKING NEWS: President@BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much. It's a sad 4th for #america. #obamadead RIP." Were it not for this Twitter post - later discovered to be caused by Associated Press' twitter feed being hacked ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... Twitter message from a hacked Associated Press account said there were two explosions at the White House and President Barack Obama had been injured. LONDON - European stock markets rose strongly as traders focused on corporate earnings and brushed aside ...

The virtuous cycle is back in play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... the sequestration got rolling. What gives? What gave was that, according to some reports, investors remain optimistic that Obama and Congress could still come out with a deal sometime within the next seven months to stop the cuts. After all, the government ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... since the 2.4% drop registered on 7/11/2012 - the time when markets were neck-deep with worries. At the time, President Obama just won re-election which disappointed financial markets because of what markets perceived as Obama's business-unfriendly policies. ...

Fed sorted easy, now for the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... spending cut is automatically imposed on these categories, affecting all departments and programs by an equal percentage". "Obama cautioned that if the $85 billion in immediate cuts -- known as the sequester -- occur, the full range of government would ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... was up 43 points, or 0.86 per cent, at 5,024.5. NEW YORK - US stocks headed higher in opening trade after President Barack Obama laid out economic stimulus plans in his State of the Union address to Congress. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... over. "Twas another ordinary day in the market's today folks. The only news being the long wait for US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. According to Bloomberg, "He will make proposals for spending on infrastructure, clean energy and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a flat start on Wall Street ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. At 0640 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,4935. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... Congressional Republicans in the US had planned to vote for the debt ceiling to be extended for three months as President Barack Obama sorts out the budget and a long-term strategy for government spending cuts. But the Australian market reaction was ...

Off the cliff and into the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... from New York to Rio and old London town. Yes, we've got a problem coming Houston. It's the US debt ceiling. As President Obama warned last night, "markets could go haywire" if the US$16,400,000,000,000 is not lifted. You better believe it. For we've ...