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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong performance on Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average bolted to a new record. At 0812 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at ...

Platinum and Iress named 'laggards' on sustainability

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
Platinum Asset Management Limited and Iress Limited are among just four ASX 200 companies that have failed to report on sustainability risk for the last four years, according to a study by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Monday as investors prepare for a deluge of profit news from the United States. American investors are heading into the start of the US reporting season in an optimistic mood, with the Dow Jones ending ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
The share market is higher after retail stocks bounced back from their recent slump. Strong manufacturing data out of China earlier this week and signs consumer sentiment in Australia is picking up have rekindled demand for consumer related shares ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
The share market has opened weaker following mixed leads overnight from overseas markets. China's best manufacturing activity data in six months helped spark gains in Australia on Monday and in base metals, but US stocks were flat while European markets ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a choppy night on Wall Street where stocks ended slightly higher as investors weighed the Iraq crisis ahead of a US Federal Reserve policy decision. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
The share market has opened slightly lower despite a strong lead from Wall Street and a better than expected profit from ANZ. ANZ beat market expectations with a record half year cash profit of $3.5 billion, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
The share market is slightly down again after Tuesday's fall ended a seven-day winning streak. Offshore markets in the US and Europe were up overnight following positive sentiment, with nearly three-quarters of US companies beating earnings forecasts. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's gains on mixed economic data and corporate earnings as a two-day US Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting got underway. At 0805 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after the US market lifted on the back of a solid earnings report from Citigroup and encouraging retail sales data. "It was very good news out of the US as far as both retail sales and Citigroup - they were ...