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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... that Carl Icahn is considering launching a proxy fight for the internet company after takeover talks between Yahoo and Microsoft Corp were abandoned. But Hewlett-Packard shares dragged on the Dow and S&P 500 as it struck a deal to buy Electronic Data ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... housing markets buoyed financial shares, while record crude oil prices lifted shares of energy companies. Speculation that Microsoft Corp could resume takeover talks with Yahoo Inc fed a rebound in technology shares. Yahoo gained 5.5 per cent, while ...

CFP and Fin Wisdom upload Provisio

... also cuts the cumbersome paperwork and reduces the chances of data error by creating a Statement of Advice insert using Microsoft Word. "As a financial planner, I know one of the difficulties has always been transferring strategy information to the Statement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... disappointment with aspects of bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc's capital-raising plan. The Nasdaq rose slightly, helped by Microsoft Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 9.61 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 12,204.19. The Standard & Poor's ...

Money changes hands

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... East, is no idle or isolated perception. Witness the courageousness of the Europeans in imposing a $1.4 billion fine on Microsoft this week. But the currency power base seachange may be symptomatic of something much more deep seated, said the Gartner ...

Financial techs eye Microsoft code

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
Financial technology providers are looking to take advantage of Microsoft's decision to publish the operating code of some of its leading products. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft chief executive, said the decision to publish the code was aimed at increasing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
... The CAC-40 index closed at 4,973.64 points, down 4.42 or 0.09 per cent. TOKYO - Stocks closed at a two-week high as Microsoft Corp's $US44.6 billion ($A49.49 billion) bid for Yahoo Inc boosted Softbank Corp and helped improve overall market sentiment. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... up $1.16, or 3.01 per cent, to $39.71 and Rio Tinto was up $3.69, or 2.9 per cent, to $131.00. In the US on Friday, Microsoft Corp's $US44.6 billion ($A49.86 billion) bid for Yahoo Inc overshadowed news that employers cut payrolls for the first time ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... per cent, to 5882.3. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Friday, capping Wall Street's best week in almost five years, after Microsoft Corp's $US44.6 billion ($A49.86 billion) bid for Yahoo Inc overshadowed news that employers cut payrolls for the first time ...

Syncsoft reboots with Microsoft

... developer Syncsoft plans to outgun its rivals by creating a software platform for super funds and unit trusts based on Microsoft technology not even available to the market just yet. Syncsoft claims it is set to revolutionise the superannuation and wealth ...