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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
The Australian market is expected to open higher after gains on Wall Street overnight. Stocks on major US indices enjoyed early gains before they were trimmed back by news that there had been no major progress by politicians toward a compromise on the ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... All Ordinaries index added 3.4 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 4,568.0 points. NEW YORK - Poor earnings and forecasts from major US industrial firms have added to a global markets downturn to send US stocks plummeting, with DuPont losing 9.1 per cent on ...

As many smartphones as people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Half the Australian population is now using smartphones, a shift that is expected to ratchet up pressure on superannuation funds and wealth managers to use the emerging channel to communicate with members and distribute information. Market research ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... Report says. "We'll probably get a better idea as to where this market's going to go later on this afternoon," he said. Major US and European bourses rallied in reaction to Spain's banking bailout, but the euphoria was short-lived as the reality of more ...

Market Wrap-Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... slightly higher after solid German business confidence data and stronger profits from Microsoft, McDonald's and other major US corporations helped the Dow Jones finish about 0.5 per cent higher. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... US stocks closed higher Thursday as signs strengthened of an imminent deal that would ease Greece's debt problems, and major US banks reached a settlement over foreclosure abuse allegations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 6.66 points (0.05 ...

Big four banks downgraded

ELISE BURGESS, CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... criteria for assessing banks with predictions coming true this week when the agency house downgraded the ratings of 37 major US banks, including Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, by one notch. ...

S&P downgrades US bank ratings

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
Standard & Poor's has downgraded the ratings of major US banks, including Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, by one notch. The ratings agency said it reviewed its ratings on 37 of the world's largest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... as a poor German government debt auction fuelled fears over Europe's fiscal crisis and weak growth in the eurozone, a major US trading partner. Markets spent the day stuck in negative territory after Germany was able to sell only part of an issue of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... as a poor German government debt auction fuelled fears over Europe's fiscal crisis and weak growth in the eurozone, a major US trading partner. Meanwhile, China's manufacturing activity slumped to its lowest level in 32 months in November, banking giant ...