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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
The Australian stock market had continued to rise by noon, as investors react to positive overnight news out of the world's key economies.

Open fire roasted bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
You only have to look at the big picture to see that Christmas is just around the corner.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving overhwelmingly positive leads from offshore trading overnight.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
The Australian share market remained marginally lower at noon with softer than expected third quarter economic growth not having a major impact on equities.

Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
Danger, Will Robinson!

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving generally negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with most key markets lower, although precious and base metals were higher.

ECB to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
Despite continued protestations by the ECB, it will have to do a Fed and expand monetary policy.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
The Australian market has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, driven by concern about weakness in the Eurozone and instability in Korea.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was weaker at noon as concerns about sovereign debt in Europe linger on investor sentiment to risk.

Turkeys, PIGS and Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
And this, my friends, is where the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling.