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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... 1,873.59, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index blasted its way to 4,351.98, up 74.68 (1.75 per cent). In Europe, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day up 1.72 per cent at 6,823.77 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 jumped 2.46 per cent to 9,589.15 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... in global equity markets when rising anxiety about Ukraine squelched appetite for stocks and other riskier investments. LONDON - Stock markets rebounded from the previous day's slump as investors breathed a sigh of relief after Russian President Vladimir ...

RBS posts soaring losses, pays $1m bonuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... "inevitable" job losses. Thursday's announcements sent RBS shares tumbling 8.25% to 324.8 pence ($A6.07) in afternoon deals on London's FTSE 100 index, which was down 0.10 per cent. The bailed-out bank meanwhile agreed to a staff bonus pool of STG576 ...

Catching the big wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... of the Exchequer George Osborne revealed that the UK is in "active" negotiations with China to set up a clearing bank in London and that he expects this to be completed in "fairly short order". Europe's bagged! But not before China got some major Asian ...

'Leaner' HSBC hikes profits, bonuses

BEN PERRY, AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
London-headquartered HSBC has controversially unveiled measures to avoid new EU rules on bank bonuses, drawing the wrath of union bosses. This comes after Europe's biggest bank managed a 15.5% A jump in annual net profits and warned about emerging markets ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... 4.62 million units, down from the rate of 4.87 million in December, according to the National Association of Realtors. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets rose as traders digested mixed retail sales data out of Britain and looked ahead to a meeting ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... index for the mid-Atlantic region unexpectedly plunged into negative territory, at -6.3 in February from 9.4 in January. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets wavered following a slump for share prices across Asia after poorly-received Chinese data and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... 0-0.25 per cent until 2015, "a few" favoured higher raising the rate "relatively soon," some even pointing to mid-2014. LONDON - European stocks markets remained largely flat as investors digested a rise in British unemployment and downbeat housing data ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... NAHB said unusually severe weather conditions in much of the country was largely to blame for the slump in confidence. LONDON - European stocks markets struggled for direction as investors react to regional economic data, including weaker business sentiment ...

SPAA appoints COO with Olympic experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... effective immediately. Murdoch established a management consultant company in 2006 that has won global contracts with the London Olympics in 2012 and the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016. Her responsibilities also included vice president of the Vancouver ...