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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street and European stocks sank on fears over debt-stricken Spain after its central bank predicted a worsening recession, and on continued US corporate earnings disappointment. At 0805 AEDT on ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... 0.63 per cent, to 4,564.6 points. NEW YORK - A diminished sales forecast by industrial bellwether Caterpillar has clouded stocks, but a last-minute burst of buying pushed the Dow and S&P 500 barely back into the black for the session. The Nasdaq, however ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Aust stocks 0.73% lower at noon The Australian share market was lower at noon after falls in Europe and drops in commodity prices. At 1201 on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 33.2 points, or 0.73 per cent, at 4,637.9 points, while the ...

Chinese small-and-mid caps undervalued

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Volatility goes hand-in-hand with investments in emerging markets, but valuations for small-and-mid cap Chinese stocks means it is time to buy, said one of Asia's best performing boutique asset managers. Company earnings will decline in the short term ...

Murdoch defies shareholder sentiment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... scandal hit UK tabloid the News of The World last year, was highly scathing of protesting voters. "There are plenty of media stocks to buy if they don't like this one. When you buy the stock, you know what the company is," he said. "And if you don't ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Friday: AAC - AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY LTD - down one cent, or 0.76 per cent, at $1.30 Beef producer Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) has approved the start of earthworks for an ...

netwealth adopts Morphic Global Opps Fund

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... after fees, outperforming its benchmark, the MSCI All Countries Total Return Index, by 0.33% in Australian dollars. Among stocks in the portfolio currently are US Home Builders (US, 6.08% of portfolio), Japanese Drug Stores (Japan, 2.61%), Manila Water ...

Future Fund tarred by its tobacco stocks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... the Senate Committee welcomed news of fund's returns, the reception the fund received concerning its holding of tobacco stocks was more hostile. Burgess attempted to deflect questions about its tobacco investments by outlining the Future Fund's ESG policy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... Ten shares were 75 cents higher at $31.75. National turnover was 425 million securities worth $1.039 billion, with 406 stocks up, 162 down and 258 unchanged.

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... 4,528.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index lifted 37.0 points, or 0.82 per cent, to 4,550.9 points. NEW YORK - US stocks fought off early selling pressure linked to disappointing quarterly results from IBM and Intel to close broadly higher ...