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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket was slightly lower at noon, dragged down by health care stocks perceived as less attractive in a recovery, and on consolidation after Thursday's jump. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down four points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... cent, at 4684.1. NEW YORK - Stocks mostly fell Monday but ended off their lows as investors moved into technology and health care shares. News of Dell Inc's plans to buy information technology company Perot Systems Corp for $US3.9 billion ($A4.5 billion) ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... now. Illegal immigrants in the US and the Republicans are attacking President Obama's proposal to overhaul America's health care system as part of efforts to rein in government spending and return the budget into surplus. Illegal immigrants want their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... market's recent rally on Friday despite an improved outlook from Intel Corp. Stocks mostly closed lower, as losses among health care stocks offset small gains in technology companies. The Dow Jones industrials lost about 36 points, breaking an eight-day ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... Woolworths Ltd, Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd, Crown Ltd, Village Roadshow Ltd, Toll Holdings Ltd, Country Road Ltd, Ramsay Health Care Ltd, Macquarie Telecom Group Ltd, Tatts Group Ltd, Austbrokers Holdings Ltd, Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd, Blackmores ...

CalPERS takes legal action against state furloughs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... service to our members." The furlough puts CalPERS at risk of not providing timely disability and retirement checks, and health care benefit services. In CalPERS' investment arena, it harms the ability to clearly reconcile investment trades, post collateral ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... be published. Companies posting annual results include Cochlear Ltd, Count Financial Ltd, JB Hi-Fi Ltd and Primary Health Care Ltd. Dexion Ltd issues first half results. In Melbourne, the Australian Ambassador to Washington, Dennis Richardson, addresses ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... Financial Management conducts a tender of $700 million June 2014 Commonwealth government bonds. In company news, Primary Health Care Ltd, Lumacom Ltd and Total Staffing Solutions Ltd hold general meetings. Minerals Corporation Ltd holds an extraordinary ...

Experts pick top stocks and sectors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... research house Lincoln Indicators, said financial planners should not overlook Australia's banking mining, IT and health care sectors. "As Australians get wealthier, banks will benefit given that operationally they're as good now as they were in the ...

Focus on quality: T. Rowe Price

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... Rowe Price's global equities strategy, said that an analysis of sector-based performance of global equities - from health care to financials - in the last three months shows how the market is reacting after the rounds of government stimulus into the ...