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Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... All Ordinaries index was up 6.5 points, or also 0.12 per cent, to 5,382.4 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have sunk led by Apple's 3.8 per cent drop, amid a combination of worries over heady valuations and quarter-end profit taking. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... Bank. "That, combined with a perception that the Fed may not be in a hurry to raise interest rates," moved markets, he said. Apple fell 0.8 per cent following reports that its new iPhone models may not be available in China until 2015. Oil companies ...

A tale of two A's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
We were treated to a tale of two A's over the past 24 hours - Apple and the A dollar. It was the best of times. Apple scripts jumped by 3.1% -- up 26% this year -- after launching its new products into the market. "Apple announced a smartwatch, mobile-payments ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... overnight gains on Wall Street. The September share price index futures contract is up 18 points at 5,595. Enthusiasm about Apple's latest product launches have propelled US stocks higher, with the tech-rich Nasdaq posting the largest gains of the three ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all ended more than half a per cent lower overnight after the closely-watched Apple product launch did little to excite investors. The local market followed suit, being further weighed down by a string of ...

Advisers must attend ethics classes, say ISA and AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
Financial advisers should be forced to undergo mandatory ethics classes as part of a comprehensive overhaul of the professional standards of the industry, the not-for-profit superannuation industry has argued. In a joint submission to the Parliamentary ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... fallen, pulled down by major banks after the Federal Reserve signalled more stringent capital requirements. Underwhelmed Apple investors meanwhile sent its shares lower after its much-awaited product launch, adding to a broader tech sector selloff. The ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... UnitedHealth led gainers, adding 1.5 per cent, while United Technologies topped the loser column down 0.5 per cent. In tech shares, Apple gained 1.2 per cent, Facebook shed 1.8 per cent, and Google lost 1.2 per cent. Burger King shares fell 2.1 per cent ...

Law firm rubbishes Grattan fee report

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has urged the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to throw out a controversial report that claims the superannuation system is too expensive. In a submission to the FSI, Herbert Smith Freehills criticises the FSI committee's ...