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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was marginally stronger at noon following slight gains in the resources and financial sectors.

Riccardian equivalence redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
US President Barack Obama is bringing David Riccardo back from the dead.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
The Australian market has received a strong lead from Wall Street, although precious metals were down. Copper and oil both were up, however.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was weaker at noon after Wall Street fell to its lowest levels in 12 years.

China could own America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
To nationalise or not to nationalise - that is the question.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open lower after shares on Wall Street slid again on Monday. All three key Wall Street indices were down, as were oil, gold and silver. Copper was up, however.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was lower at noon with the resources sector taking the biggest falls as most sectors fell into the red.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open flat with the SPI contracts slightly higher and after a weak lead from the US. Oil was down on Wall Street on Friday, although precious metals were higher, with gold closing over $US1,000 at the close of ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
Been there, done that. More money poured and promised to be poured into the economic and financial systems have not convinced equity markets that the 'beginning of the end' of the global financial crisis is nigh.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was lower at noon on Friday, pulled back by weakness in the banking sector following a negative lead from United States markets overnight.