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Trend - up, down or up and down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... on good first quarter earnings reports from Coca Cola and Johnson & Johnson, down on news of escalating tensions in the Ukraine, and back up again on US data indicating that the economy remains on a growth trend, but not strong enough to push the Fed ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... good results from Johnson & Johnson and Coca-Cola but then sank, with analysts at the time citing a rise in worries over Ukraine. But the subsequent bounce-back left the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the green at the end, up 89.32 points (0.55 per ...

Bouncy bouncy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... the most since 2012 and Citigroup Inc. (C) earnings unexpectedly rose". (Bloomberg). Not even renewed escalation in the Ukraine dissuaded stock shoppers. Citigroup shares climbed by 4.4% on better-than-expected profits on better-than-expected trading ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... its biggest falls of the year so far with investors worrying about the performance of US companies and instability in Ukraine. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 69.7 points, or 1.28 per cent, to 5,358.9. The broader All Ordinaries index shed 69.9 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... market is lower as traders take a cautious approach ahead of the US corporate reporting season, and amid instability in Ukraine. America's biggest bank, JP Morgan, missed its profit estimates by almost four per cent last week, which has prompted falls ...

Leap in appetite for overseas assets

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... 2014, despite many investors expressing concerns over China's economic stability and the situation between Russia and Ukraine. The slightly lower fear level corresponds to the high demand we're seeing for international shares."

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... selling over the past two weeks, continued to show weakness. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets retreated further as Ukraine-Russia tensions and the IMF cutting its forecast for global growth offset robust British manufacturing data. London's FTSE ...

The art of fighting without fighting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... 2011.... and this, despite the unemployment rate still at a high 11.9%... and this, despite the trouble in neighbouring Ukraine and Russia. Similarly, the Eurozone's manufacturing PMI remains in expansion territory (53.0 in March), prompting Markit Economics' ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... change to US monetary policy that has been supporting the economy, Hogan said. Finally, while geopolitical tensions over Ukraine remain high, they have not worsened, Hogan added. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets are up, boosted by a slew of robust ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... Street gains on better-than-expected US consumer incomes and spending data and as investors shrug off sabre-rattling over Ukraine. At 0645 AEDT on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 5,5368. In local economic news ...