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Buffett outlines plans for Berkshire Hathaway

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... NoVo Foundation. This is the second year that Buffett has made additional gifts to the family foundations around Thanksgiving time, supplementing lifetime pledges he made back in 2006. "At Thanksgiving, I have much to be thankful for..." Buffett said. ...

Chief economist update: Good news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas has come early... and Thanksgiving too. Wall Street benchmark equity indices rallied at the close of trading last week: The S&P 500 added 1.0% to a new all-time high; the Nasdaq closed 1.1% up but not ...

Chief economist update: Thanks for nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
America's Thanksgiving celebration is only two winks away but the way the US equity market is going, investors have nothing to give thanks for. Three of Wall Street's benchmark equity indices are now in the red for the year - S&P 500 down 1.2% ...

No big deal or not yet?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Perhaps 'twas because of the Thanksgiving holiday or it could be that everybody and their dogs were busy gearing up for the Black Friday sale that the big drop in China's stock market last Thursday got just a little hoo-ha last week. Even the S&P/ASX ...

The price is not right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... because of the improved and improving state of the US consumer, even stuck my neck out (not to be chopped in time for Thanksgiving, crossed fingers) anticipating stronger US growth momentum. Yes Virginia, I intentionally kept away from talking about ...

'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
Thank goodness Australia doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving Day - there won't be anything to give thanks for when it comes around next week. While we're at it, Santa Claus may not be coming to town either. I'm not in a "Grinchy" mood today, it's just the ...

Chill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... of Australia (RBA) chief Glenn Stevens wasn't advising Russian President Vladimir Putin against having Turkey for Thanksgiving in retaliation for Turkey's - the country - downing of a Russian warplane near the Turkish-Syrian border. No Virginia, Gov ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... after the National Retail Federation estimated the average shopper spent 6.4 per cent less than a year ago over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... consumers estimated that the average weekend shopper spent 6.4 per cent less than a year ago. The day after Thursday's Thanksgiving Day holiday, known as Black Friday, unofficially kicks off the critical year-end shopping season. LONDON - Crude oil prices ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... Westpac retreated 29 cents to $32.94, and ANZ ditched 19 cents at $32.26. US markets were closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving public holiday.
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