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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street shares rallied on Tuesday following a surprise jump in US housing starts.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
The Australian share market was maintaining its gains at noon, raising hopes of six consecutive days of share price growth if Tuesday's rally holds.

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
US President Barack Obama might be regretting that he did not nationalise American International Group - which is turning out to be the greediest of the greedy -- when the fervour towards nationalisation was on his side.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open flat after receiving mixed leads from overseas.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
The Australian share market was mildly higher at noon as financial stocks experienced gains and after a positive lead from Wall Street.

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
There is still plenty of bad news around. But the power of optimism reigned supreme last week.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to continue to rise on Monday, after United States markets strengthened for the fourth day in a row.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The Australian stock market was more than three per cent higher at noon with investors buoyed by signs of a possible levelling-out of the economic downturn in the US.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open stronger on Friday following gains on Wall Street.

Jobless rate in perspective

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
'Job losses worst for 18 years' (AFR). 'Australian Jobless Rate Climbs to 4-Year High of 5.2%' (Bloomberg).