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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... markets buoyed financial shares, while record crude oil prices lifted shares of energy companies. Speculation that Microsoft Corp could resume takeover talks with Yahoo Inc fed a rebound in technology shares. Yahoo gained 5.5 per cent, while Microsoft ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... with aspects of bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc's capital-raising plan. The Nasdaq rose slightly, helped by Microsoft Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 9.61 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 12,204.19. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
... CAC-40 index closed at 4,973.64 points, down 4.42 or 0.09 per cent. TOKYO - Stocks closed at a two-week high as Microsoft Corp's $US44.6 billion ($A49.49 billion) bid for Yahoo Inc boosted Softbank Corp and helped improve overall market sentiment. The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... $1.16, or 3.01 per cent, to $39.71 and Rio Tinto was up $3.69, or 2.9 per cent, to $131.00. In the US on Friday, Microsoft Corp's $US44.6 billion ($A49.86 billion) bid for Yahoo Inc overshadowed news that employers cut payrolls for the first time since ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... cent, to 5882.3. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Friday, capping Wall Street's best week in almost five years, after Microsoft Corp's $US44.6 billion ($A49.86 billion) bid for Yahoo Inc overshadowed news that employers cut payrolls for the first time since ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... 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. The Standard & Poor's ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... that the conglomerate was close to selling its plastics unit for almost $US11 billion. In other takeover news, Microsoft Corp said it would buy internet marketing company aQuantive Inc. The Dow Jones industrial average shot up 79.81 points, or 0.59 per ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... easing fears of inflation and takeover speculation helping to boost markets. The takeover talk included reports that Microsoft Corp could acquire Yahoo Inc, which was later down played. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 23.24 points to 13,264.62 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
... Iran's release of captured British servicemen led to a decline in oil prices and positive brokerage comments boosted Microsoft Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average notched its fifth day of gains, climbing 19.75 points, or 0.16 per cent, to end at 12,530.05. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2007
... Nasdaq dipped as investors were reluctant to take long positions before the holiday weekend. A drop in the shares of Microsoft Corp kept stocks in negative territory for most of the day, as the software maker cast doubts about sales prospects of its ...