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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
The Australian share market is trading flat, though marked by a plunge in the shares of insurer QBE.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following Wall Street's mixed performance after prominent corporate deals and a drop in pending home sales.

Dip-buying pays

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
But despite these uncertainties, there's still nothing new on Wall Street.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower after US markets fell on disappointing company earnings reports.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street tumbled following some disappointing earnings reports in a move that some analysts attributed to profit taking.

It's all about the US week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
Sit back and enjoy the first two days of this week for starting mid-week... financial markets' moods could swing - for the better or the worse - on America.

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
The Australian share market is lower as investors take profits after its seven day run of gains.

Wall Street snubs the IMF

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
"It's really a story of something which has just happened and that is behind us".

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after little change on Wall Street where the S&P 500 inched toward another record high.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
The Australian stock market has opened flat despite another strong session on Wall Street led by corporate giants Apple and Facebook.