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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was more than two and a half per cent lower at noon, with concerns about the stability of the US economy dragging the market down.

Pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
One for the bears. The pendulum has swung in favour of the 'dead cat bounce' camp as Wall Street clocked its third consecutive day of losses.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker after Wall Street fell as a gloomy retail sales report renewed concerns about the US economy.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was more than half a per cent lower at noon, as the markets digested the federal budget handed down on Tuesday night.

Goldilocks Budget 2009

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
Most Australians by now would be suffering from Budget diarrhea. For there is no escape. Everywhere you turn, it's Budget 2009 - the second for the Rudd Government and the first in contemporary Australian history of a tough one.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger after the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose in the US overnight.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was more than 1.5 per cent lower at noon in quiet trading ahead of Tuesday night's federal budget.

Tonight's the night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
It's Budget lock-up day tonight in Canberra. The day when the who's who of the Australian economics and the reporting world are held incommunicado for six hours until the grand unveiling of the Government's plan for the future.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker after a fall on Wall Street, before attention turns to the federal budget due on Tuesday night.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was one per cent lower at noon, with falls in both the resources and financial sector, despite a positive lead from Wall Street.