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DC theatrics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... because the players are still waiting for the other side to blink. TheAge dot com's headline this morning says it all, "US stocks hammered by debt doubts". If you want to get the true reading of the financial market's pulse over this debt issue - there's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... said ongoing concerns about the US debt-ceiling deadlock were also dragging the market down. On Wall Street on Tuesday, stocks fell as the White House said it would object to a Republican plan in the House of Representatives that calls for raising the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is expected to decline after US stocks fell on a White House threat to veto legislation that would avert a US debt default. But Australian resource stocks may gain after the price of metals and oil rose. At 0826 AEST on the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
Australian stocks were higher at noon, despite the failure by the United States to resolve its debt-ceiling stalemate, which dragged Wall Street lower overnight. At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 30.5 points, or 0.67 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... issues full year results, and Petsec Energy Ltd and Oil Search Ltd issue quarterly production reports. On Monday, Australian stocks suffered broad-based selling in line with Asian markets on fears the US government will fail to reach agreement on raising ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... this right to the end or will common sense prevail? That's my question." Among the poorer performing sectors was energy stocks, down 1.63 per cent according to Iress data, while financials stocks had backpedalled 1.1 per cent. Industrials, another big ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... similar to Japan's Nikkei index, while Australian shares rose 1 per cent. There were 51 rises and 30 falls among the 104 stocks traded, as a total of 39.9 million shares valued at $NZ103.6 million ($A82.84 million).

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... has for many months that they may be reaching a good resolution." ConnectEast Group was the best performer in the top 100 stocks at noon, after its independent directors recommended a takeover proposal from Horizon Roads. That pushed ConnectEast Group's ...

They will deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... Andrea Bocelli's "Con Te Partiro" You can tell by just comparing Bloomberg's headline today with yesterday. Yesterday: "Stocks, Treasuries Rally on Earnings, Deficit Plan; Oil Surges" Today: "U.S. Stocks Retreat on Debt-Limit Concern" Yes folks, it's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... per cent, to 4,549.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index added 79 points, or 1.74 per cent, to 4,618.4. NEW YORK - US stocks fell slightly on Wednesday as investors waited for a resolution to the debt-ceiling standoff in Washington and digested a ...