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Market Wrap - Mid-Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... Australian share market opened higher led by stronger financial and resources stocks and despite a weak lead from Wall Street. By 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.9 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 4,618 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Wall Street's $22bn bitter pill

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... that work in New York. The estimates found bonuses had risen 17 per cent to $22.5 billion in 2009, with the average Wall Street securities executive receiving a $139,850 bank cheque. This comes after a 47 per cent cut in bonuses during 2008 to $19.6 ...

Trader's market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
What's the trouble with Wall Street? It can't seem to make its mind these past three days - down, up, down. US equity indices closed lower last night after rising the day before and falling before the day before. Just writing that sentence has gotten ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in the red following a weaker led from Wall Street and most major world markets, and mixed commodity prices. At 0805 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 11 points ...

Harvard puts property on sale

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... of its $5 billion-plus real estate portfolio to lessen its exposure to embattled property markets. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the fund is looking to deploy its cash outside of property and is willing to sell any part of its real estate ...

Positive spin to bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Analyse this! US home sales tumble big time as Wall Street rises. Yes Virginia, the past two days of trading activity on The Street exemplifies the equity market's wild and wacky psychology -- that's if you're watching the daily ups and downs. Yesterday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Australian shares are expected to open higher led by Wall Street and a stronger oil price. At 0826 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 22 points higher at 4,664. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... insurer and regional bank Suncorp-Metway fell 46 cents to $8.75 despite increasing first half profit by 41 per cent. On Wall Street overnight, stocks were lower after figures showed a fall in consumer confidence in February. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Australian shares are expected to open lower after Wall Street indices were down overnight, and commodity prices fell. At 0822 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 54 points lower at 4,664. In economic news on ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
The Australian share market was moderately lower at noon pulled down by weakness in commodity prices and on Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 17.9 points, or 0.38 per cent, at 4,699.6, while the broader All Ordinaries ...