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It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... real GDP growth and concerns over reduced investment - including hiring -- in the US energy sector due to the drop in oil prices and foreboding over the strong and strengthening US dollar. Total employment up 257,000 in January - more than expectations ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
The Australian sharemarket is trading higher for a record 12th trading session in a row, boosted by a rise in oil prices. However, the upward momentum has been tempered by the Reserve Bank of Australia's quarterly statement. OptionsXpress market analyst ...

Currency warriors, mount horses and draw swords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... the S&P 500 index's 1.0% rebound overnight after slipping by 0.4% the day before that was prompted by a 9% plunge in oil prices and Greece - the ECB reportedly would accept Greek government debt as collateral for LTRO and/or TLTRO no more, no more, no ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong lead from Wall Street on the back of rebounding oil prices. At 0837 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,794. In local economic news on Friday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... The Australian market looks set to open flat, following a weaker lead from Wall Street with US stocks fluctuating as oil prices again fall. At 0836 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,716. In local economic ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
The share market is set for a tenth straight day of gains as rebounding oil prices lift energy and mining stocks. The market is more than 1.2 per cent higher at noon, and a stronger close will mark its longest winning run since mid-2013. BHP Billiton ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates to a new record low and oil prices rebounded. At 0837 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 97 points at 5,740. Consumers are waiting ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... interest rates. The market is more than half a per cent higher, following strong gains from Wall Street and rising oil prices overnight. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the local market was also being buoyed by rising expectations the RBA will cut ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have closed a choppy day with strong gains led by petroleum-linked equities as oil prices rose again. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 17,361.04, up 196.09 points (1.14 per cent) after ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
The share market is firmer as a weakening Australian dollar and an uptick in oil prices helped the energy stocks and mining giant BHP Billiton. The local currency dropped to 77.26 US cents overnight, sinking closer to levels last seen in July 2009. ...