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Bottoms up

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... Managers in London. "There is only so much influence a host country can have on profits. Putting this another way, a stock market is a market of stocks and not an economic indicator." Lenouvel points out that investors would be wrong to base investment ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... rates are falling too. As they should, with everyone and his dog trying to front run the Fed. Perhaps now if the stock market continues to gain, all that extra wealth generated would find their way into consumption. Perhaps still low-er interest rates ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower on Friday after Wall Street ended slightly weaker ahead of a key employment report in the US due on Friday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0722 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open slightly higher on Thursday despite US equities ending mixed following a disappointing report on the jobs market leading to renewed concerns about the economy. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0755 AEDT ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
The Australian stock market more than one per cent firmer at noon, extending gains from the morning session led by the strong performance of the mining and financial sectors. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 65.8 points, or 1.43 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
The Australian stock market is likely to rise after US stocks and commodity prices gained following mostly positive economic reports for the US and Chinese economies. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0718 AEST, the December share price index futures ...

UBS poised to enter local ETF market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... According to research by Rainmaker, ETF assets in Australia totaled $3.3 billion at the end of March, compared to an ASX stock market capitalisation of about $1.3 trillion. The number of local planners advising on ETFs has doubled in the last year and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon on Friday, the first day of the new quarter, despite weak overseas leads. Foreign stock markets dipped overnight as investors weighed up further sovereign debt concerns in Europe against better than expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
The Australian stock market has received negative offshore leads overnight, as investors in Europe and on Wall Street tried to balance better than expected US economic data against eurozone debt fears. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0800 AEST, the ...

US insurer postpones IPO

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... Corporation, indefinitely. In a statement to the press the company said "the stalled economic recovery, volatile stock market and undervalued property and casualty insurance stock prices create an unfavorable environment for receiving appropriate value ...