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Prime Super will not appoint HIP directors to board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... underperforming. "Another factor in today's market is the turnaround in sentiment that occurred during the US session." Overnight on Wall Street, shares finished mostly lower as investors assessed the latest batch of US company earnings and sold utility ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set for a flat start to trade, after a mixed session on Wall Street. At 0700 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up just one point at 5,460. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Janet puts it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... Yellen's doing it -- the Fed put, that is. If you still doubt it, Virginia, just have a look at last night's trading action on Wall Street. Sure, there was some good news out of Russia - Putin's blinked (or is it blunk?) - and is reportedly pulling his ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street mostly gained following more conciliatory statements by Russia's president amid the Ukraine crisis and the Federal Reserve chair's Congressional testimony. At 0645 AEST on Thursday, the ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... will come to the plate," UBS equity sales executive director Rob Taubman said. Local investors also had a negative lead from Wall Street, where weaker than expected earnings from insurance giant AIG and falls in tech stocks caused a sizeable drop. All ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
The Australian market is set to open lower after Wall Street dropped on concerns about the US tech sector and disappointing earnings from insurance giant AIG. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 25 points ...

Promises promises and broken promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
Were you not as surprised as I was? I bet you weren't Virginia, not even your uncle and his dog, when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced that it was doing nothing - it left the official cash rate steady at 2.5%. While the RBA mostly stuck ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained despite continuing concern over escalating tension in Ukraine and poor industrial data from China. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up nine ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a negative close on Wall Street as increased Ukraine tensions overshadowed strong US jobs figures. At 0810 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up seven points at 5,454. ...