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Seesaw Margery Daw

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
'See Saw Margery Daw Johnny Wall Street shall have a new master He It shall earn but a penny a day Because he the Fed can't work any faster.' The market giveth and the market taketh away. Isn't it funny how yesterday's big rally on Wall Street was attributed ...

Head or tails?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... Stabilization Act of 2008.' Equities rallied, albeit not enough to recover all of the previous day's massive losses - after US President George Bush and congressional leaders indicated that negotiations on the US$700 billion rescue package will continue. ...

AIG not impacted by bail-out failure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
This morning's bail-out failure does not impact AIG, whose funding has already been approved and put in place. Congress this morning rejected the bail-out legislation 228 votes to 205 after two-thirds of Republican legislators dismissed the bill's pre-conditions ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... contract was down 31 points at 5020, on a volume of 11,941 contracts. CMC Markets senior dealer, Matthew Lewis, said US President George Bush's television address urging Congress to approve the Government's proposed rescue plan for the financial industry ...

India to ban food futures

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... markets. The move illustrates how seriously the now much reported global food shortage is being viewed. Last Friday US president George W Bush called on Congress to give an extra $800 million to the UN World Food Program to help them buy much needed ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The Australian share market was lower at noon, weighed down by the financial sector after ANZ Banking revealed larger than expected provisioning for bad corporate debts. US equity markets were mixed following a low outcome for a consumer sentiment survey. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after both the the Dow Jones and Nasdaq slipped on Friday as concerns were fanned over a slowdown in consumer spending. At 0830 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... $118.90. In the US on Friday, multi-billion-dollar losses announced by major banks earlier in the week overshadowed US President George W Bush's outline of a $US150 billion economic stimulus plan. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 59.91 points to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket started the week in full stride, after US President George Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured US investors they would work to rectify recent market troubles. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... 31.06 points, or 1.21 per cent, at 2,596.36. LONDON - Britain's leading share index rose 1.47 per cent, lifted by US President Bush's plans to tackle the subprime mortgage crisis, which has plagued global financial markets for the past two months. The ...