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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
The Australian market opened almost one per cent higher as rising iron ore prices led to strong opening gains for the mining giants. At 1020 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 40.4 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 4,568.6 points, while ...

Zenith expands analyst team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
Zenith Investment Partners has appointed two investment analysts to its existing thirteen person research team to meet business growth demands. Andrew Yap joins Zenith as a senior investment analyst and has over 13 years' experience spanning financial ...

Good US housing news is real good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
"Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good in the world." -- Abraham Lincoln Yes Virginia, property is good and an improving property market is good for the economy. Now do you still wonder why Ben Bernanke is doing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on the European markets overnight on easing euro zone debt crisis concerns ahead of a two-day EU summit and Wall Street remained in positive territory. At 0810 AEDT on Thursday, the December ...

State Street profits up 23% on Lehman wind up

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
State Street, one of the world's largest providers of financial services, has announced a 23% rise in third quarter profits despite a slight fall in revenue, bolstered by claims linked to the Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy. The Boston-based bank, which ...

It's raining, it's pouring good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... pouring of good news. We've got more last night. US industrial production increased by a more-than-expected 0.4% in September (double market expectations) following a 1.2% fall in the previous month - of which, according to the Fed, around 0.3 percentage ...

Market wrap late PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Australian shares have opened marginally stronger as a recovery in US retail sales gave a boost to cautious investor sentiment. At 1017 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22.9 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,506.3 points, while the ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... upside surprise are high. There's more better than expected news out of China. Annual CPI inflation came in at 1.9% in September -- down from 2.0% in the previous month and the slowest rate in 2 years. Sure, sure, you could spin this as confirmation ...

Guidance sought on Wellington's share distrib plans

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court challenging whether Wellington Capital Limited (Wellington) is legally able to distribute shares, as opposed to cash, to the unitholders in the ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... there's more. Another Xmas treat came our way over the weekend via news that Chinese exports grew by 9.9% in the year to September - much more than expectations for only a 5.5% gain. Not only that, its imports increased by 2.4%, nearly offsetting the ...