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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... per cent, mirroring heavy losses on Wall Street overnight on fears that the US's fourth-largest investment bank Lehman Brothers is running out of options to raise capital. At 1207 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 95 points, or 1.91 per cent ...

One step forward, two steps back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... financial sector maybe nearing the end, the next day it collapses as fears resurfaced. A more than 30 per cent drop in Lehman Brothers sparked renewed concerns about the US financial sector overnight, pulling down the S&P 500 index lower by more than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... 1.67 per cent, to 5,041.9. NEW YORK -Stocks turned lower on Tuesday after fresh worries about the stability of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc touched off renewed jitters about the overall financial sector, while another drop in oil prices weighed on the ...

Bad news galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... included: Following reports that the state-owned Korean Development Bank (KDB) is considering a possible buy out of Lehman Brothers, South Korea's Financial Services Commission issued a warning to the KDB against acquiring an interest in Lehman Brothers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... 5,010.2. NEW YORK - US stocks closed higher on Friday amid market speculation that struggling investment bank Lehman Brothers could be taken over or win a sizeable cash infusion, and as world oil prices fell sharply. Speculation about Lehman's fortunes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... Thursday after investors largely shrugged off a jump in oil prices and focused instead on a bullish analyst call on Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc that eased worries about the financial sector. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 12.78, or 0.11 per cent ...

The saga continues

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... tightness in the liquidity. Financial market concerns also flared after JP Morgan release a report declaring that Lehman Brothers will post a $4 billion credit writedown - three times more than expectations. A report from Goldman Sachs added to the gloom. ...

Count buys $6m stake in Mortgage Choice

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... in the mortgage advice space. Count acquired a 4.9 per cent interest in the mortgage broker under the advice of Lehman Brothers, noted a statement on the Australian Securities Exchange today. "Mortgage broking has been affected in the current market ...

SEC blocks bank short selling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... Allianz SE, Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank ADS and HSBC Holdings are included in the order. In addition, JP Morgan Chase, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Merrill Lynch & Co, Mizuho Financial Group, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are also covered ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... Thursday in seesaw trade, amid lingering concerns about the financial health of two big mortgage finance firms and Lehman Brothers. On the positive side of the ledger, traders said Dow Chemical's move to takeover a rival firm and a better-than-expected ...