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More worries for US financials

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
It was another down day for Wall Street overnight as concerns about the financial sector resurfaced and another negative housing news overcame a drop in crude oil prices. Crude oil prices settled below US$113 a barrel last night following reports that ...

Winton fund returns 23.5pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... said Carson. According to Carson, the fund invests in crops, livestock, energies, base metals, processed metals, and financials including equities, currencies, bonds and interest rate markets. The only criteria is that there's a liquid market futures ...

Aus Ethical World Trust beats benchmark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... of exposure to the strong commodities and conventional energy markets," he said. "The World Trust has avoided the US financials meltdown and build exposure to leading quality companies in Asia and Japan."

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... Dominic Vaughan said. "We had commodity prices down overnight so the resources sector has been hit very hard, and the financials are also down." BHP Billiton lost 66 cents or 1.77 per cent to $36.55 by 1206 AEST, rival Rio Tinto shed $2.98, or 2.61 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... the investment bank. The day's trading illustrated the ongoing push-and-pull caused by oil prices and any news about financials. The major US bourses were volatile and ceased to track one-another. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 139.88, or 1.19 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... close of $US913.45. Newcrest tumbled $2.53, or 8.51 per cent, to $27.20, and Lihir Gold gave up 21 cents to $2.49. Financials fared better with Commonwealth Bank up 76 cents to $40.44, National Australia Bank up 19 cents to $24.39, ANZ up 29 cents to ...

Who's next to confess?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
The Australian equity market slumped yesterday, dragged down by a sell-off in the Financials sector after ANZ announced increased provisioning for bad debts would hit its earnings. In making the announcement, ANZ Chief Executive Mike Smith said that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... an International Monetary Fund report predicting continuing problems in the credit and housing market put stress on financials. The IMF said the bottom of the housing market was still not visible. Sentiment was also soured by the weekend closure of two ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... to 4970 on a volume of 19,377 contracts. "We're having yet another choppy market, following on from the weakness in financials in Wall Street overnight," Intersuisse director Howard Elton said. "Added to that we've got the negative news from National ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... increased 55 points to 5071 on volume of 13,315 contracts. White Funds Management portfolio manager Angus Gluskie said the financials were the driver of the market while the resource sector was moderately weaker on falls in the oil price overnight. "As ...