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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... gloom cast by Citigroup's record quarterly loss on Tuesday, and lent support to the Dow. JP Morgan's results suggested some banks can still make a profit despite turmoil in the credit market. A smaller-than-expected profit decline by Wells Fargo & Co ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... September, their fourth straight session of losses, as investors offloaded stocks across the board before earnings reports by US banks this week. The Hang Seng Index closed down 2.4 per cent, or 630.35 points, at 25,837.78. WELLINGTON - Shares fell yesterday ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... the open at 1000 AEDT. "The early sell off was due to us following the US, but there has been improvement from BHP and the banks helping cap those earlier losses," she said. "There may be more volume as fund managers come back to work looking for bargains." ...

CMC poses new threat in online broking

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... medium-term," Trew said. "The integrated company will fill the void left by other brokers which have aligned themselves with the banks. It will combine our respective specialist skills and capabilities as trading and investment service providers," he ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... $3.52, or 2.49 per cent, to $137.68 and BHP Billiton dropped 84 cents, or 1.94 per cent, to $42.42. Three of the four big banks were lower. National Australia Bank fell 40 cents to $38.78, ANZ lost 20 cents to $27.72, Westpac dropped 14 cents to $29.34 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... Australian stock market is expected to open lower today after US stocks fell on scepticism about a plan by global central banks to revitalise credit markets. Metals in London were lower overnight. At 0809 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 41.13 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 13,473.9. The world's leading central banks provided good news by promising to inject more liquidity into the banking system to help fight the credit squeeze. But it ...

Operation auction squad

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... $20 billion is scheduled for Monday and the second for Thursday. Depositories will submit bids through their local Reserve Banks. Meanwhile Glenn Stevens, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia said in a speech this week that "Communication has become ...

Lehman Brothers banks on natural resources

Lehman Brothers Australia has hired a natural resources expert to head its Australian investment banking business. The group has appointed Shaun Treacy as the new managing director of investment banking. Prior to joining Lehman, Treacy worked for over ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... open higher today following a positive lead from Wall Street as US stocks rose after the Federal Reserve and other central banks sought to ease a global credit crunch. Metals in London were mixed overnight. At 0820 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...