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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... House of Representatives speaker John Boehner and majority leader Eric Cantor had signalled their support for President Barack Obama's plan to attack Syria was weighing on market sentiment "That's the main reason our market is lower today," he said. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... for a holiday, but stocks cooled considerably after Republican House Speaker John Boehner at mid-session backed President Barack Obama's call for military action against Syria. LONDON - European stocks fell in choppy trade as a US-Israeli missile test ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... Secretary of State John Kerry's comments that the use of chemical weapons in Syria was a "moral obscenity" and that President Barack Obama would demand accountability for the attacks. CMC market analyst Michael McCarthy said US stocks had been doing ...

Cormann commits to change in face of Labor moratorium

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... achieve some positive changes together. There is nothing wrong with change per se," said Cormann. Channeling US President Barack Obama's famous 2008 election campaign he added: "We need change we can believe in." Bowen said that in calling for greater ...

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... choose one or the other. Done! Not so fast. According to Mr. Soltas, "...the chair isn't the only appointment President Barack Obama will make to the Fed's Board of Governors next year. In fact, he may have to fill as many as five seats, counting the ...

It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
"BREAKING NEWS: President@BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much. It's a sad 4th for #america. #obamadead RIP." Were it not for this Twitter post - later discovered to be caused by Associated Press' twitter feed being hacked ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... Twitter message from a hacked Associated Press account said there were two explosions at the White House and President Barack Obama had been injured. LONDON - European stock markets rose strongly as traders focused on corporate earnings and brushed aside ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... index was up 43 points, or 0.86 per cent, at 5,024.5. NEW YORK - US stocks headed higher in opening trade after President Barack Obama laid out economic stimulus plans in his State of the Union address to Congress. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... when it's over. "Twas another ordinary day in the market's today folks. The only news being the long wait for US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. According to Bloomberg, "He will make proposals for spending on infrastructure, clean ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a flat start on Wall Street ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. At 0640 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,4935. ...