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America on its knees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... day. The overnight sell-off saw more than three years' worth of gains wiped out from the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials index as investors speculated which mole's head would be the next to pop out and whacked by the US Treasury/Fed tandem. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... trade cautiously, but the market was considerably calmer than the first four sessions of the week, when the Dow Jones industrials rose or fell by triple digits each day. The Dow fell 51.70, or 0.45 per cent, to 11,326.32, ending the week down 0.39 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... broader All Ordinaries climbed 28.9 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 6,035.0. NEW YORK - The S&P 500 index and Dow Jones industrials eked out gains on Monday as record oil prices boosted energy shares, but the Nasdaq slipped after a chipmaker's warning about ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
... Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was up 24 points at 5,613 on 6,940 contracts. The Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500 rose on Tuesday after Warren Buffett offered to reinsure $800 billion in municipal debt risk from the top three ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
... while the broader All Ordinaries was up 55.6 points at 5723.9. NEW YORK - The S&P 500 fell on Friday and the Dow Jones industrials ended its worst week in nearly five years as investors unloaded shares of financials, home builders and other sectors at ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
... interest rates unchanged, saying inflation was likely to slow and that growth in the economy was moderate. The Dow Jones industrials rose 53.80 points, ending on its 21st record high for the year at 13,362.87. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index climbed ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
... 5,753 contracts. US stocks rallied on Wednesday, as robust profits and a flurry of buyout offers powered the Dow Jones industrials to a record high and the S&P 500 to its highest level in over six years. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 75.74 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
... 18. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied on Wednesday, as robust profits and a flurry of buyout offers powered the Dow Jones industrials to a record high and the S&P 500 to its highest level in over six years. Shares of manufacturing companies that sell their ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... contract gained 54 points to 6228 on a volume of 6,740 contracts. US stocks closed higher overnight, with the Dow Jones industrials setting another record high after news of unexpected growth in manufacturing and a surprise $US5 billion bid for Dow Jones ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... ordinaries index dropped 18.1 points to 6140.2. NEW YORK - US stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials setting another record high after news of unexpected growth in manufacturing and a surprise $US5 billion bid for Dow Jones & ...