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Market Wrap

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 ...

Market Wrap

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 ...

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. ...

Market wrap AM

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 ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... but we're not seeing overly excessive losses," he said. US stocks sank in the second day of losses after President Barack Obama's re-election victory, trimming another one per cent after Wednesday's huge rout. At the closing bell the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... down 32 points, or 0.71 per cent, at 4,502.2. NEW YORK - US stocks sank in the second day of losses after President Barack Obama's re-election victory, trimming another one per cent after Wednesday's huge rout. At the closing bell the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... effort. Mr Heffernan said he believed overseas markets had over-reacted to the US election result, in which President Barack Obama won a second term and the Republicans retained control the House of Representatives. "I think you will probably see a bounce ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street tumbled following US President Barack Obama's re-election, with investors now seeing a tough battle with Republicans over a looming "fiscal cliff". At 0630 AEDT on Thursday, the December ...

Market Wrap early AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... per cent, at 4,493.6. NEW YORK - US stocks opened mostly lower on the eve of the presidential vote, with President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney locked neck-and-neck in the race for the White House. Five minutes into trade on Monday ...