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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... looks set to open flat following the federal budget's release, despite a positive lead from Wall street where both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 reached fresh record highs. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up five ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher ahead of the federal budget and after both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 reached fresh record highs. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 31 points at 5,468. Analysts ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... session at a fresh record high. At 0805 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was flat at 5,445. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday advanced 32.37 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 16,583.34, 2.5 points above the previous high ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... stocks were mixed but some selling pressure continued to dog the technology sector amid worries about overvaluations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 32.43 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 16,570.97. The broad-based S&P 500 slipped 2.58 points ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... Twitter revived worries about the tech sector and disappointing earnings from insurer AIG hit financial stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 129.53 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 6,401.02. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 16.94 points, or 0.9 per ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... in goods and services data, while the Dun and Bradstreet business expectations survey is due out. In equities news, David Jones is expected to post its third quarter sales result and Leighton Holdings its first quarter results. In Australia, the market ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... as worsening tensions over Ukraine overshadowed a US labour report that showed surprisingly strong jobs growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 45.98 points (0.28 per cent) to 16,512.89 on Friday. The broad-based S&P 500 shed 2.54 (0.13 per cent) ...

Age Pension to rise to 70 by 2035

MARK SMITH, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... raise the Age Pension eligibility age to 70 by 2035 in the upcoming Budget. Confirmation came in an interview with Alan Jones on 2GB radio in which the two men were discussing the Commission of Audit's recommendations for spending cuts. "There are a ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... expected profit from ANZ. ANZ beat market expectations with a record half year cash profit of $3.5 billion, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high after the US Federal Reserve said the US economy was picking up after a winter slowdown. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to follow Wall Street higher, with the Dow Jones reaching a new record after the Federal Reserve said the US economy was picking up after a winter slowdown. At 0810 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures ...