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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2006
... earnings while Macquarie Bank is expected to unveil details of a float of Norwegian explosives group Dyno Nobel. NEW YORK - US stocks fell, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 dropping more than one per cent, on worries about a slowdown in growth at Web search ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2006
... GDP results due tomorrow. Also, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its January financial aggregates. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied as a steep drop in crude oil prices boosted optimism about the corporate earnings outlook, and the Standard & Poor's ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2006
... outlook and hears from the Reserve Bank of Australia's Malcolm Edey and the Commonwealth Bank's Ralph Norris. NEW YORK - US stocks fell with a drop in crude oil prices weighing on market heavyweights like energy shares. A spike in bond yields after a ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2006
... release full year results. The Australian Bureau of Statistics also reveals December quarter capex data. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied as a report on consumer prices and a sharp drop in the price of oil eased concerns about inflation and higher interest ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as a soft lead from US stocks sparks potential for profit taking. However, investors embraced earnings results yesterday and a continuation of that trend, coupled with firmer commodity ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2006
... revealing first half earnings while Westfield Group, Melbourne IT and Oxiana are unveiling annual results NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower after computer maker Dell's disappointing earnings outlook dragged down the technology sector and unexpected strength ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2006
... parliamentary committee in Canberra to provide his impression of the economy and the outlook for interest rates. NEW YORK - US stocks were firmer for a third straight session as gains in computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard and retailer JC Penney ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2006
... open slightly weaker, although another raft of domestic earnings should set the overall tone for the domestic bourse. US stocks are providing a slightly positive lead but weakness in base and precious metals, as well as a sharp fall in oil prices, suggests ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2006
... shareholders while on the economics front Westpac-Melbourne Institute releases the December Leading Index. NEW YORK - US stocks shot higher with all three major indexes gaining about one per cent, as oil fell to its 2006 low and data showed stronger-than-expected ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2006
... Business Survey is due and Australian Bureau of Statistics December lending finance data is also expected. NEW YORK - US stocks extended losses, as renewed worries about further interest-rate increases weighed on sentiment, while tech shares slid after ...