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Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... geo-political events" had we had in recent history? We had lotsa lotsa "major geopolitical events" - September 11, North Korea nukes, Thailand coup, China-Japan/Malaysia/Vietnam/Philippines island dispute, Ukraine - yet the S&P 500 index continues to ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... despise the West, there is no doubt in my mind that Russian President Vladimir Putin is saner and more calculating than North Korea's Kim. Putin better prove me right this time, else I'll retire trying to get inside the heads of tyrants forevermore. ...

May's not far away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... GDP scorecard in the first quarter, anxiety over renewed terrorist threats in the USA after the Boston bombings and North Korea's nuclear intimidation. Oh yeah, and of course, there's the slump in gold and other commodities and the price of carbon (interpreted ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... bleak macro backdrop combines with wild commodity swings, acts of terrorism and unravelling geopolitical situations in North Korea and Israel to undermine investor confidence." Comments from Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann that Europe's recovery could ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... real economy was not on a solid foundation and remained weak." Selling was also being fuelled by uncertainty over North Korea, with fears that Pyongyang could mark the anniversary of the birth of its late founder Kim Il-sung on Monday by launching a ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... to end at 22,101.27, but Shanghai eased 0.30 per cent, or 6.58 points, to 2,219.55. Dealers were keeping an eye on North Korea, watching for the expected missile test, while South Korean and US forces raised their alert status to "vital threat" as the ...

Centric Wealth recalibrates advice through newly-formed board

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... world financial market events. "Clients want advice and reassurance around major financial events, such as problems in North Korea, and to know how these issues impact the security of their capital," Kearns said. "The challenge of adjusting to retirement ...

Missing the forest for the trees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... concern," printed Reuters. "U.S. Stocks Fall as Energy, Financials Tumble on Economy," says Bloomberg. "Stocks slide on North Korea fears, Fed comments," was CNN Money's take. "Fall sharply", "Tumble", "Slide". Given the headlines of that day - the US ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... losses on Friday as traders digested a surprisingly weak March labour report and watched rising global tensions with North Korea. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 40.86 points (0.28 per cent) to close at 14,565.25. In Europe on Friday, London's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... back sharp losses as traders digested a surprisingly weak March labour report and watched rising global tensions with North Korea. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 40.86 points (0.28 per cent) to 14,565.25. The broad-based S&P 500 slid 6.70 (0.43 ...