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Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... $8.4 million loss in 2012 due to the impact of a suspension of live exports. AACo shares are down four cents to $1.21. Virgin Australia's $98 million plan to buy regional airline Skywest has been given the go-ahead by the competition watchdog. "That ...

It's happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013

Propensity for foot shooting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... as part of a compromise. Delta Air Lines shares rose after the company said it will buy almost half of Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic for $US360 million ($A344.75 million) as it seeks a bigger share of the lucrative New York-to-London travel market. ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
'Twas another up day on Wall Street overnight as investors bought a lotta Apple and other techs and... optimism on a cliff deal. "Twas another good day in Europe - the Stoxx 600 closed 0.7% higher to an 18-month high -- despite the European Central ...

Sweeet!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
Greece is saved... again! Wall Street back to worrying about the cliff... again! Yes Virginia, this is another I told you so moment. You, I and Irene expected these to happen all along: We won't have closure on that US$607 billion fiscal cliff until ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... Financial Review lunch in Melbourne. Meanwhile, Thorn Group, owner of Radio Rentals, is expected to post first-half results; Virgin Australia Holdings, Monadelphous Group, Emeco and Lynas have annual general meetings; and Sydney Airport is expected to ...

Worried about the US? Buy US Treasuries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice... Has anybody heard about the US fiscal cliff? Of course everybody has. Nobody can miss it even if they try. Not you, not I, not Irene. Yes, not you too Virginia. It's all over... everywhere. Not when that ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Now what's wrong this time? The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 'mother-of-all-economic statistics' at the end of last week's trading and it was good. But how did Mr. Market react? He thought it was good too until... he didn't. The S&P 500 ...