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Market Wrap

... industry and a rally in General Motors shares following a union deal to cut health-care costs. After the closing bell, shares of IBM jumped 1.8 per cent on the Inet electronic brokerage system. IBM, the world's largest computer company, reported a dip ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2005
... the Dow's gains were limited by concerns about corporate profits and rising crude prices. The Dow's biggest boost came from IBM, which rose 2.4 per cent on an increased rating from CSFB following and upgrade from Citigroup earlier this week. A drop in ...

Unisys targets financial services

... infrastructure services, predominantly supporting the financial services sector. He has previously worked with EDS, Accenture and IBM and undertaken assignments in Malaysia, Singapore, and the United States, as well as Australia. "Andrew's credentials ...

Perpetual appoints new chairman and announces record profit

... for four years. He is currently the chairman of David and Mincom Ltd. He was the former chairman and managing director of IBM Australia and New Zealand. He is also a director of Smorgon steel Group. "His experience as chairman of publicly listed companies ...

Leading US companies in pension funding crisis; CSFB

... of the 10 companies that could report the biggest dollar decline in their pension plans this year, followed by Ford Motor, IBM Corp, General Electric and Verizon Communications.

Lend Lease at ease with market forecasts on 2004 profit

... company's annual general meeting the $230 million estimate would exclude an $80 million profit after tax from the sale of IBM GSA. Mr Clarke said in Australia Bovis Lend Lease had suffered from increased costs "due to the long-running housing boom". ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks regain lost ground

... disappointing payrolls report, with markets buoyed overnight by a series of positive recommendations from US brokerage houses. IBM and drugmaker Merck & Co. were among stocks to earn upgraded recommendations from stockbroking analysts, while Nortel Networks ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares weaker

... overnight in US technology stocks. The Nasdaq composite index ended the US session down nearly 3%, as earnings from Nokia and IBM failed to excite investors. Local losses were broad-based, with News Corporation trading 7c lower at $11.66 and the big ...

Morning market wrap: Tech sector drags US stocks lower

... Thursday, as the market overlooked favourable economic data and focused on disappointing earnings news from tech bellwethers IBM and Nokia. The Nasdaq composite index suffered its biggest percentage fall in two months, losing 50.0 points (2.9%) to close ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares struggle towards the black

... 3,064.9. The declines followed losses overnight in US and European markets, following disappointing earnings news from Nokia and IBM. Hardest hit were the major banks, with the ANZ shedding almost one per cent in value. Resource stocks closed a little ...