The S&P/ASX200 is down 0.3 per cent as resources stocks including BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Fortescue and Oil Search are down 1.2 per cent to 2.7 per cent on commodity weakness and with ex-dividend falls today worth about 11 index points. ...
The local sharemarket retreated from a 4 1/2-year high yesterday before last-minute budget talks at the White House aimed at avoiding $US85 billion ($83bn) of automatic US spending cuts, the so-called sequester, which were due to take ...
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The Australian sharemarket retreated from a four-and-a-half year high before last-minute budget talks at the White House aimed at avoiding $US85 billion of automatic spending cuts, the so-called sequester, due to start taking effect today ...
Australian stocks were lower early today after below-view Chinese manufacturing data, while Japanese shares took pause at the end of a violent week of trading. Chinese manufacturing data was the main data point today, with the official ...
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The Australian sharemarket has reached a fresh four-and-a-half-year high, buoyed by improved investor sentiment towards the Italian election outcome. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 67.5 points, or 1.34 per cent, ...
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The sharemarket partially reversed its big sell-off with a solid finish after the Reserve Bank's positive comments about the economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 38 points, or 0.76 per cent, at 5018.1 points today, while the ...
The sharemarket recorded its biggest one-day fall for nine months after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's recent policy-setting meeting revealed unease about the bank's stimulus efforts. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 2.3 per ...
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has found that 25% of part-time workers want more hours, against an agency finding that promotes part-time work. According to an Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report, over a quarter of part-time ...
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A Former senior consultant at Oracle has won her sexual harassment claim against the software giant after proving recurring advances by a male colleague. Rebecca Richardson has been awarded $18,000 in compensation by the Federal Court ...
The sharemarket has closed at a fresh four-year high as gains by financial stocks offset falls by the big miners. At close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen 16.8 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 5098.7 points, while the broader ...
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The dollar is stronger against the greenback after statements from New Zealand's central bank led currency traders to move their money across the Tasman. At 5pm AEDT today, the Aussie was trading at $US1.0365, up from $US1.0329 yesterday. ...
The sharemarket resumed its upward march yesterday as corporate earnings encouraged investors to continue moving from cash and bonds to equities. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.6 per cent at 5063.4 -- its highest since the ...
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The sharemarket has closed at its highest point since September 2008, led by the major banks. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen 29.5 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 5063.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...
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But passing the half-way mark of this interim profit season, we now have proof that his real error was putting a super-profits tax on the wrong industry. While profits were sliding at Rio Tinto, OZ Minerals and Wesfarmers' coal division, ...
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At 1700 AEDT, the local currency was trading at 103.64 US cents, up from 103.50 cents on Thursday. Westpac chief currency strategist Robert Rennie said the Australian dollar traded in a narrow range on Friday but remained well supported. ...