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Heads up to where Wall Street's heading

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... blurted out those words at the American Enterprise Institute in 1996. But then again September's coming and, according to the Stock Traders' Almanac, it's the worst month of the year for US stocks. And then, there's October - the month of crashes and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... analyst expectations. The home-improvement chain raised its 2014 profit forecast, citing strong sales. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have risen, extending the previous day's surge as fears about the Ukraine crisis eased. Frankfurt's main DAX index ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... practically traded sideways between 1983 and 1999, bumping up once in a while during periods of market stress such as during the stock market crash of 1987 and the Asian financial crisis in 1997/98 but overall remained within the US$400 an ounce mark. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... some people on Wall Street had taken early vacation ahead of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets drifted up in subdued trading as the region began voting in parliamentary polls, and as investors reacted to global ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... of gains on Wall Street on Friday but heavy falls in the price of iron ore have changed that. The steelmaking commodity's spot price in China is at a year low $US100.70 an ounce while steel prices have also hit 12-month lows. "That is certainly the drag ...

Gina gets richer but falls down list

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... giant founder Amancio Ortega, owner of Zara, with $72 billion, and then there's high-profile investor Warren Buffett. Rising stock markets swelled the ranks of the world's billionaires to a record 1,645 from 1,426 last year. The list included 172 women ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
Australian stocks have fallen heavily after resuming trade after the Australia Day public holiday, due to a recent sell off on Wall Street. Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average took a near two per cent slide on Friday night and a further, albeit ...

Platinum's Neilson backs Japan in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher following gains on Wall Street driven by good US manufacturing data and car sales figures. CMC Markets chief market analyst said the Australian market might be further supported by the news that China's ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... its third day. But the local market edged higher, on expectations a resolution will soon be achieved in the US, Australian Stock Report senior equities analyst Benny Sada said. "There is some hope that this is not the end of the talks," he said. "Within ...