Weakness among the big miners was offset by gains in finance companies and defensive sectors. Despite the flat trade, Australian stocks have posted their fifth consecutive weekly gain. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down three ...
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 33.2 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 5,036.9 points, and the broader All Ordinaries index was up 32.7 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 5,057.2 points. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures ...
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Investors are betting the Australian market index can continue to push decisively beyond the 5000 mark for the first time in seven years as results from some of the blue-chip stocks and a rise in consumer confidence lent support to another ...
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Rising industrial shares offset a slump in the telecommunications and utilities sectors, leaving the S and P 500 slightly higher as investors weighed muted retail sales and other economic data. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index added ...
Tags: telecommunications, retail sales, US Stocks
French rental house Phase 4 has invested in 50 of the new VL3015LT Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite. This makes Phase 4 the first lighting rental supplier in Europe to be able to offer the fixtures to its customers. Paris-based ...
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US food group Campbell Soup Co. has recorded a drop in first-half profits as costs related to its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms hit earnings. Earnings in the six months ended 27 January fell to US$430m, a 7.3% decline on last year, the ...
Intel says it will sell a set-top box that brings internet-delivered movies and shows to a TV set this year. Erik Huggers, general manager of Intel Media, said the company plans to sell a box that will offer "a vastly superior experience" ...
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Weaker investor sentiment sent the Australian dollar to its lowest levels since October in thin trading conditions because of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Asia. The sharemarket was flat, also in thin trading, as investors remained ...
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The Australian dollar fell after US stocks lost ground overnight. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 102.89 US cents, down from 103.01 cents at yesterday’s local close. US shares fell, after they reached five-year peaks ...
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National Cotton Council economists say cotton’s 2013 outlook will be influenced by China’s policy decisions and continued competition from man-made fiber (MMF). Dr. Gary Adams, the NCC’s vice president Economics & Policy ...
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The market continued its correction and pulled back to a low of 80.05 cents in March and 81.35 cent in May, but there were plenty of buyers waiting to buy on dips. Volume was heavy all week long due to the Goldman roll, but overall open ...
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Lifestyle apparel company stocks are making a comeback. PVH Corp. expects to report higher annual revenue and EPS. Its stock mimicked the company's growth and looks all set to provide further value to its investors. However, the sector ...
Tags: Lifestyle apparel, PVH Corp, NYSE
The Lexus IS250X and IS350X have been launched in Australia, with the two special editions receiving added features, technology and new driveaway prices. Both the Lexus IS250X and Lexus IS350X, priced at $58,990 driveaway and $64,990 ...
South Africa-based Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), one of the world's largest coal handling ports, has announced that it exported 4.21 million mt of coal in January, falling by 38.4 percent compared to December 2012 and down 5.6 percent ...
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