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Fanning the flames of fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... the S&P 500. These predictions, and apparently Warren Buffet's -- the 'sage of Omaha' - remark that the US economy 'has fallen off a cliff' sent Wall Street down again last night. Why no one picked up on his follow-up statement that, 'Everything will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... bursts of optimism give way to concerns about the US's economic woes. At settlement, the Dow Jones industrial average had fallen 79.89, or 1.21 per cent, to 6,547.05. The S&P 500 index lost 6.85, or one per cent, to 676.53, while the Nasdaq composite ...

Stanford slashes costs to save endowment

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... series of steps Stanford has taken to reduce expenses in response to a steep decline in the university endowment, which has fallen 25 to 30 percent. In recent months, Stanford announced plans to cancel or delay $2 billion in proposed construction projects ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... weaker at 1204 AEDT. BHP Billiton had given up 45 cents, or 1.65 per cent, at $26.84 while debt-laden rival Rio Tinto had fallen $1.29, or 2.93 per cent, to $42.73.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... company. Ahead of the final bell the Dow Jones was down 279.09 points, or 3.95 per cent, to 6,783.84. The S&P 500 index had fallen 33.09 points, or 4.5 per cent, to 702.00, and the Nasdaq composite index was 48.80 points lower, or 3.54 per cent, to 1,329.02. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... and commodity prices. Woodside's shares had given up 58 cents, or 1.79 per cent, to $31.82 at 1208 AEDT while Santos had fallen 36 cents, or 2.46 per cent, to $14.29 and Oil Search had slid 16 cents, or 3.43 per cent, to $4.50. "Base metal prices were ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... reports the US government plans to subsidise mortgage payments for troubled homeowners. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen nearly 250 points in earlier trading, but closed down just 6.77 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 7,932.76. The tech-heavy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... billion economic stimulus package and its revised plan to bail out problem banks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen nearly 250 points in earlier trading, but closed down just 6.77 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 7,932.76. The tech-heavy Nasdaq ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... seasonally adjusted decline of 6.3 per cent in January - the ninth month in a row that the number of job advertisements has fallen. "The Olivier job index is weaker as well," Mr Sebastian said. "Most US investors are pinning hopes on President Obama's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... Dow Jones industrial average was 121.7 points lower, or 1.51 per cent, at 7,956.66. The Standard & Poor's 500 index had fallen 6.15, or 0.73 per cent, to 832.36, and the Nasdaq composite index was 1.25 points lower, or by 0.08 per cent, to 1,515.05. ...