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US bond market says not yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... "a confluence of negative events", Wall Street's down only less than 3% for all of last week. Thursday's sharp 2.0% and Friday's minus 0.3% follow up send the S&P 500 index down 2.7% for the week but it remains up for 4.2% for the year. Oh well, they ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge, also for July. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday retreated on the eve of Australia's company earnings season. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 76.5 points, or ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower following strong falls on US and European markets. At 0812 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down 53 points at 5,517. International markets plummeted on a range ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... 52 cents to $42.36 as the company looks like it may not garner enough support for its planned $US2.7 billion buyback in Friday's shareholder vote. Origin Energy gained five cents to $14.30 ahead of its quarterly production report. KEY FACTS * On Thursday ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... economic growth data is also set to be released. China will provide two updates on the health of its manufacturing industry on Friday. Locally, the big miners all gained on Wednesday morning. Rio Tinto put on 74 cents to $66.49, BHP gained 10 cents to ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... capital. In Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.33 per cent to 4,344.77 points while Frankfurt's DAX 30 index fell 0.48 per cent from Friday's close to 9,598.17 points. The euro firmed to $US1.3440 from $US1.3430. HONG KONG - Asian markets have mostly risen as ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... Spooner said. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 0.72 per cent while the broad-based S&P 500 dropped 0.48 per cent on Friday night, following surprisingly weak earnings reports from Amazon and Visa, in particular. "Investors are waiting to take ...

Abetz backed FSC in case against FWC, Federal Court reveals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... Federal Court case against the constitution of the Fair Work Commission's superannuation expert panel, it has emerged. On Friday the Federal Court published the reasons for its judgment that the Fair Work Commission Expert Panel was incorrectly constituted. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... Institute of Australia lunch, also in Sydney. While Duketon Mining (DKM) lists on the ASX. In Australia, the market on Friday, closed flat, with some investors booking profits, after a seven-day run of gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.3 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... set to open flat after little change on Wall Street where the S&P 500 inched toward another record high. At 0807 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5,540. Locally, no major economic or equities news ...