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AAP | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015

... (0.46 per cent). The broad-based S&P 500 gained 7.85 points (0.38 per cent) at 2,088.00, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 25.90 points (0.53 per cent) to 4,945.54. US crude prices fell back below $US60 a barrel Thursday. Spiking oil ...

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AAP | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015

... 17,841.98 on Wednesday. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 9.31 points (0.45 per cent) to 2,080.15, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index lost 19.68 points (0.40 per cent) at 4,919.64. Payrolls firm ADP estimated the US added just 169,000 private-sector ...

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AAP | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015

... cent) to 17,928.20. The broad-based S&P 500 lost 25.03 points (1.18 per cent) at 2,089.46, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index sank 77.60 points (1.55 per cent) to 4,939.33. Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank, cited the rise ...

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AAP | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015

... close at 18,070.40. The broad-based S&P 500 advanced 6.20 points (0.29 per cent) to 2,114.49, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 11.54 points (0.23 per cent) to 5,016.93. Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital ...

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AAP | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015

... 18,035.53 on Wednesday. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 7.91 (0.37 per cent) to 2,106.85, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 31.78 (0.63 per cent) to 5,023.64. Stocks were in the red all day after first quarter growth came in well below ...

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AAP | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015

... (0.40 per cent) at 18,110.14. The broader S&P 500 rose 5.84 (0.28 per cent) to 2,114.76, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite gave up 4.82 (0.10 per cent) at 5,055.42. The market recovered after an early downturn that followed an unexpected and sharp ...

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AAP | TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015

... Monday. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index retreated 8.77 (0.41 per cent) to 2,108.92, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 31.84 (0.63 per cent) to 5,060.25. Both the S&P and Nasdaq had built on record closes Friday as markets opened higher ...

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AAP | MONDAY, 27 APR 2015

... points. NEW YORK - The Nasdaq extended its closing record with strong boosts from Amazon, Microsoft and Google. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 36.02 points (0.71 per cent) at 5,092.08, boosting the record broken on Thursday, 15 years after the heights ...

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AAP | FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015

... smashed its 15-year-old record, breaking through the old mark set at the peak of the dot-com boom in 2000. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.41 per cent (20.89 points) to finish at 5,056.06 on Thursday, finally making up all the nearly 4,000 points ...

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AAP | THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015

... cent) to 18,038.27 on Wednesday. The broad-based S&P rose 10.67 (0.51 per cent) to 2,107.96, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 21.07 (0.42 per cent) at 5,035.17. Total sales of used homes jumped 6.1 per cent to an annual rate of 5.19 ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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