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New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
Looks like Halloween has come early to Wall Street. Equity indices fell -- big time -- on 'The Street' right at the stroke of October. The Dow's down 1.4% (with Transport down 2.5%); the S&P 500 fell 1.3%; the Nasdaq's off 1.6% and the Russell 2000's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower amid ongoing Aussie dollar weakness, a fall in commodity prices and soft leads from US equities. Wall Street stocks finished lower overnight after a monthly US consumer confidence index fell for the first ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
The share market has improved from a weak start but remains lower due to price falls for the big banks and supermarket giants. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said high yielding stocks were being sold by investors. "The banks particularly continue to ...

Ridout made honorary Doctor of Business

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
AustralianSuper chair Heather Ridout has been made an honorary Doctor of Business by Macquarie University for her "considerable contributions to business, industry and indigenous education promotion." The honour comes just over a year after Ridout was ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
The Australian Stock market is sharply lower, following a big selloff on Wall Street overnight. The market is around one per cent lower, with losses across the board, and especially in resources stocks. Wall Street fell heavily overnight, with the Dow ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
The Australian market looks set to open markedly lower after Wall Street fell more than one-and-a-half per cent. At 0805 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 53 points at 5,318. Locally, in economic news on Friday ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher in the wake of positive leads from overseas markets. IG chief market strategist Chris Weston said the local bourse began Thursday's trading session well, with the major banks and big miners leading the way. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
Further falls in the iron ore price and weak leads from Wall Street are weighing on the Australian share market. The local market is lower after a solid rise on Tuesday, with bargain hunting buyers and following better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
The Australian share market has picked up as investors rebound from the sell-off on Monday and a poor start on Tuesday. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said trading at noon on Tuesday looked healthier than it did at the start of the session. ...

Flatline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
Fifteen point zero nine points or just a little over 0.28%. This is all the All Ordinaries index need to slip by today to take it back to square one - where it was at the start of 2014. Given the lead from offshore markets overnight - the S&P 500 dropped ...