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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell decisively amid profit taking and anxiety about Chinese economic growth. At 0817 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down eight points at 5,352. Locally ...

Market Wrap AM

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a mixed result on Wall Street where the Dow reached another record high but the Nasdaq fell. At 0808 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,408 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher, with solid gains on Wall Street overnight. The December share price index futures contract is up 30 points at 5,432. The Dow and S&P 500 have bolted to fresh records on continued momentum from Wednesday's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher, with modest gains on Wall Street overnight. The December share price index futures contract is up three points at 5,404. The Dow closed at a fresh record after the US Federal Reserve stuck to a plan ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
After five straight sessions finishing lower, the Australian share market has opened higher on reports of a new Chinese stimulus plan and a rise in commodity prices. Wall Street stocks rallied overnight on reports that the People's Bank of China is ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher following a mixed session on Wall Street and large losses locally on Monday. The September share price index futures contract is up three points at 5,476. US stocks have finished mixed as the tech-rich ...

Hockey names infrastructure top priority for G20

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey has said the mobilisation of private capital to fund infrastructure is his first priority ahead of the G20 meeting which kicks off today in Cairns. Speaking at the Bloomberg Sydney Summit this morning, Hockey said the G20 nations ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat but mining stocks have recovered some losses after a rise in iron ore prices. Mixed leads from US markets overnight provided little impetus for the local share market in early trade on Tuesday, Lonsec senior ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher following a mixed session on Wall Street and large losses locally on Monday. The September share price index futures contract is up three points at 5,476. US stocks have finished mixed as the tech-rich ...

Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
"Problems, problems, problems all day long Will my problems work out right or wrong?... Worries, worries pile up on my head Woe is me, I should have stayed in bed..." -- Everly Brothers A confluence of worries - old and new -- concerned Wall Street ...