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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... Wall Street correction. The Dow Jones dipped 0.84 per cent, the broad-based S&P 500 lost 0.97 per cent and the tech-rich Nasdaq fell 0.71 per cent. IG market analyst Stan Shamu said fears of an escalation in the Ukraine-Russia conflict was trickling ...

Tit-for-tats and all that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... that it would be Vlad that could trigger another dip on Wall Street. The S&P 500's down 1.0%, the Dow's down 0.8%, the Nasdaq's down 0.7% and the Russell 2000's down 0.3%. The bright side is that at least I learned something new; I know where in the ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... points (0.84 per cent) to 16,429.47. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 18.78 (0.97 per cent) to 1,920.21, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index sank 31.05 (0.71 per cent) to 4,352.84. Pundits have predicted a possible drop of 10 per cent or more in stocks. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... (0.42 per cent) at 16,493.37 on Friday. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 5.52 (0.29 per cent) to 1,925.15, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 17.13 (0.39 per cent) at 4,352.64. The Labor Department reported that the US economy added 209,000 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... the end of 2013. The broad-based S&P 500 sank 39.40 (2.00 per cent) to 1,930.67, a seven-week low, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 93.13 (2.09 per cent) to 4,369.77. Eurozone data revived concerns about deflation and adidas issued an ...

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... industries" whose "valuation metrics... appear substantially stretched". But techs and smalls closed higher last night - the Nasdaq's up by 0.5% and the Russell 2000's up by 0.4%. So what gave? For what gave, we have to go back to the FOMC statement ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... US economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 31.75 points (0.19 per cent) to 16,880.36, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 20.20 (0.45 per cent) to 4,462.90. The broad-based S&P 500 essentially split the difference, rising ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... points (0.42 per cent) to 16,912.11. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 8.96 (0.45 per cent) to 1,969.95, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gave up 2.21 (0.05 per cent) at 4,442.70. The EU, which had been more reluctant than the US to boost its sanctions ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... cent) to finish Monday at 16,982.59. The broad-based S&P 500 rose 0.57 (0.03 per cent) to 1,978.91, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 4.65 (0.10 per cent) to 4,444.91 Dollar Tree announced a $US9.2 billion ($A9.95 billion) deal to acquire ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... broad-based S&P 500 dropped 9.64 (0.48 per cent) to 1,978.34, snapping two days of record-high closes, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index lost 22.54 (0.50 per cent) at 4,449.56. Earnings from Amazon (-9.7 per cent), Visa (-3.6 per cent) and Starbucks ...