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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
The share market has opened lower following a selloff on Wall Street overnight.

Time to go away?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
Three down days and suddenly allusions to the "tech wreck" of 2000 are starting to slowly weave their way into the blogosphere.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street slumped for the third straight session with investors fearing high-flying technology stocks are overvalued and cautiously anticipating earnings season.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
The share market is lower as investors follow a negative lead from Wall Street's last session.

Front-runners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
Front-running and skimming is systematic fraud, plain and simple... and legalised fraud brings distrust.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street tumbled more than 2.5 per cent despite solid jobs data.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
The Australian share market is slightly lower as investors wait for a catalyst to give the market greater drive.

The art of fighting without fighting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
But if the recent positive trend in bond yields, confidence and growth continues, Super Mario could eventually succeed in preventing "low-flation" (thanks Ms. Lagarde) from becoming de-flation without spending a single euro.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat with Wall Street little changed as investors digest a series of economic data ahead of Friday's big US jobs report for March.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after markets in the United States continued their rise overnight.