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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... overnight on worries that debt problems in Greece and Portugal could threaten the global economic recovery. The Dow Jones industrials had their worst drop in nearly three months after Standard & Poor's downgraded the sovereign debt of Greece and Portugal. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... surprising drop in consumer confidence reminded investors of the fragility of the economic recovery. The Dow Jones industrials were off, and interest rates also fell as investors moved money out of stocks and into the safety of Treasuries. The Conference ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... that the global economy still is struggling in overnight trading. A disappointing earnings forecast from Dow Jones industrials component 3M Co and a weak sales report from McDonald's Corp, another Dow company, pulled stocks lower. The reports overshadowed ...

Sucked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
Sucked in...again! Who was? Is? Will be? As the Dow Jones Industrials Index flips and flops on both side of the 10K divide, talk of a 'sucker's rally' have resurfaced. But it could also easily be a 'sucker's correction.' Readers who have been following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... mostly closed lower, as losses among health care stocks offset small gains in technology companies. The Dow Jones industrials lost about 36 points, breaking an eight-day winning streak. Trading was quiet, as it has been all week, as summer vacations ...

The perfect hedge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... 10.6 per cent - outperforming the 8 per cent gain in the S&P 500 index and the 3.4 per cent climb in the Dow Jones Industrials index. Gold comes into fore during times of rising inflation and/or market turmoil. The global financial crisis has changed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... through first-quarter earnings reports, Wall Street still isn't sure where the US economy is headed. The Dow Jones industrials are closing with a gain of about 71 points, or 0.9 per cent, but only after another shaky, back-and-forth day of trading. Some ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... on the US economy's biggest problems - banks and housing - and responded with a rally that propelled the Dow Jones industrials up nearly 500 points. Investors added rocket fuel on Monday to a two-week-old advance, cheering the government's plan to help ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... was not eying another downgrade. Many investors had expected deeper cuts for GE, the oldest member of the Dow Jones industrials. GE stock jumped more than ten per cent, helping drive the Dow back above the 7,000 mark. Shortly before close, the Dow Jones ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... announcement about a capital raising. They last traded at $2.83. Wall Street fell on Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrials to new six-year lows, down 100.28 points to 7,365.67. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 8.89, or 1.14 per cent, to settle ...