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May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... has been - and is - historically a weak month for equity markets. I don't have time to list them on this space. There's google for those who want to know. But the reasons posted on cyberspace for last night's sell orders were not among them. They are ...

Fund managers follow the herd

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... Roche, which appeared in seven portfolios, tobacco maker Phillip Morris International, Nestle, Pfizer, Vodafone, Apple, Google, Hewlett Packard, Johnson & Johnson and Wells Fargo. Nine large cap funds made the highest rating of "highly recommended" in ...

RBS targets retail with ETIS launch

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... said RBS. The first batch of ETISs to be available are linked to the top 35 US stocks including names such as Coca-Cola, Google and Microsoft. The Australian dollar denominated ETISs are issued by RBS while CommSec will exclusively distribute the initial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... US inflation data showed prices rising in line with traders' expectations, but tech stocks were slowed by disappointing Google earnings. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 56.68 points (0.46 per cent) to 12,341.83, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... cent for the day. Nasdaq was pumped up by Dell's 4.9 per cent gain, on anticipation of a good 2011, a 1.0 per cent jump in Google ahead of its earnings, and Riverbed Technology's 12.4 per cent surge on its promising first-quarter results. The bond market ...

YouTube, you beauty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... potential risks," he said. YouTube is a video sharing website that allows anyone to upload, track and share their videos. Google bought the business for US$1.65 billion in late 2006.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... Nokia, the world's largest mobilephone maker, and Microsoft teamed up to build an iPhone challenger in an attempt to take on Google and Apple in the fast-growing smartphone market. US-listed shares of Nokia slumped 14 per cent to $9.36. Dow component ...

Bad, bad day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... expectations, IBM shares fell after reporting the third straight quarter drop in new contracts. And speaking of new contracts, Google has terminated its contract with seven Chinese ad resellers. According to reports these contracts represent 40 per cent ...

Singapore: the cloud computing hub

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... employees already have their Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore, including software application developers such as Google and Microsoft. The city state is one of the major network hubs in the region and a critical mass of relevant expertise ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... of times now -- the same message your little Ben has been trying to convey to readers of this space? Go and see. Grab or google past FOMC statements. Grab or google past Bernanke interviews and comments. Grab or google past Financial Standard's commentaries. ...