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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... markets have fallen, with London dragged down by losses to heavyweight mining shares and a fresh profit warning from supermarket group Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.94 per cent to 6,773.63 points and in ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... $9.26, The Reject Shop had added 21.5 cents to $9.635 and Harvey Norman was half a cent higher at $3.705. Both of the supermarket giants were also higher. Woolworths was up 18 cents at $36.15 and Coles owner Wesfarmers was up 12 cents at $43.92. But ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... stocks have ended the week higher, shrugging off the impact of simmering Ukraine tensions and a profits warning from supermarket giant Tesco. Frankfurt's main DAX index ended up 0.08 per cent to 9,470.17 points on Friday. London's benchmark FTSE 100 ...

Ex-Deutsche Bank exec joins Woolworths board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... skills to the Board. We very much look forward to Scott's contribution and working with him in the future." Like fellow supermarket giant Coles, Woolworths is becoming a player in the retail of financial services through its financial services business ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... 3.38 points to 1,996.74. Locally, company profit reporting season starts winding down. The highlights on Friday are supermarket giant Woolworths and Virgin Australia both announcing their full year profits. Retailer Harvey Norman and maintenance and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... cents to $32.73, NAB had picked up 27 cents to $34.19 and Commonwealth Bank had risen 66 cents to $81.07. Meanwhile, supermarket giant Woolworths was weaker after announcing bigger-than-expected losses from its Master's home improvement business. Woolworths ...

MetLife refocuses on middle classes with direct distribution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... one platform others are working with groups that already have massive points of presence in the community: grocery supermarket chains. And this is why in the US MetLife is putting so much effort into developing its alliance with the Walmart supermarket ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... manufacturing figures for June at 1145 AEST, Ms Roadley said. In local news, grocery wholesaler Metcash, owner of the IGA supermarket brand, has blamed tough market conditions for a 17.9 per cent slump in full year profit to $169.2 million. Metcash shares ...

Prepare for the 'financial Amazon': Joye

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
Online financial supermarkets akin to Amazon are the future of financial services distribution, according to YBR Funds Management's Christopher Joye. Speaking at the Financial Standard MAX forum in Sydney yesterday, Joye said there was a surprisingly ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... March quarter, up 5.3 per cent from a year ago. The business was up 88 cents, or 2.3 per cent, to $37.17 while rival supermarket owner Wesfarmers had improved 39.5 cents, or 0.9 per cent, to $42.615 after suffering losses on Tuesday on the back of its ...