US stock indexes climbed to record numbers as investors piled into healthcare stocks and the Cypriot government got an extra year's reprieve on its debts, though investors pointed to several signs for caution on the horizon. The Dow Jones ...
The Australian dollar was more than half a US cent higher following gains on the New York stock market. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 102.67 US cents, up from 102.18 cents at yesterday’s local close. The Australian ...
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Nokia, once the world's biggest mobile phone maker, says chief executive Stephen Elop received no bonus in 2012 when the company posted huge losses, reducing his overall payslip by 45 per cent. According to Nokia's annual report filed to ...
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Energy shares helped pull the Standard and Poor's 500-stock index higher, as an improving outlook for the sector sent it higher on a day heavy with merger and acquisition activity. The S&P 500-stock gained one point, or 0.1 per cent, to ...
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The Australian dollar fell to its lowest level in almost three months during a weak night on global stock markets. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 103.14 US cents, down from 103.56 cents at yesterday’s local close. The ...
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The Australian dollar gained after rises on US sharemarkets helped the currency rebound from an earlier sell-off. At 7am AEDT the currency was trading at 104.12 US cents, up from 104.06 US cents at yesterday’s local close. BK ...
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Shares in toy giant Mattel hit a 14-year high after the company revealed its 2012 financial results last Friday. Its share price on the NASDAQ US stock exchange closed at $38.26 on Friday, February 1st, its highest since June 1998. ...
The Australian dollar was slightly higher ahead of a speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 105.68 US cents, up from 105.56 US cents at yesterday’s local close. The currency ...
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AUSTRALIAN stocks are set to rise today after the US avoided falling over its fiscal cliff -- at least for now -- and iron ore prices unexpectedly ended the year in positive territory. US tax and spending cuts due to start on January 1 ...
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Nasdaq has handed US snack maker Diamond Foods more time to become up-to-date with its financial reporting. The US stock exchange warned in June Diamond could be delisted for missing the deadline to file already-delayed accounts. ...
China (Yiwu) International Exhibition on Sewing Machinery & Equipment ("YIWU S&G 2012"), which is organized by China Commodities City Group Co Ltd and Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, and the 13th China (Yiwu) International Exhibition on ...