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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
The Australian share market was trading about 1.5 per cent lower at a five-and-a-half-year low after sharp plunge on Wall Street took US stocks to levels last seen in 1997.

Let them have soup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
US First Lady, Michelle Obama, shows us the future - and it does not look good.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower with US and European markets falling heavily on more negative economic news and uncertainty over aggressive interest rate cuts in Britain.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
The Australian share market was stronger at noon with gains in the resources sector.

Chinese medicine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
Don't you just love financial market experts? One day they tell you to sell, the next day they ask you to buy - or vice versa.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger with US and European markets rallying overnight and commodity and oil prices higher.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The Australian stock market was firmly in the red at noon, weighed down by disappointing gross domestic product (GDP) figures, and losses among the banking and mining sectors.

Thank you RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The RBA giveth and the RBA giveth again.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower as US markets lost further ground and European markets continued the falls of the previous day. Gold was down, but silver, copper and oil were higher overnight.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
The Australian stock market was around 1.5 per cent lower at noon ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision, after diversified financials and transport stocks helped the market claw back some lost ground.