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A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks have recovered some ground lost last week when the S&P 500 notched its biggest weekly decline since mid-2012 and all three majo..
The share market closed weaker but performed better than expected after heavy opening losses. The market closed 0.28 per cent weaker after opening with losses of nearly half a per cent. A rocky ..
Another month of solid jobs growth is not expected to be enough to bring the unemployment rate down from its highest level in 10 years. Official labour force figures to be released on Thursday are ..
It would easy to interpret a rise in retail spending in June as a recovery from the blow to confidence from the federal budget. Easy and a tad simplistic. As far as recoveries go, it was a very ..
The Australia share market continues to slide on negative leads from Wall Street and weaker commodity prices. Declines in the base metals and oil prices overnight, combined with further falls in US..
Inflation appears to be off to a soft start in the September quarter, allowing the Reserve Bank to remain in wait-and-see mode on interest rates. The TD Securities/Melbourne Institute monthly infla..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday, Aug 4: KMD - KATHMANDU - up 10 cents, or 3.31 per cent, at $3.12 A colder than expected July has saved adventure clothing retailer Kat..
The Australian share market has retreated on the eve of Australia's company earnings season. The market is down by around 1.36 per cent, breaking a three-day winning streak after US stocks plummete..
Inflation figures on Friday added some weight to expectations that inflation will ease back over the coming year. They weren't the high-profile consumer price index (CPI) figures - they were releas..
Dividends, dividends, dividends - it's a mantra Australia's boardrooms might want to take up as they look to keep investors happy this earnings season. Analysts say shareholders will be looking for..
The Australian share market has opened sharply lower. At 1011 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 66.4 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 5,566.5, while the broader All Ordinaries..
New NAB boss Andrew Thorburn has shaken up the bank's executive team in his first day on the job. NAB's chief risk officer, Bruce Munro, will retire after 40 years with the company while business b..
Manufacturing activity has recorded its first positive result in eight months, helped by increased activity in the food, beverages and tobacco sub sector. The Australian Industry Group's (Ai Group)..
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell says that net profits more than tripled in the second quarter, boosted by asset sales and higher oil prices. Earnings after taxation soared by 206 per cent t..
The Australian share market has continued to hold above the 5,600-point mark - its highest level since the global financial crisis in 2008. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said..
The Australian share market is slightly higher after a flurry of mixed quarterly production data and weaker-than-expected building approval data. Early trade was quiet as investors digested the eff..
Australia can't pin all its hopes on the housing sector to drive the economic recovery, as building approvals appear to have passed their peak. Approvals for the construction of new homes came in w..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, July 31: AQG - ALACER GOLD - down five cents, or 1.94 per cent, at $2.53 Shares in Alacer Gold are lower despite the company announc..
The Australian share market has reached a new six-year high, finishing above 5,600 for the first time since the global financial crisis. CMC chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said many inves..
The Australian share market has closed higher, finishing above 5,600 for the first time since the global financial crisis. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 34.5 poi..
House prices are expected to soar 10 per cent this year, but the Reserve Bank may need to start hiking rates in 2015 to prevent a dangerous bubble emerging. HSBC Australia chief economist Paul Blox..
Japan's factory production in June logged its sharpest fall since the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, hit largely by drops in cars and industrial machines. Production fell 3.3 per cent month-on-m..
US home prices rose in May at their slowest annual pace since February 2013, underscoring weakness in the housing market, the S&P Case-Shiller index shows. The 20-city home price index rose at ..
The Australian share market is up, with mining stocks among the top performers. Most sectors are up, with three of the best performing sectors being energy, health and consumer staples, IG markets ..
Mortgage insurer Genworth has impressed investors with a 40 per cent rise in first half profit and forecasts of further growth. Shares in the company, which provides insurance for a range of banks ..
