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Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Oh-em-gee! That slowly revving engine of the world economy is running out of puff. Woe is us, we're in trouble now. Wall Street's down big time - the Dow's down by 0.8% and the S&P 500 slid by 1.1% -- along with Europe (Euro Stoxx 50 off 1.5% at the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street. The June share price index futures contract was down 35 points at 4,919 points, with 3,353 contracts traded. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Industry Group will ...

I was there!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... night...but it wasn't to be. So off the backburner it went. Another stat that got less than a paragraph of bother was the sharp and bigger-than-expected drop in US consumer sentiment. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index decreased to 59.7 ...

The happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
Gotta give it to Rachel Hunter, it might not have happened overnight - it took nearly five years - but it did happen. Last Friday, the Dow closed 232.54 points above and over its 9 October 2007 all-time peak. Not long now and we'll be hearing her ex ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... on Wall Street, with Tokyo and Sydney both hitting multi-year highs. The stand-out player was Japanese electronics giant Sharp, which surged on reports of a major deal with South Korea's Samsung. Tokyo added 2.13 per cent, or 248.82 points, to end at ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after falling sharply on Monday dragged down by the resourses sector and following mixed results on international bourses. At 0630 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 31 ...

More steam from NY rally: Melb Inst

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
The GPS-Melbourne Institute Shareholder Confidence Index rose by 12.7 per cent in February, which indicates that the New Year share market rally might have further steam, the Melbourne Institute said. The February index reached 102.8 points, its sharpest ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following Wall Street's downward lead after Italian election exit polls indicated a coalition may be needed. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 54 points at 4988. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a global sell-off over concern about a possible end to US stimulus measures and as data showed slumping business activity across the eurozone. At 0830 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... cent, at 5,033.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 2.6 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 5,054.6 points. A sharp fall in shares of the world's largest retailer Walmart pulled stocks lower Friday, though steep losses were averted by a final-hour ...