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But they said it was Iraq

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
I clicked, and I clicked, and I clicked but I can't find no... no, no, no... no mention of that which was finger-pointed for yesterday's sharp fall on Wall Street. Yes, Virginia there wasn't any mention of Iraq. Wall Street rebounded overnight despite ...

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The opportunity for outstanding returns from the world's developing economies may have shifted to frontier markets, according to the latest annual CREATE-Research report. Commissioned by Principal Global Investors, the report is produced from the results ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
"Plus ASa change, plus c'est la mAame chose!" Pardon my french, Virginia. But nah, I'm not swearing... it's an honest to goodness French phrase that translates to "the more things change, the more they stay the same." This came to my balding head as ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... cent to 6,681.76 points compared to Thursday's closing level - the last trading day before European markets closed for Easter. Germany's DAX 30 soared 2.02 per cent to 9,600.09 points while the CAC-40 in Paris gained 1.18 per cent to 4,484.21 points. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... States market. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local bourse was trading on a positive note after the Easter break. "The pipe-opener was the American market last night, which was pretty solid given that European markets were closed," ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... economic or equities news is expected on Tuesday. In Australia, the market on Thursday, the last trading session before the Easter break, finished one per cent off a post-global financial crisis high. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 33.9 points ...

Knight Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... rates for some time is again not confined to the United States but is shared broadly across many advanced economies." Happy Easter to all and most especially to you Aunt Janet... errr, Knight Janet!

Bouncy bouncy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... growth. Wall Street rebounded overnight (crossed fingers it's not the dead cat variety or I would be nailed for sure before Easter) "after data showed retail sales increased the most since 2012 and Citigroup Inc. (C) earnings unexpectedly rose". (Bloomberg). ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street slumped for the third straight session with investors fearing high-flying technology stocks are overvalued and cautiously anticipating earnings season. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the June ...

OneVue reshuffles board ahead of IPO

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... career she also achieved major milestones at BNP Paribas and Macquarie Bank," Mckeage said. OneVue is looking towards an Easter IPO. "It's important in the lead up to an IPO and going forward that we retain links to our history and at the same time have ...