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  Australian Stock Market Report Australian Stock Market Report Close of Business 11 July 2008 Posted By : Added : 2008/07/13 Views : 696 Tags : Rated :  1 Votes  Cramer: The Few Sectors Worth Buying Goldman's Boeing downgrade has added aerospace and auto stocks to the sell list, says Jim Cramer. Posted By : Added : 2008/06/27 Views : 351 Tags :  The Real Story Wrap: June 26 Downgrades in banking and autos by investment bank Goldman Sachs sinks stocks across the board, while oil and gold shoot higher, explains Simon Constable. Posted By : Added : 2008/06/27 Views : 386 Tags :  Stocks lifted by economic hopes Mar. 20 - U.S. stocks sprinted higher after a smaller-than-expected drop in a regional manufacturing activity soothed investor concerns. The rout in the commodities market continued as investors curtailed winning gold and oil positions in order to build cash reserves. In a Reuters exclusive, an eBay spokeswoman said the Online auctioneer will trim its global workforce. Nike shares rallied after posting a 32 percent jump in quarterly profits. Conway Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/24 Views : 493 Tags :  Britain's bankers meet with BoE Mar 20 - Britain's top bankers are meeting with the Bank of England to try to ease jittery money markets after rumours of liquidity problems at HBOS led its shares to plunge 17 percent on Wednesday. Top bankers meet with BoE Euro shares fall on Credit Suisse profit warning and Allianz outlook OECD says U.S. growth halted, but euro zone steady Stefanie McIntyre reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/24 Views : 473 Tags :  Wall St. lifted by economic data Mar. 20 - U.S. stocks staged a strong finish to a holiday-shortened week after a not-so-bad regional business survey bolstered investor confidence. The Dow surged 261 points to 12,361. The S&P 500 rallied 31 points to 1,329. The Nasdaq rose 48 points to 2,258. Crude oil and gold saw further slides. Conway Gittens report from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/24 Views : 489 Tags :  A golden roller coaster Mar. 21 - The cost of gold is on a roller coaster ride and jewelers are paying the price. On March 17, gold hit a record high of $1,030 an ounce but by the end of the week had dropped to $904. Lindsay Claiborn reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/24 Views : 579 Tags :  China's growing rich poor gap Mar. 7 - China's economy may be booming but not everyone is getting rich. Five years after Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao came to power promising to look out for the little people, just outside the capital the gap between rich and poor is growing. Tyra Dempster reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 617 Tags :  U.S. jobs data pushes down shares Mar. 7 - U.S. jobs saw their biggest decline in five years, pushing down European shares. U.S. jobs data pushes shares down Oil near record supported by weak dollar German public sector strike Stefanie McIntyre reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 553 Tags :  Job cuts heighten recession fear Mar. 7 - The chance of a U.S. recession increased on Friday, economists said, after a government report showed the largest monthly job cuts in almost five years. The weaker-than-expected report is the latest in a string of weak economic signals stemming from a slump in the housing market and turmoil in the credit markets. SPEAKER: Chris Low, chief economist, FTN Financial Conway Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 483 Tags :  Economy front and center Mar. 7 - Figures on trade, retail sales and inflation are due in the week ahead. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are expected to focus on the budget as they head toward a two week recess that is expected to begin Friday. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 497 Tags :  Stocks slump to 1-1/2 yr low Mar. 7 - Wall Street closed the week at 18-month lows after the biggest job cuts in nearly 5 years and word of a near-collapse of a mortgage lender. The Dow fell 146 points to 11,893. The S&P 500 lost 10 points to 1,293. The Nasdaq dipped 8 points to 2,212. Crude oil fell after hitting a new record of $106.54 Speaker: Chris Low, chief economist, FTN Financial Conway Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 455 Tags :  Economy on the brink Mar. 7 - More job losses in US are pointing to further weakness in the economic outlook. U.S. employers unexpectedly cut jobs in February at the steepest rate in nearly five years, a second straight month of employment losses that heightened fears the world's largest economy has skidded into recession. Speakers: President George W. Bush Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 537 Tags :  Gazprom to tap giant gas field Feb. 22 - Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom has confirmed it will start gas shipments from the giant Arctic Shtokman field. Gazprom has set up a joint operating company to develop Shtokman's first stage with France's Total and Norway's StatoilHydro. The venture could supply the United States and Europe with natural gas for decades to come. Pipeline gas exports will begin in 2013, with liquefied natural gas shipments starting a year later. Andrew Potter reports. Featured speakers: Christophe De Margerie, Total CEO Helge Lund, president and CEO of StatoilHydro Alexey Miller, Gazprom Chairman Posted By : Added : 2008/03/01 Views : 442 Tags :  Central Bank Gamble Dec 13 - A new era for the Federal Reserve as it joins other Central Banks to stem global credit crisis. For Fed