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Morning market wrap: US bonds continue sell-off

US bond yields jumped sharply higher overnight, continuing the sell-off that began in earnest with Fed chairman Alan Greenspan's Congressional testimony last week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond rose 21 basis points to 4.21%, and ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares edge higher

Australian shares opened modestly stronger this morning, following gains Friday in major US and European markets. US markets were buoyed by a solid earnings result from Microsoft, and positive comments from telecommunications giant Ericsson. Locally ...

Morning market wrap: Tech sector drags US stocks lower

US stocks fell Thursday, as the market overlooked favourable economic data and focused on disappointing earnings news from tech bellwethers IBM and Nokia. The Nasdaq composite index suffered its biggest percentage fall in two months, losing 50.0 points ...

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds hammered

The Australian bond market was sharply weaker Wednesday morning, following overnight Congressional testimony by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. Despite pledging to maintain the fed funds rate at low levels 'for a considerable time', bond ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds crunched by Greenspan

US bond yields spiked higher after Fed chairman Alan Greenspan presented to Congress an upbeat view of US economic prospects over the balance of 2003 and for 2004. Reassurances the Fed would hold the funds rate low "for a considerable time" were ignored ...

Morning market wrap: US Stocks recover ground

US stocks finished moderately higher Friday, underpinned by re-assuring earnings comments from General Electric. The market was also boosted by a series of brokerage upgrades in the technology and retail sectors. The Dow Jones industrial average gained ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks succumb to profit-taking

Broader US share market indexes moved lower Wednesday, with investors locking in profits ahead of the second quarter reporting season. The Dow Jones industrial average slumped 66.9 points (0.7%) to finish at 9,156.2, while the S&P 500 shed 5.6 points ...

Morning market wrap: US Shares up, Australian dollar slumps

US shares continued their ascent Tuesday, buoyed by a wave of merger and acquisition activity. Data storage company EMC Corp. announced the acquisition of Legato Systems Inc., while auto parts manufacturer ArvinMeritor Inc. launched a hostile cash bid ...

US ruling approves US$750 million WorldCom settlement

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2003
A US federal judge has approved a US$750 million (A$1.1 billion) settlement between WorldCom and market regulators regarding the bankrupt telecom giant's 11 billion dollar accounting fraud. "The court is convinced that the proposed settlement is not ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks jump on improving outlook

US equity markets surged higher Monday, underpinned by upbeat comments on the semiconductor sector and growing confidence in the prospects of stronger economic growth in the second half. Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. beat earnings ...