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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... record crude oil prices lifted shares of energy companies. Speculation that Microsoft Corp could resume takeover talks with Yahoo Inc fed a rebound in technology shares. Yahoo gained 5.5 per cent, while Microsoft rose 2.1 per cent, leading the S&P 500's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
... or 0.09 per cent. TOKYO - Stocks closed at a two-week high as Microsoft Corp's $US44.6 billion ($A49.49 billion) bid for Yahoo Inc boosted Softbank Corp and helped improve overall market sentiment. The benchmark Nikkei average rose 2.69 per cent or 362.54 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... was up $3.69, or 2.9 per cent, to $131.00. In the US on Friday, Microsoft Corp's $US44.6 billion ($A49.86 billion) bid for Yahoo Inc overshadowed news that employers cut payrolls for the first time since 2003.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... Friday, capping Wall Street's best week in almost five years, after Microsoft Corp's $US44.6 billion ($A49.86 billion) bid for Yahoo Inc overshadowed news that employers cut payrolls for the first time since 2003. Microsoft, in its biggest-ever takeover ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... higher on enthusiasm about the outlook for technology profits after strong results from bellwether companies Intel Corp and Yahoo Inc. But the technology sector's strong performance was not enough to power big gains in the broader market, with the Dow ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... growth for some time. Disappointing results from technology bellwethers also weighed on stocks. Shares of Intel Corp and Yahoo fell nearly five per cent after their quarterly results fell short of some expectations. The Dow Jones industrial average was ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... and takeover speculation helping to boost markets. The takeover talk included reports that Microsoft Corp could acquire Yahoo Inc, which was later down played. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 23.24 points to 13,264.62 in what was its 19th ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
... index closed at 5917.32 points, down 21.58 or 0.36 per cent. TOKYO - The Nikkei average ended the day flat as investors in Yahoo Japan and other stocks erred on the side of caution ahead of earnings announcements. The Nikkei ended 2.75 points higher ...

HOSTPLUS tailors fin lit to Gen X and Gen Y

Industry super fund HOSTPLUS is forging a new path to reach its Gen X and Gen Y super fund members, launching a financial literacy program specifically for 20 to 30-somethings. This month, the fund partnered with Scott Pape, author of the bestseller ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
... overnight, stocks rose sharply, driving the blue-chip Dow Industrial average to a record high, as earnings reports from Yahoo Inc and Sun Microsystems Inc renewed optimism about the profits of technology companies. The Dow Jones industrial average closed ...