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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... All Ordinaries index was down 31.2 points, or 0.53 per cent, at 5,812.8, according to preliminary figures. NEW YORK - US stocks have posted solid gains following a big jump in US existing-home sales and a mixed bag of earnings reports from Boeing, McDonald's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... to $30.08, Rio Tinto was down 94 cents to $54.56 while iron ore player Fortescue was 1.5 cents lower at $1.855. Energy stocks fell as oil prices slid, with Woodside down 19 cents to $34.50 while Santos lost 17.5 cents to $7.705. Commonwealth Bank was ...

Bennelong partners 4 Corners to offer infrastructure

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... Corners Infrastructure is described as an agnostic investor looking to run a concentrated investment portfolio of 30-60 stocks. As co-founders of 4 Corners, Morrison and Shaw will share the roles of chief executive and chief investment officer. Each ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US stocks rose sharply on the latest Chinese stimulus measures and some prominent earnings that bested forecasts. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 37 points ...

The bad and the bad and the bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... rules on margin lending while at the same time relaxing rules on short selling equals no more one-way buy bets on China stocks equals bad. These are the main headlined talking points - and accompanying spins - those that have gone fishin' will be reading ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... Greece's debt problems. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 69.6 points, or 1.17 per cent, to 5,877.9 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have tumbled on fresh worries about a Greek debt default as US President Barack Obama called on Greece to enact reforms. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... down 26 cents at $29.97, Rio Tinto was down 86 cents at $55.01 and Fortescue Metals had slipped 8.5 cents to $1.87. Energy stocks were boosted by higher oil prices, with Woodside Petroleum up 21 cents at $35.69, while Santos had gained seven cents to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... Street overnight. At 0720 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,938. US stocks finished a touch lower after a mixed round of company earnings report and more lacklustre US economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a rally in petroleum-linked equities helped lift US stocks following mixed earnings and economic data. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 38 points at 5,937. ...

Cheap talk, cheaper money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... increase of interest rates by the Fed." "My guess is that the market is overdue for a 10% to 20% correction." "Valuation for stocks seems to be on the high side." Three perfectly good reasons for investors to be feeling what they're feeling. But these ...