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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... sharp fall by Facebook and weakness in Apple's shares despite the strong iPhone 5 launch helped pull US markets lower. But Google's push higher to a new record just above $US750 a share limited the damage. The Nasdaq Composite closed down 19.18 points ...

Concentrated portfolios can benefit HNW

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... structure, and finally the attraction of the market's price. A concentrated portfolio of companies such as IBM, Rolls Royce and Google are invested in for the long-term and portfolio turnover is very low by industry standards. "We believe the problems ...

Online speed nurtures consumer trust

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... online is speed," said Lund, speaking at the recent Financial Services Council conference. "I have no doubt that the reason Google is so successful in Australia is because we have really poor broadband speeds and the Google interface is so fast and so ...

US equities a gateway to emerging markets

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... the returns on capital typically reside in America. Smartphones and tablets are a good example of this, with apple and Google big players in the market," said Vatis. The American economy has continued to grow since it had its fastest improvement in one ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... their IPO price on their first full day of trading. Jumps in the prices of the Nasdaq's two largest companies - Apple and Google - drove the composite index higher. But trade was heaviest by far in Facebook, the Nasdaq's newest member and third-largest ...

Facebook IPO price raises queries on value

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... offerings a better bet at the moment. "In terms of competition, they are clearly saying they are going after companies like Google and Apple and have even mentioned the possibility of launching a Facebook phone - but they have to have applications people ...

10m Aussies 'Like' Facebook

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... one-fifth as popular as Facebook its growth rate is twice as fast. YouTube users were, however, up 4.3 million, showing how the Google-owned online video sharing service has been able to refresh itself and reach new audiences. MySpace, in contrast, is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... while the S&P 500 index lost 5.45 (0.39 per cent) to 1,397.91. Drops by two of the Nasdaq's biggest companies, Apple and Google, dragged that index down 22.84 (0.74 per cent) to 3,046.36. Data on US consumer spending released before the opening bell ...

Dickens on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... classic but for the opening lines above and perhaps one or two paragraphs here and there. I recalled Charles' words - ok, google helped - as I was going through the financial markets' reaction to the mixed bag news and reports released over the past ...

No please explain needed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Oh-em-gee! What a lotta cow droppings. I hope you're 'LOL' after reading this morning's commentaries of the happenings on The Street while we were sleeping. According to 'expert' analysis, "S&P 500 snaps four-day advance" (Bloomberg) and the Dow gave ...