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Perfect storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
... of New York. If oil prices are the root problem then maybe the real news the IMF should be getting excited about is that Google has announced it is stepping up its financial commitment to large scale solar energy research. In October 2006 the $300 billion ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
... spending most of the day in negative territory. It came with a late surge in industrial shares, technology stocks like Google, and energy stocks like Schlumberger, as suprisingly upbeat US employment figures were released and the oil price lifted by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... energy companies, while the Nasdaq rose to its highest in nearly seven years on the strength of technology stocks like Google Inc. The web search engine's shares topped the $700 mark for the first time after reports it may soon break into the phone market. ...

Web 2.0 just the next step: iFocus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... really just the internet extending itself into "social networking" through websites like the News Limited owned MySpace, the Google owned YouTube, e-commerce sites like eBay and any file sharing website, blog or forum. "Web 2.0 has changed the business-customer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
... was attributed to concerns surrounding the subprime mortgage market. Results from companies such as Caterpillar Inc and Google also were disappointing. The Dow Jones mindustrial average dropped 149.33 points or 1.07 per cent to 3,851.08, the Standard ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... Composite index hit a six and a half year intraday high. More bellwether earnings were due after the closing bell, notably Google Inc and Microsoft Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 82.19 points, or 0.59 per cent, to end at a record 14,000.41. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... and Ten Network sliced two cents to $3.11. Fairfax Media was down 11 cents to $4.99 despite the announcement it will run Google AdWords advertisements on its online news outlets. Newspaper rival News Corporation was down 10 cents to $28.31 while the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... will be talking about clean coal technology and a deal it has struck with BP, while Fairfax will be giving a briefing on Google. Automotive retail group AP Eagers Ltd holds its AGM. Yesterday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 71.3 points to a record ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
... NEW YORK - US stocks jumped on Friday, with the Dow closing at a record high after coming within 35 points of 13,000, as Google Inc and Caterpillar Inc joined the list of companies reporting stronger-than-expected quarterly results. The Dow closed up ...

Super hype is working: AXA

... spending seven hours per week online. "Australian retirees are recognizing the benefits of the internet, and preferring to google rather than garden these days," said Emery. The report, which polled more than 650 retirees and working Australians, has ...