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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... increase for the year ahead. Its stocks shed 30.5 cents to $36.64. Australia's other major airliner Virgin reported on Friday that it almost tripled its losses on the previous years but its shares were flat. The big four banks were enjoyed a positive ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street ended a three day winning streak. At 0649 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down three points at 5,606. US stocks fell modestly, dragged down by rising ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... close 0.48 per cent higher. The broad US gains were partly because of Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen's commitment on Friday to keeping interest rates low. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the joy was flowing through to local ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... Australian stocks were flat in early trade in a resilient start to the week following solid falls in the US and Europe on Friday. The Australian share market posted a seventh straight session of gains on Friday, taking it to a new six-year high. IG market ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks lost ground on Friday. The September share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,599. Wall Street stocks closed mostly lower on Friday night following a cautious appraisal ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following solid gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0658 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,615. In Australia, company earnings season continues with ...

China's communist and it works

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... Deep" Not long now, Super Mario Draghi must be beaming with excitement for his upcoming date with Janet Yellen this coming Friday - not to show off his Italian suit and shoes or brag that he could be the next Italian President - but more because as they ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... 1,971.74, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite gained 43.39 (0.97 per cent) to 4,508.31. The Dow had led a sell-off on Friday amid worries of a looming clash between Russian and Ukraine forces. But tensions fell back after the two sides held talks on ...

Maurice Blackburn mulls class action against Macquarie

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... the latter is not ideal, but is "better than nothing." He expressed concern that the compensation scheme made public last Friday reproduced the same problems that the Senate inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) identified ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics issues new motor vehicle sales data for July. The Australian sharemarket on Friday closed at a two week high on the back of a strong week of company earnings and a potential demerger of assets by BHP ...