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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... inflation data prompted a rally. US markets were weaker overnight but upbeat quarterly earnings reports released by Apple and Facebook after the close of trade sparked rises in futures markets. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said investors were pleased ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... US shares continued their downward spiral Friday led by the technology sector, owing to fears big-name firms such as Facebook, Twitter and Netflix may be overpriced. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 27.892 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5063.539.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... biggest fall in more than two years on Thursday night, amid anxiety about how the prices of stocks in companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Netflix which all fell by about 20 per cent. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the Australian ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... to say if the rally meant the tech sector had stabilised. Nasdaq has been in retreat since early March due to concerns Facebook, Tesla Motors and other high-flying stocks are overvalued. The Nasdaq has lost 5.5 per cent of its value since March 6. Over ...

Super social media yet to excite members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... media activity among 50 leading super funds conducted in January 2014. Social media activity was defined in the study as Facebook 'likes', YouTube subscribers, LinkedIn connections and Twitter followers. "Despite the attention given to social media among ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... poorly-received Chinese data and on the outlook for US stimulus. The blockbuster sale of smartphone messenger Whatsapp to Facebook and weak earnings at US retail giant Wal-Mart also weighed on sentiment on Thursday. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ...

Appleyard defends free SMSF service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... advertising, products and other things in many, many other ways." He compared the business model to that used by Google and Facebook. In answer to the charge that such an easily accessible, free SMSF service could attract people who really were not qualified ...

Digital shift leaves industry funds behind

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... about 65% of online Australians use social media and 75% of them log on from a smartphone, recent Sensis research shows. Facebook is the most popular social media network in Australia. Yet, less than a quarter of industry and corporate super funds communicate ...

Financial Standard unveils Digital Dozen in social media

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013

Facebook turns on profits as teenagers turn off

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
Amid strong profit results for Facebook, analysts are zeroing in on the falling usage from teenagers - pointing to long term implications for corporations that have a singular social media strategy. Facebook declared a 60% jump in September profits ...