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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reassured investors about bank balance sheets.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
The Australian sharemarket was down at noon, with a broad-based fall coming after bad news on Wall Street overnight.

Taking a breather

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
What do you get when you fall in love (with stocks)? A person with a pin to burst your bubble. That's what you get for all your trouble.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks slumped on concerns about the level of bad loans held by banks following Bank of America's earnings report.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
The Australian share market was lower at noon weighed down by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto amid concerns about the latter's deal with China's Chinalco.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained on better-than-expected earnings reports from Citigroup and General Electric.

Risk of indigestion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
Whoa boy! Take it easy. In a span of six weeks since their lows in early March this year, both the MSCI developed and emerging market indices have already rallied close to 26 per cent.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
The Australian share market was stronger at noon AEST, with local banking stocks in particular benefiting from positive sentiment in the US financial sector.

Fiji Reserve Bank imposes credit controls

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
The political and financial nightmare facing Australian financial institutions in their long-time captive market of Fiji is getting worse by the day.

IMF and Swan riding on doom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
What are they up to? What do they hope to accomplish?