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Serpentine fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... adds that, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941 also happened in the Year of the Snake and so did "the 1929 stock market plunge that heralded the Great Depression". "ASIAN soothsayers have predicted a stock market slide, escalated conflict, and ...

No end in sight for ASX rally: InStreet

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... income assets and into equities) in the institutional market, will have a knock-on effect on the wider economy, "The stock market cannot be viewed in a vacuum. It creates a positive feedback loop for businesses. We've already seen that effect in the ...

Insider selling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... Europe Concerns". Sweeet! But this is to be expected if your brief is to report on the tick-by-tick movement of the stock market and the tale the tape is telling. Now back to our main story. Do you still remember the story that hit the headlines two ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite falls on international markets overnight. At 0721 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up five points at 4,880. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following rebounds on European and US markets overnight. At 0631 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 20 points at 4,865. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

"Others" are still fearful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... news. They showed fear! The S&P 500 index closed 1.2% down last night and Europe gave up more than 3% as Italy's stock market sank by 4.5% and that of Spain by 3.8%. And oh, even Germany, the region's pillar of strength, fell by 2.5%. I would have been ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a stellar performance on Wall Street at the end of the week with the Dow finishing above 14,000 for the first time since October 2007. At 0739 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures ...

Time to fear?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
Are you thinking what I'm thinking? No, not that. I'm thinking about Warren Edward Buffet - the "Oracle of Omaha" - and his words of wisdom: "Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful" We've witnessed this Buffetism play before ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on Wall Street and many European bourses overnight with investors still unnerved by US gross domestic figures. Investors were surprised by the US Commerce Department figures showing the world's ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on Wall Street after data showed that the US economy contracted in the fourth quarter last year. At 0630 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up seven points ...