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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... copper was steady but seen vulnerable to a sell-off as investors focused on the possibility of recession in the United States. Three-months copper futures at the London Metal Exchange, a key gauge of real economic activity closed at $US8,380 a tonne ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... Australian share market yesterday, which closed at its lowest level in seven weeks on renewed recession fears in the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 83.6 points, or 1.59 per cent, to 5,180.4 points, its lowest close since October 4 ...

We knew it all along: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... a much talked about productivity boost from the ICT revolution, especially in the so-called 'new economy' of the United States; second, an increasingly talked about rapid industrialisation of China; and third, a barely recognised boost to labour force ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... company Nufarm announced that it had acquired British crop protection firm AH Marks Holdings and Etigra LLC in the United States at a total price of $236 million. Its share were untraded at $16.10. Overnight, US stocks partly recovered but still ended ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... dragged and after higher-than-expected inflation data reduced the prospect of further interest rate cuts in the United States. The FTSE 100 index ended 73.3 points lower at 5,893.6. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6899.68 points, down 102.61 or 1.47 ...

Our rates a global sideshow

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... ensure their superpower status for a long while yet. "While these trends reflect a shift in financial power from the United States toward other parts of the world, the sheer size and depth of the US market will give it a leading role on the international ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
... Pacific Holdings Ltd closes. The Australian share market closed down slightly on the back of inflation concerns in the United States, with the local resources sector the strongest performer. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 closed down 12.7 points at 5,596.7 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
The Australian share market was weaker at noon following inflation concerns in the United States and Rio Tinto's rejection of BHP's takeover offer. At 1207 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 53.2 points, or one per cent, at 5556.2, while the broader ...

Ryan joins Fidelity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... Goodin's move from Tokyo to Sydney. Fidelity is a financial services and investment resources firm with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia and Japan.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... Australian stock market closed sharply lower yesterday, with $40 billion wiped off its value following losses in United States markets caused by lingering recession fears. It was the 11th weak session in a row and the longest losing streak in the market ...