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Market set to fall

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... market looks set to fall after a weak session on Wall Street due to disappointment with earnings reports from the likes of Apple and Microsoft. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down two points at 5,550. There ...

The "old economy" that is Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... literally ROFL-ing when I read this piece from the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) yesterday. The heading says it all really: "Apple, Google and Microsoft explain the problem with Australia's sharemarket". Yes Virginia, the mammoths of the tech world have ...

Super available on the Apple watch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... Synergy has launched a 2015 version of Acurity that will allow superannuation fund members to access their super through Apple watches and other mobile devices using iOS and Android platforms. Financial Synergy chief executive, Stephen Mackley, said ...

SMSF admin reacts to criticism: don't like it, don't use it!

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
A provider of self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration services has reacted to allegations that platform providers are charging high commissions: "If you don't like it, don't use it!" Xpress Super and SuperGuardian chief executive Olivia Long said ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... shrugging response to Greece. "Maybe we fully priced in Greece leaving the euro," he added. Large tech stocks to gain included Apple (+0.5 per cent), Amazon (+2.7 per cent) and Google (+1.4 per cent). Biotech stocks, such as Celgene (+4.2 per cent) and ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... per cent, while biotech companies Amgen and Biogen both fell 1.2 per cent. In the tech sector, Intel lost 1.7 per cent and Apple and Cisco Systems both fell 1.1 per cent. All three companies are in the Dow. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have sunk ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... were especially strong, with Dow member Microsoft gaining 2.1 per cent and Facebook and Google both rising 1.9 per cent. Apple rose 1.2 per cent. Banking shares also thrived. Dow members JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs jumped 1.6 per cent and 2.0 per ...

Australian stock market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... least until December and now, the chances are it's going to raise interest rates in September, perhaps as early as July." Apple fell 0.7 per cent after announcing the launch of Apple Music, a new subscription service allowing users to stream songs, listen ...

BetaShares launch NASDAQ ETF

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... companies across industry sectors such as technology, telecommunications and retail, and includes household names such as Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook. Managing director of BetaShares, Alex Vynokur, said the launch of NDQ is expected to tap into ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... 102.29 points, to end at 27,693.54. US investors pushed the Dow and S&P 500 to new records on Monday, thanks to a rally in Apple and multi billion-dollar acquisitions in the pharma and apparel sectors. The Dow rose 0.14 per cent and the S&P 500 added ...