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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... times, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended with a modest decline of 11.72 points, or 0.10 per cent, at 11,421.99. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 3.05 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 2,261.27 while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index managed a gain ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... NASDAQ rose 29.52 points, or 1.32 per cent, to 2,258.22. LONDON - European stock markets slumped on Thursday in the wake of heavy falls in Asia, pulled down by sharp losses for banking stocks as the global economic outlook seemingly turned darker. Fears ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
The Australian sharemarket was weaker at noon, with the financial sector leading the losses following investment bank Lehman Brothers' announcement of plans to sell off key assets after posting more losses. Wall Street rose marginally overnight, while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market was awash in red at noon, down almost two per cent, mirroring heavy losses on Wall Street overnight on fears that the US's fourth-largest investment bank Lehman Brothers is running out of options to raise capital. At 1207 ...

Saved by the Fed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... will all take the lead role in ensuring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain operational and financially stable despite the heavy bleeding both institutions have suffered due to the US mortgage crisis. As opposed to merely injecting fresh equity in the ...

LMW Invest secures property veterans

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
Listed property valuation firm LandMark White is setting up a new investment management arm that boasts industry heavyweights Linden Toll, president of ADPIA, and ex-Investa fund manager Michael Este at its helm. LandMark White has traditionally been ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... points as oil prices dropped as low as $US105.46 a barrel on reports that the Gulf Coast and its oil facilities were spared heavy damage from Hurricane Gustav. But the positive effect of the storm's outcome on stocks was short-lived, and the blue chips ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... economy is holding up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 212.67 points, or 1.85 per cent, to 11,715.18. The technology-heavy Nasdaq added 29.18 points, or 1.22 per cent, to 2,411.64 while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index increased 19.02 ...

Fundies must upskill in low-carbon world

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... correct pricing model just yet. "I think carbon is underpriced at the moment. That has an impact to the companies that are heavy polluters and a boon to those with carbon credits so you can sway your portfolios that way." Deutsche Asset Management manages ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... jump in oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 89.64 points, or 0.79 per cent, to 11,502.51. The technology-heavy Nasdaq added 20.49 points, or 0.87 per cent, to 2,382.46 while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index increased 10.15 ...