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China could own America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... amount of taxpayers' money into Citigroup and Bank of America by buying preferred shares in these banks. But preferred stocks are also like debt instruments, they are next in line to bondholders who are promised interest payments and principal repayment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... October 1997 as investors succumbed to their growing worries about a recession that has no end in sight. Most financial stocks were pounded even as government agencies led by the Treasury Department said they will launch a revamped bank rescue program ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was 67 points weaker at 3,295 on a volume of 10,880 contracts. Stocks with international exposure were among the worst performers when trade resumed for the week, Macquarie Private Wealth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... industrials to new six-year lows as investors around the world keep selling on pessimism about the global economy. Financial stocks led the market lower. When markets settled on Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 100.28 points, or by 1.34 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... share price index futures contract was 37 points weaker at 3,363 on a volume of 9,057 contracts. "We do have financial stocks down after a pretty poor session on Wall Street last night," CMC Markets market analyst David Taylor said. A lack of detailed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... Santos was 22 cents or 1.55 per cent stronger at $14.45, while Lihir Gold added three cents or 0.84 per cent to $3.59. Gold stocks were higher across the board, with Newcrest Mining putting on 55 cents or 1.52 per cent to $36.85, and Newmont firming ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... 1.48 per cent, at 3,413.2, while the broader All Ordinaries dropped 45.3 points, or 1.33 per cent, to 3,366.9. NEW YORK - Stocks declined on Wall Street on Wednesday as President Barack Obama released details of his $75 billion mortgage relief plan and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... Australian stock market was deeply in the red at midday, following negative leads from overseas overnight, but local gold stocks were higher. At 1204 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 82 points, or 2.37 per cent, at 3,382.3, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... trading update. On Tuesday, the Australian share market finished in the red, dragged down by weaker bank and insurance stocks amid a raft of mixed corporate earnings results. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 52.6 points, or 1.5 per cent, at 3,464.3 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... Vaughan said the market was reacting to mixed company reports on Tuesday. "It's flat, and it has more to do with individual stocks than any major issues at the moment," Mr Vaughan said. "At this stage, there's not much you can say about it, but the financial ...