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Japanese history lesson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
Better late then never. Belated 20th anniversary greetings to the Japanese stock market! But I sincerely doubt whether Mr. and Mrs. Watanabe will be in the mood for celebrations - the exact same mood they felt during the first anniversary, the second ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after US and European stocks and commodity prices gained overnight. At 0650 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 33 points higher at 4,876. In economics news ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
The Australian share market had slipped into negative territory at noon as wary investors took profits from banks and financial stocks ahead of earnings reports by US banking giants. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 32.1 points ...

iPhone app targets home hunters

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
St.George Bank is making the most out of the iPhone revolution with a new home loan iPhone app. Using technology to gain more customers is not a new tactic - but St.George is specifically targeting house hunters with the release of its Home Loan Calculator ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
The Australian sharemarket may open slightly higher after European stocks gained overnight. Trading volumes may be lower than average as the US had a public holiday on Monday. At 0746 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
The Australian share market was marginally lower at noon, showing resilience in the face of lower commodity prices and a weak offshore lead. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 13.1 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4,886.5, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
The Australian market is expected to decline when it opens on Monday after US stocks and commodity prices slipped on Friday. But the late report on Friday by Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), that its first-half profit is likely to be a bigger than ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
The Australian share market was lower at noon, led down by miners and the big banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 29.3 points lower, by 0.60 per cent, at 4,868.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had lost 26.0 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
The Australian share market opened slightly lower on Friday as BHP Billiton, QBE Insurance and Orica declined, after mixed overnight trading when US stocks rose while copper and oil slipped. At 1018 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 9.9 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
The Australian share market has received generally positive leads overnight, with all three key Wall Street indices higher, along with precious metals and copper, although the price of crude oil fell again. At 0824 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...