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Q1 earnings expectations get rub down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
First quarter numbers on Wall Street are out, but they're not something to write home about. Eat our dust. The Dow ended 0.3% down and the S&P 500 index up by 0.4% in the first three months of 2015 - a significant underperformance compared with the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... was down five cents at $90.37. Company results were mostly disappointing on the final official day of February earnings season. Payments system operator Cabcharge fell three cents to $4.94 after a 13.4 per cent slump in half year profit. The owner of ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... and oil prices, and uncertainty's continuing in the Greek debt situation. "That's against the backdrop of the earnings season which so far has been a little bit up and down." A higher than expected jobless rate of 6.4 per cent in January also sent the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... Europe helped the big banks. The banks were continuing to lift the market on Monday, in the lead-up to the sector's earnings season, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. The market's expecting strong earnings from the sector with ANZ and NAB's ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... S&P 500 gained 9.52 points, 0.48 per cent, to 1,997.92, after hitting 2,000 for the first time. Locally, company earnings season continues. Mining services company Boart Longyear, the maker of Bonds underwear Pacific Brands, Westfield shopping centre ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... Composite Index gained 6.45 (0.14 per cent) to 4,358.55. Locally, the market enters the last week of the company earnings season. Steelmaker BlueScope, engineering and property services company UGL and health insurer nib among those releasing their results ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,615. In Australia, company earnings season continues with energy giant Santos' half year results the highlight of the day. Mineral sands miner Iluka, ferry and tour ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after US stocks rallied on the back of fading fear about a clash between Russia and Ukraine forces. At 0656 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 25 points at 5,554. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... disappointing to see it underperforming the US with gains of only 0.6 per cent. It is the middle of the company earnings season and this week would be crucial with 22 per cent of the market's index weight reporting - with the effect significantly more ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday retreated on the eve of Australia's company earnings season. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 76.5 points, or 1.36 per cent, at 5,556.4 points. The broader All Ordinaries index ...