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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street. At 0823 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,553. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower in a likely quiet day of trade on Melbourne Cup day and following poor performances on international markets. At 0845 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down three points ...

AMP to enter Chinese pension market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
AMP has announced it will acquire a 19.99% stake in China's largest pension company, China Life Pension Company Limited, for $240 million. This will make AMP the first foreign company to take a stake in a Chinese pension company. Part of the deal will ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
Australian shares look set to open lower after a flat performance on Wall Street and sharp falls on European markets following negative German business data. At 0812 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 15 points ...

Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
What a difference a week makes. Yes, yes, yo Virginia, in just seven winks, financial market sentiment went from "shiver me timbers, the sky is falling" to hapeee. Don't believe me? Here's Bloomberg's take last 15 October in its report headed, "World ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0704 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 17 points points at 5,389. Wall Street stocks rose more than one per cent following ...

US$200b a quarter to keep the bulls going

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
"Having money isn't everything, not having it is." - Kanye West Nah Virginia, at my (middle) age, I'm not one who enjoys hip hop, techno, punk, goth or beats... let alone rap. But yankee-doodle-dandy rapper Kanye's words aptly describe the fall and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
Australian shares looks set to open higher after international markets shot up on strong Chinese economic growth data and rumours Europe's central bank will step up its monetary stimulus. At 0805 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher on strong US leads and iron ore price gains. US stocks extended the rally that began late last week with the Dow Jones Industrial Average finishing 0.12 per cent higher on Monday. Wall Street's gains and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street recovered early losses to trade in positive territory. At 0810 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 14 points at 5,320. Locally, in economic news on ...