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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... finished lower as the market retreated from last week's records and awaited news that might support further gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell on Tuesday 67.43 (0.41 per cent) to 16,351.25. The broad-based S&P 500 shed 9.54 (0.51 per cent) ...

Bottoms up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... around the world. These -- along with the economic recessions they induced -- halted both the S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrials index record breaking run of 2007. The S&P 500 index plunged by 56.8% from (what was then its record closing high) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... bell, the S&P 500 added 3.35 points (0.18 per cent) at 1,877.16, besting a record for the second time in three days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 62.36 points (0.38 per cent) to 16,422.54, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 5.85 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... cent, to $14.82 and Woodside Petroleum added 32 cents, or 0.84 per cent, to $38.48. At the closing bell in the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 224.10 points (1.39 per cent) to 16,392.13. The broad-based S&P 500 advanced 27.86 (1.51 per cent) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... President Vladimir Putin played down the option of sending troops into the ex-Soviet state. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 224.10 points (1.39 per cent) to 16,392.13. The broad-based S&P 500 advanced 27.86 (1.51 per cent) ...

AMP chairman to retire amid wider board changes

ALICE URIBE & AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... announcement comes just weeks after Mr Mason announced he plans to retire as chairman of department store business David Jones. His decision to leave David Jones followed outrage from investors over controversial share purchases made by two of the retailer's ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... trading halt pending the announcement of a significant acquisition and delayed its earnings results. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.64 per cent while the broad-based S&P 500 was 0.62 per cent per cent higher. KEY FACTS * At ...

'Leaner' HSBC hikes profits, bonuses

BEN PERRY, AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... 9.0 per cent to $US22.6 billion last year, lower than market expectations of $US24.5 billion according to a survey by Dow Jones Newswires. The bank's share price shed 2.83 per cent to close down at 635.70 pence on London's FTSE 100 index, which rose ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... stocks finished with modest declines as investors shrugged off a drop in sale of existing homes as weather-related. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 29.93 points (0.19 per cent) on Friday to 16,103.30. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 3.53 (0.19 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... said. "We've had some fairly big surprises. "AMP, Leighton Holdings, Fairfax, and Myer is continuing to talk up this David Jones situation as well." Myer has again called on rival David Jones to consider a merger between the two department stores, sending ...