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Damned to default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... severe government spending cutbacks and raising taxes? How? How? How? That's why last week's breaking news from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that, "Greece is likely to miss its budget-deficit targets this year," is hardly surprising. According to the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rebounded from early losses to finish up, despite European and Asian markets earlier closing lower. At 0712 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 41 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... to 1,154.23, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed 61.15 points (2.42 per cent) to 2,467.99. Early losses on Wall Street accelerated after the unexpected news that the European Central Bank's chief economist, Juergen Stark, was resigning "for personal ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... his plan to stimulate the US economy. The local bourse opened slightly higher on Friday, despite a weak lead from Wall Street, after US President Barack Obama introduced a $US447 billion ($A423.06 billion) plan to Congress that he said would jolt the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... opposite directions. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets rose despite global growth warnings, receiving support from Wall Street that looked ahead to a key jobs speech by US President Barack Obama. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies climbed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... Australian market opened up about 0.7 per cent on Thursday, as investors took their cues from a positive finish on Wall Street and a cautiously upbeat assessment on the US economy from the Federal Reserve. The bourse held onto those gains through the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... The gains in Europe on Wednesday, a day after global markets had tumbled, were helped along by a strong opening on Wall Street a day before a key speech by US President Barack Obama in which he is expected to announce fresh measures to boost employment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after European and Asian markets fell overnight. Wall Street was closed on Monday for the US Labor Day public holiday. At 0710 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 52 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... cent) to 1,204.42, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled 33.42 points (1.30 per cent) to close at 2,546.04. Wall Street enjoyed an early rally after a report on US manufacturing beat expectations, but the gains faded and markets went into the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... flat, edging up 1.30 points to 8,955.20 and Shanghai was also almost unchanged, edging up 0.75 points to 2,567.34. Wall Street eked out a third day of gains after minutes from the Federal Reserve policy-setting board's last meeting suggested new stimulus ...