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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... citing people close to the process. Stock markets stayed higher even after Boehner said at midday that President Barack Obama is slow-walking talks to avoid the fiscal cliff, and hasn't outlined spending cuts he's willing to support as part of a compromise. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... remains the collection of automatic tax increases and federal spending cuts scheduled to start January 1. President Barack Obama said the White House and Republicans could reach an agreement "in about a week" if the Republicans drop their opposition ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... on Wall Street Stocks as traders became more hopeful that a budget deal will be reached in Washington. President Barack Obama said in a speech Wednesday that he thought the budget talks could be resolved in about a week. There was also gains for financial ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... in positive territory after Wall Street posted solid gains overnight spurred by encouraging remarks by President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner on averting looming tax hikes and spending cuts that could push the economy into recession, the ...

Obama re-election to boost healthcare and banking stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
US President Barack Obama's re-election has removed uncertainty about the direction of banking and healthcare policies posing a raft of opportunities for investors, according to Origin Asset Management's John Birkhold. Four more years of Obama has removed ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... (0.48 per cent) at 1,359.88, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite shed 16.19 (0.57 per cent) at 2,853.13. President Barack Obama met with congressional leaders from the Democratic and Republican parties to open crunch talks on pulling back from the fiscal ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... euro rose to $1.2779 from $1.2734 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mostly lower after Barack Obama challenged Republicans to accept tax hikes for the rich as part of a deal to avert a fiscal cliff. Japan's Nikkei surged thanks ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... Australian market had followed Wall Street's lead. The Dow Jones Average plunged to close at 184.92 after US President Barack Obama challenged Republicans to accept tax increases for the wealthy in a deal to avert the so-called year-end fiscal cliff. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... All Ordinaries index was up 6.5 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 4,410.7. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled as US President Barack Obama challenged Republicans to accept tax increases for the wealthy in a deal to avert the year-end fiscal cliff. After opening ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... headed for another economic crisis sent Wall Street diving again and dealers running. The yen remained elevated after Barack Obama's re-election as US president stoked concerns of political gridlock in Washington with a "fiscal cliff" approaching that ...