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Market down at midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
Australian stocks were getting punished in early trading with a surprisingly heavy market fall of about 1.7 per cent. The most dominant issue is still Greece's debt crisis with a solution appearing a long way off despite the looming default deadline ...

Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... Russell 2000 11.2% higher if we go back a bit further to the day when Yellen yelled that smaller biotech and social media stocks valuation were "stretched." And "compared to returns on safe assets like bonds"? The yield on 10-year US Treasuries has risen ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following falls in overseas stocks. At 0656 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down 13 points at 5,616. Wall Street was down almost one per cent as fresh problems emerged ...

Asset allocation is over, investors chase returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... dying, that they were just too volatile and not worth the risk." However, institutions are now "looking for high quality stocks, high return on equity and high dividends." He added that "this means there will be a lower return for these equities, but ...

Market set for a steady start

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... 5,597 points and the broader All Ordinaries index added 68.8 points, or 1.25 per cent, to 5,591.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks eased from the week's highs as traders became cautious ahead of a fraught-filled weekend for Greece and the eurozone. Giving ...

Investors pretending there's value in the market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... said. "Everyone is forcing themselves to pretend there is value in the equity market when there isn't. There are a lot of stocks where people say, 'they must be cheap because the bond yield is next to nothing and the stock is yielding 3%," and that is ...

Social media, an investment tool in times of turmoil

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... Twitter. However, one of its most popular features is the 'Heat Map', a tool that can be used to monitor which sectors and stocks are receiving more mentions, as well as how the companies are doing in the stock market. A tool similar to Twitter's Trending ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after Wall Street stocks rose one per cent overnight. At 0704 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,505. The Nasdaq has powered to a fresh record, easily ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... on Wall Street. At 0658 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,581. US stocks moved into positive territory following the Federal Open Market Committee's decision to keep its benchmark fed funds rate in ...

Bank stocks push share market higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
The Australian share market is higher on strong leads from US and European markets, with the big banking stocks performing robustly in morning trade. "Obviously there are positive leads from overseas and gains in some key commodities that are supporting ...