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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
... On the equities front Telstra's group managing director of public policy Phil Burgess speaks in Melbourne. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied, helped by a drop in crude oil prices and comments from Federal Reserve officials that could signal the Fed is almost ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
... economists were unanimous in their expectation that interest rates would remain unchanged at 5.50 per cent. NEW YORK - US stocks got off to a strong start for the second quarter, helped by merger activity, including Alcatel's proposed takeover of Lucent. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
... On the equities front Aviva Australia releases annual results and Allco's bid for Wattyl is set to close. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as a drop in crude oil prices drove energy shares lower, but all three major stock indexes had their best first-quarter ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2006
... than five and a half years, as bank shares gained on profit prospects and technology stocks rose following a rally in US stocks. The Nikkei rose 106.93 points to 17,045.34, closing above 17,000 for the first time since August 2000. HONG KONG - China ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2006
... On the economics front the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases February quarter job vacancies data. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied, led by a surge in the Nasdaq to its highest since February 2001, after positive comments by a brokerage about wireless ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2006
... Australian share market is expected to open weaker as base and precious metals trod water overnight, although weakness in US stocks following the decision by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates is expected to flow through to the local market. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2006
... billion originally offered. Also today the Rabobank March quarter rural confidence survey will be released. NEW YORK - US stocks ended higher as the coming inclusion of Google in the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index helped buoy the Nasdaq. The S&P ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2006
... and Hardman Resources release annual earnings while Toro Energy and Chalice Gold Mines both join the ASX. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as an unexpected rise in home sales pushed bond yields higher, rekindling interest-rate worries that weighed on financial ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2006
... The Australian share market is expected to open firmer, moving further into record territory as positive momentum from US stocks helps drive the local bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was 18 points firmer at 5046. On ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2006
... executive Paul Bassat speaks in Brisbane while Rio Tinto iron ore chief executive Sam Walsh speaks in Perth. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as a rise in US Treasury debt yields reignited concerns about more interest-rate hikes ahead, pressuring such rate-sensitive ...