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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
The Australian share market has opened lower as investors consider the impact of the massive storm in the United States on the world economy. At 1036 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 33.4 points, or 0.74 per cent, at 4,483.6 ...

Uncertainty goes uncertainty comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... week before she can enter her house". Jessica's sentiment could just as well apply to the fourth quarter economy of the United States. A fact borne out by the flat performance on Wall Street when it reopened last night after two days of closure. Early ...

Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... market shuttered last night - the first since September 11, 2001 -- as Hurricane Sandy batters the northeast coast of the United States. They will remain closed for a second day today. Thank goodness the warnings came early and I haven't read reports ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... Spain as well as profit-taking after an impressive run by global markets in recent weeks following easing measures in the United States, Japan and Europe. Tokyo on Wednesday closed 0.67 per cent lower, shedding 59.95 points to 8,954.30, Seoul fell 0.67 ...

Bad everywhere news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... reporting so far have beaten earnings forecasts, according to Thomson Reuters data". "Outlooks have been weak as well. DuPont, United Technologies and 3M Co (MMM.N) all cut their outlooks on Tuesday." "Overall earnings for S&P 500 companies are expected ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... closed almost unchanged, as investors awaited key manufacturing data from China and more news on company earnings in the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index firmed 2.1 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 4,543.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Govt to pay interest on lost Super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... accounts no longer be eaten up by fees and charges, but they'll actually retain their value in real terms when they're re-united with the lost member," he said. Shorten announced that the reforms to the transfer of lost accounts to the ATO will take ...

Too much ado over MYEFO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... investors would care if this smaller surplus actually turns out to be a small deficit. Relative to the big economies of the United States, Japan, the Eurozone and the UK, Australia's budget, even the 2011/12 deficit of 3.0% of GDP, is a dream. One of ...

UK becoming OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on the European markets overnight on easing euro zone debt crisis concerns ahead of a two-day EU summit and Wall Street remained in positive territory. At 0810 AEDT on Thursday, the December ...