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US fight over adviser fiduciary rules nears end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... approaching resolution, the price of this resolution is that it has retreated back to just improved disclosure rules. The Wall Street Journal has reported that the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is soon to announce its final position on the ...

Knight Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... knight in shining armour From a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." - Glory of Love 'Twas a yahoo day on Wall Street overnight not only because of the 6.3% rally in Yahoo, Inc's share price - on better than predicted revenue and bottom ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rose for its third session on positive economic news. At 0645 AEST on Thursday the June share price index futures contract was up 17 points at 5,424. March US home construction and industrial ...

Flash Boys is 'complete nonsense': CMCRC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... two videos commenting on the anti-HFT sentiment stirred up by the release of Michael Lewis's new book Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt. CMCRC CEO Professor Michael Aitken, who has conducted multiple academic studies on HFT, said that there was no evidence ...

Trend - up, down or up and down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
And a bounce, bounce here and a bounce, bounce there, everywhere a bounce, bounce. This, Virginia, was what Wall Street did overnight - it was up, then down, the back up again... all in a day's trade. It was up on good first quarter earnings reports ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street despite tech stocks at one point pushing the Nasdaq Composite index down nearly two per cent. At 0805 AEST on Wednesday the June share price index futures contract was up ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... related stocks also rose, including Woolworths, adding 38 cents to $36.03, and Wesfarmers, adding 54 cents at $42.57. On Wall Street overnight, the The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 146.49 points, or 0.91 per cent, to 16,173.24 points. The gains ...

Bouncy bouncy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... of: improving US fundamentals and; central banks' commitment to do whatever it takes to deliver sustainable growth. Wall Street rebounded overnight (crossed fingers it's not the dead cat variety or I would be nailed for sure before Easter) "after data ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after decisive rises on Wall Street following better-than-expected retail sales figures. At 0800 AEST on Tuesday the June share price index futures contract was up 25 points at 5,370. US March retail sales ...

A 1987-style crash cometh (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... there's more. On 13 February 2013, Yahoo Finance told us that the good doctor knew: "Marc Faber thinks 1987-style Wall Street crash coming this autumn if markets do not correct soon... when stocks rose 40 per cent into the summer only to crash 41 per ...