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Punishing Putin (harder)

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014

... the Russian Sollis in 2011." Reuters lists other US companies "active in Russia": Chevron Corp, General Electric Co, Caterpillar Inc, John Deere, Mars, Cargill Inc, and Kraft Foods. Putin knows this - 'the West' could only go so far in hurting Russia ...

Market Wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013

... cent), Intel (+3.1 per cent), Cisco (+1.9 per cent) and Oracle (+2.1 per cent). A 2.1 per cent rise by Dow member Caterpillar also helped. "There's this feeling that overseas investors might be piling into large US equities that are deemed to be safe," ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012

... with nearly a fifth of the Russian giant Rosneft, and took stock of a souring outlook from the heavy equipment maker Caterpillar. At 0809 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up one point at 4,534. No major economic news ...

Market Wrap

AAP | THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012

... at 4,151.4 points. US stocks closed mixed as investors digested strong earnings reports from Dow members Boeing and Caterpillar and disappointing results from Apple. Weaker-than-expected numbers on new-home sales also weighed on sentiment. The Dow Jones ...

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012

... Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 29.74 points (0.23 per cent) to 13,008.68, pulled lower by mild falls from Caterpillar and Hewlett-Packard. Most European stock markets closed higher despite the prospects for political and financial turmoil in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012

... Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 29.74 points (0.23 per cent) to 13,008.68, pulled lower by mild falls from Caterpillar and Hewlett-Packard. The S&P 500-stock index added 0.48 (0.04 per cent) to 1,369.58, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.42 ...

Market Wrap

AAP | FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012

... At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 62 points with Hewlett-Packard, Bank of America, Intel and Caterpillar all taking a pummelling. The Dow stood at 13,206.59 at the close. The materials, energy and technology sectors were hardest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012

... three key indices topped 1.3 per cent, with big rises among the Dow blue chips led by a 4.6 per cent spike higher by Caterpillar and a 7.2 per cent rise in Hewlett-Packard shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 181.19 points, or 1.41 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011

... Disney, which reported late Thursday a 30 per cent rise in fourth quarter net income, on a 7.0 per cent gain in revenue. Caterpillar added 4.3 per cent after announcing some $740 million in investments to expand production in the United States and Indonesia. ...

Party in the making

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011

... given the finger by better-than-expected eco stats and by reporting American companies beating market expectations. Caterpillar did so last night. Caterpillar -- a heavy equipment manufacturer and the world's largest bulldozer maker -- reported third ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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