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Aust shares open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... cent, lower at $27.27. Making news, gold miner Newcrest Mining defended its actions surrounding last week's writedowns and jobs cuts, denying it had breached disclosure rules or selectively briefed analysts beforehand. On Wednesday, it is again underperforming ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... Japan failed to announce any new stimulus measures. Tokyo's Nikkei, which surged almost five per cent Monday on upbeat US jobs news, ended down 1.45 per cent, or 196.58 points, at 13,317.62. Seoul fell 0.62 per cent, or 12.02 points, to 1,920.68 while ...

Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... about whether dear Uncle Ben would taper or not. There was something for everyone. Stimulus tapering is coming soon because jobs increased by 175,000 in May, much more than the 167,000 markets were expecting. Not...because the unemployment rate disappointed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares rose, joining a rally in equity markets since figures on Friday showed the US economy added more jobs than expected last month, stoking demand for growth assets. The NZX 50 Index rose 33.526 points, or 0.8 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets sank following a sell-off on Wall Street, where dealers were spooked by disappointing US jobs data. The US dollar rose slightly after shedding around one per cent against the yen in New York, while expectations that ...

Australian stocks weaker at close

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... with Rio Tinto down 29 cents at $54.07 and BHP Billiton two cents lower at $33.77. Meanwhile, retailer Target has hinted jobs will be cut at its head office in Geelong. Shares in parent company Wesfarmers fell 61 cents to $37.97. Fairfax Media shares ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... Industrial Average lost 1.43 per cent, closing below 15,000 for the first time in a month. Meanwhile, retailer Target has hinted jobs will be cut at its head office in Geelong. Shares in parent company Wesfarmers fell 34 cents to $38.24. Fairfax Media ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... points. NEW YORK - US stocks shed more than 1.0 per cent following a global rout as weaker-than-expected data on private jobs creation underscored weakness in the US economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 216.65 points (1.43 per cent) at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... the economy. The Eurostat data agency said on Friday that in the 12 months to April, a total 1.6 million people lost their jobs in the 17-nation eurozone. Meanwhile inflation across the single currency bloc rose to 1.4 per cent in May from 1.2 per cent ...

VC funds outperform, punch above their weight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... Australia. VC-backing has been the catalyst for ideas being transformed into commercial realities, creating new highly-skilled jobs and creating new and innovative companies that have become market leaders in their own right," sDr Katherine Woodthorpe ...