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Independence Day for the US economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
It was short, but oh so sweeet! Short was last night's trading activity in the New York Stock Exchange - 3.5 hours instead of 6.5 hours -- and we all know what the sweeet was - the Dow gatecrashed through 17K to a new record, the S&P 500 rose to new ...

BNP Paribas board approves $9bn fine

AFP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... to avoid being tried for violating US embargoes. The agreement is due to be announced after markets close at the New York Stock Exchange, sources close to the matter told AFP. Another source said each one of the authorities involved - the Justice Department ...

Front-runners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... Eric Schneiderman already "has begun meeting with the US exchanges, which include IntercontinentalExchange Group's New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq OMX Group's main bourse, and four platforms run by BATS Global Markets, on possible reforms..." earlier ...

NZ Super Fund invests in N American energy

PAUL MCBETH, AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
New Zealand Superannuation Fund will invest up to $US250 million ($A277.12 million) with New York Stock Exchange-listed KKR to gain exposure to North American energy markets created by shale oil and gas resources. The fund will invest up to $US175m ...

New index offers chance to invest like a billionaire

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... index opens the door for anybody to invest like the world's most successful wealth builders - billionaires. The New York Stock Exchange and iBillionaire have launched the iBillionaire Index, which tracks the blue-chip stock holdings of billionaire investors ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... cent firmer at $5.145 after the telco giant announced it would list its Chinese car sales website Autohome on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading volumes are thinner than usual because of the Melbourne Cup, while most economists expect the Reserve Bank ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... megastorm Sandy, which blasted New York leaving parts of the city flooded and millions without power. Trade on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq went off mostly smoothly, the NYSE backed up by generators as much of Wall Street remained dark, though ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... after strong leads from European markets. "It's a pretty buoyant opening," he said. "What struck me, apart from the New York Stock exchange closing because of the storm, was that Europe was on a roll with their markets being up one and two per cent. ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... December share price index futures contract was five points lower at 4,473 points, with 3,821 contracts traded. The New York Stock Exchange was closed overnight and will remain closed on Tuesday as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the US east coast. CMC ...

Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq market shuttered last night - the first since September 11, 2001 -- as Hurricane Sandy batters the northeast coast of the United States. They will remain closed for a second day today. Thank goodness the warnings ...