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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... await the release of key manufacturing data next week. The US dollar continued to struggle in Asia after dipping on Wall Street following the release of data showing the US economy contracted more than expected in the first three months of the year. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... share market has opened slightly lower as weak iron-ore prices and concerns China's softening economy overshadows Wall Street's new highs. US markets performed strongly overnight but the iron ore price continued to fall putting pressure on the major ...

So bad it's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... oh so bad that it's good. This, Virginia, is the conclusion one would reach if you put last night's assessments on Wall Street with that of the previous day... that is, if one could try to stop oneself from laughing at the spinmeisters. Wall Street frets ...

Market wrap AAP

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher after Wall Street stocks closed at a record high. A battle between two giant meat processors over hot dog maker Hillshire Brands helped boost Wall Street stocks. Shares in Hillshire Brands jumped 17.7 ...

In with the old, out with the new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
Move on folks, nothing to see here... go git! Trading activity on Wall Street while we slept was a big wide-opened yawn, but I can't help myself asking "what the fudge?" Just one day before, the financial media was abuzzed with rationales upon rationales ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to open lower after Wall Street fell a day before the release of major US economic data. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was 13 points lower at 5,524. In economic news on Thursday ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... at $5.28 after reporting a nine per cent rise in first half earnings and flagging strong annual profit growth. On Wall Street overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 69.23 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 16,675.5 points, and the broad-based ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... the season, Virginia... it's still May - the season of going away. But there's good news a-plenty that could explain Wall Street's good mood. Small caps - Russell 2000 up by 1.4% overnight - are back in favour. So are tech stocks - up 1.2%. US releases ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher after encouraging US economic data pushed Wall Street higher. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was six points higher at 5,533. In economic news on Wednesday, the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... seven cents at $60.61, and Fortescue Metals firmed 3.5 cents to $4.545. Telstra scraped off one cent to $5.37. On Wall Street on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 63.19 points to 16,606.27 points after the US Commerce Department reported ...