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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite Wall Street closing lower following a broad sell-off of tech stocks. At 0645 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 20 points at 5,529. Locally, no major economic news ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... at 1145. He said weaker-than-expected Chinese figures could see equities sell off during the afternoon. Local resources stocks were mixed in early trade, with BHP Billiton down two cents at $37.99 and Fortescue Metals five cents lower at $5.28, while ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... 22.3 points, or 0.41 per cent, to 5,467.1 points. NEW YORK - Solid earnings and major pharmaceutical-sector deals lifted stocks, producing a sixth straight day of gains for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose ...

What is the future of transition management?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... of services. "If you're $3 billion, it's very unlikely that you'll build your own internal capability and try and trade stocks and currency," he said, adding: "But if you're $50 billion, you're probably going to dabble in one form or another." The future ...

Trend - up, down or up and down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... trend's turning down. While the uptrend remains intact (for now), momentum is fast fading. Further selling pressure on 'momo' stocks over coming days could infect sentiment in the broader market that, in turn, could reverse the trend from up to down. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street despite tech stocks at one point pushing the Nasdaq Composite index down nearly two per cent. At 0805 AEST on Wednesday the June share price index futures contract was up ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... and Poor's downgrading the beverages supplier's credit rating in the wake of a slide in earnings. Other consumer related stocks also rose, including Woolworths, adding 38 cents to $36.03, and Wesfarmers, adding 54 cents at $42.57. On Wall Street overnight ...

WaveStone launches local long-only equity fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... into the institutional investment market will be driven by WaveStone Capital's attraction to innovative and high-growth stocks at reasonable prices. "Over the past 15 years, the principals have refined the investment philosophy via the establishment ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... 1.28 per cent, to 5,358.9. The broader All Ordinaries index shed 69.9 points, or 1.29 per cent, to 5,353.6. NEW YORK - US stocks rose decisively after a solid earnings report from Citigroup and encouraging retail sales data, reversing course after deep ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... bank, JP Morgan, missed its profit estimates by almost four per cent last week, which has prompted falls by local banking stocks. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the threat of civil war in Ukraine and the possibility of poor quarterly economic growth ...