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Santa Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
'Tis the season to be jolly. Christmas has arrived early for equity investors. Or has it? Stock markets around the world rallied between 5 and 8 per cent yesterday and overnight, punctuated by the Dow's peeping above the 9,000 mark in intra-day trade ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
The Australian sharemarket was higher at noon after gains in the financial sector and following Wall Street's rally on Friday. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 117.9 points, or 3.38 per cent, to 3,607.8, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
The Australian sharemarket was slightly higher at noon, slipping back from early gains due to lower commodity prices and more bad economic news. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.2 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 3,555, while the broader ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
The Australian stockmarket remained strong at noon, boosted by gains in the resource and financial sectors. The rise in Australian stocks follow strong gains on the US and British markets overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ...

Faster than the speed of fright

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
Sybase Australia has unveiled a new analytic appliance that can process data queries up to 100 times faster than existing databases, allowing traders and quant analysts to retrieve and analyse market information faster and cheaper than ever before. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
The Australian share market was over three per cent lower at noon, with slumping resources and financial stocks extending morning losses. At 1215 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 114.5 points, or 3.41 per cent, at 3238.4. The broader All ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
The Australian stockmarket remained weak at noon, led by a slump in the materials sector, after falls on Wall St overnight. At 1215 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 42.3 points, or 1.16 per cent, at 3610.7 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

The other race

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
Punters would have been better off putting their hard-earned dollar into the Melbourne Cup winner - Viewed -- yesterday than on the RBA rate cut expecting an equity market gain. Both provided a surprise outcome, but while Viewed returned A$46.50 to ...

Seesaw Margery Daw

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
'See Saw Margery Daw Johnny Wall Street shall have a new master He It shall earn but a penny a day Because he the Fed can't work any faster.' The market giveth and the market taketh away. Isn't it funny how yesterday's big rally on Wall Street was attributed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were higher at noon after US indices soared in a late rally buoyed by signs of easing credit and the growing likelihood of a second stimulus package. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 100.6 points, or 2.43 per cent, at ...