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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
NEW YORK - US stocks got a boost Thursday despite poor domestic economic data after major central banks joined hands to ensure US dollar liquidity to Europe's embattled banks. In positive territory for the fourth day in a row, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after European and Asian markets fell overnight. Wall Street was closed on Monday for the US Labor Day public holiday. At 0710 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 52 ...

New Berkshire fund buys Buffet

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... 46 years, with a 13 per cent gain in 2010. Buffet's letter said Berkshire's 2010 purchase of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe would increase the firm's earning power by 30 per cent after tax, and was bullish on the US outlook saying the US had an ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... few days. It's conflicted. It doesn't know which way to jump. In keeping up with our Christmas theme, it's torn between Santa and the Grinch. The US dollar has risen for three days running. We know from recent observation that the stock market goes up ...

Santa's in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
"Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus Lane..." The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) played Santa to Australians all by announcing no increase in interest rates yesterday. It may have to lift the official cash rate from ...

Top 30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
The list has been drawn and is out! Worry no more about Dubai. There are bigger fish to fry. The Financial Times reports that the Financial Stability Board (FSB) - the regulator advocated by US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner last June to pre-empt and ...

L-U-V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... about the economic alphabet. Our economy is doing nicely, thank you very much. Australian retailers are reportedly expecting Santa to come to town this Christmas season. And if ever that dreaded letter 'W' comes, the Reserve Bank is already making preparations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... rising commodity prices. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced Tuesday it is paying $US100 a share for Burlington Northern Santa Fe in a deal valuing the railroad at $US34 billion ($A37.57 billion), lending some support to the market. But investors ...

Knife falls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
Anyone else caught the falling knife? Lower earnings forecasts quickly ended Wall Street's optimism over Santa Obama's promise of a 'single biggest investment' since the 1950s. Like I said in yesterday's commentary, for now this is simply rhetoric. ...

Santa Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... index' return surging pass the level above the zero line for the month. Similarly, commodity prices went flying. The reason. Santa Klaus has come to town. In his weekly radio interview last Sunday, Santa Obama promised to produce the 'single largest ...