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Chief economist update: Wall Street has fallen, prepare to be greedy

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018

... rationales explain the 3.3% drop in the S&P 500 index overnight, along with losses of: 3.2% on the DJIA; 4.1% for the Nasdaq composite; and 2.9% on the Russell 2000. Horror of horrors! For we all know that what happens on Wall Street does not remain ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news returns?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018

... early February proved even worse than they expected. The Dow jumped by 1.0%, the S&P 500 index by 1.3% and the Nasdaq Composite by 1.9% the day the music should have died when the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) confirmed that inflation was indeed ...

The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018

... right." -- The Beatles Wall Street again went on a record breaking run last week with the S&P 500, the DJIA, the Nasdaq Composite and the Russell 2000 all finishing at all-time highs... and for good reasons. Growth is going and inflation is sprouting ...

Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018

... 2018 tally shows all four major Wall Street equity indices - S&P 500 (+2.6%), Dow Jones Industrials (+2.3%), Nasdaq Composite (+3.4%), Russell 2000 (+1.6%) -- surged to new record highs; so has the FTSE-100 index (+0.47%); the All Ordinaries Index soared ...

On the road to normal

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017

... the US equity markets are having one of its own with all major equity indices - S&P 500; Dow Jones Industrials; Nasdaq composite; Russell 2000 - at or near record highs, indicating confidence in the US economic outlook. This provides a sort of self-feeding ...

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015

... "normalizing interest rates is likely to proceed gradually". What's there to unlike? The S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite index jumped by 1.5% and the Dow climbed by 1.3%. And the VIX index? It dropped by 14.8% to a reading of 17.86 now that lift-off ...

Market to open lower

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015

... (0.27 per cent) to 17,550.69. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 4.72 (0.22 per cent) to 2,093.32, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index slid 9.84 (0.19 per cent) to 5,105.55. Apple fell 3.2 per cent, leaving it down more than 12 per cent since its July ...

Market to open lower

AAP | MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015

... per cent) to 17,690.46. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 4.71 (0.22 per cent) to 2,103.92, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 0.50 (0.01 per cent) to 5,128.28. Dow component ExxonMobil shed 4.6 per cent after reporting net income fell ...

Market to open higher

AAP | FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015

... 17,745.98 on Thursday. The broad-based S&P 500 was essentially flat, adding 0.06 at 2,108.63, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 17.05 (0.33 per cent) to 5,128.59. Dow member Procter & Gamble sank 4.0 per cent after reporting the sixth straight ...

Market to open higher

AAP | THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015

... cent, to 17,751.39. The broad-based S&P 500 gained 15.32 points, or 0.73 per cent, to 2,108.57 and the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 22.53 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 5,111.73. Stocks were in positive territory virtually the entire session ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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