chief Ben Bernanke - now nearly two years into the job - the stakes are high. Deborah Lutterbeck reports Posted By : Added : 2007/12/14 Views : 655 Tags :   Australian Stock Market Update Australian Stock Market update 22 November 2007 Posted By : Added : 2007/11/23 Views : 860 Tags :  Rio Tinto rejects BHP overtures Nov. 8 - Rio Tinto tells bigger mining rival BHP Billiton that its proposed takeover offer is too low. EADS feels dollar's pain ECB keeps rates on hold Ackermann credit outlook Armani goes big in Japan Darcy Lambton reports. Featured Video: Ninja vending machine disguise Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 847 Tags :  Nikkei tumbles to year lows Nov. 12 - Japan's Nikkei fell to its lowest level this year, as regional stocks tumbled in the wake of a Wall Street slide. Adding to the benchmark's decline was the yen's surge to an 18-month high against the dollar, prompting sales of Japanese exporters like Honda. Dan Sloan reporting Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/12 Views : 762 Tags :  Choppy trade for Asia, oil falls Nov. 13 - Most Asian shares fell in choppy trade on Tuesday, as credit concerns continue to weigh on investor sentiment. Japan's Nikkei extended its losing streak as investors shrugged off latest data which showed solid growth for the third quarter. Soaring food costs in China drove inflation to almost 11-year highs in October, reinforcing expectations of further rate hikes. Nina Mehra reporting. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/13 Views : 735 Tags :  Stocks crumble as credit fears linger Nov 26 - U.S. stocks are now down 10 percent from their recent highs as the credit crunch sparked an exodus from the stock market and a stampede. The Dow tumbled 237 points to 12,743. The S&P 500 lost 33 points. The Nasdaq posted a 55 point decline to 2,540. Crude oil prices moved lower. Conway G. Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2007/11/27 Views : 727 Tags : Australian Stock Market Report Australian Stock Market Report Close of Business 11 July 2008 Posted By : Added : 2008/07/13 Views : 696 Tags : Rated : 1 Votes  ASEAN eyes booming China Nov. 19 - Fears that Southeast Asian nations may be overshadowed by fast-growing China, have spurred calls for swifter moves on a regional free trade agreement. Representatives for 10 nations meeting in Singapore are trying to hammer out a free trade deal to take effect within the next decade. Failure to do so, say ministers, means more business lost to China. Tara Joseph-Hui reporting. Posted By : Added : 2007/11/19 Views : 681 Tags : Rated :  0 Votes Central Bank Gamble Dec 13 - A new era for the Federal Reserve as it joins other Central Banks to stem global credit crisis. For Fed chief Ben Bernanke - now nearly two years into the job - the stakes are high. Deborah Lutterbeck reports Posted By : Added : 2007/12/14 Views : 655 Tags :  Oil prices head north again Nov. 9 - Oil prices rally on a weak dollar but gains are contained by concerns about the U.S. economy. Previously oil had drifted lower since hitting a record $98.62 a barrel on Wednesday. Darcy Lambton reports. Darcy Lambton reports. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 634 Tags :  Stocks endure three-day beating Nov. 9 - U.S. stocks were punished for the third consecutive session, with tech stocks feeling the biggest pain, as credit jitters and profit worries prevailed. The Dow saw a sharp pullback of 223 points to 13,042. The S&P 500 lost 21 points to 1,453. The Nasdaq tumbled 68 points, a drop of 2.5 percent, to 2,627. Crude oil prices held gains for the first time in three sessions. Conway G. Gittens reports. Speaker: Art Hogan, chief market strategist, Jefferies and Co. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 632 Tags :  Stocks tumble Dec. 17 - Furrowed brows on Wall Street due to "stagflation" and housing worries. Dow falls 172 points to 13167. The S&P 500 drops 22 point to 1445. The Nasdaq dropped 61 pts to 2574. Crude oil price fell to $90.80. Manoush Zomorodi reports Posted By : Added : 2007/12/18 Views : 630 Tags : China's growing rich poor gap Mar. 7 - China's economy may be booming but not everyone is getting rich. Five years after Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao came to power promising to look out for the little people, just outside the capital the gap between rich and poor is growing. Tyra Dempster reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 617 Tags :  The man after Putin? Dec 10 - Russian President Vladimir Putin backs his long-time ally Dmitry Medvedev to succeed him. Medvedev, first deputy prime minister and chairman of gas giant Gazprom, is now in pole position to win the presidential election in March 2008, as most Russian voters are ready to back whoever Putin endorses. Putin's choice brings to an end years of speculation, although analysts say Putin will continue to exercise power behind the scenes in Russia. Joanna Partridge reports. SOUNDBITE: Vladimir Putin, Russian President, saying (Russian): ''In terms of the candidacy of Dmitry Anatoliyevich Medvedev, I can say I have known him for more than 17 years, and I have worked closely with him over these years. And I fully support this proposal.'' Posted By : Added : 2007/12/13 Views : 606 Tags :  Reuters Business Week Nov. 9 - The Dow saw a weekly decline of 4.1 percent and the Nasdaq suffered an even bigger 6.5 percent drop as credit jitters and disappointing profit outlooks weighed heavily. There were few bright spots as negative comments from Cisco and Qualcomm casted doubt on the health of tech spending, the dollar fell to new lows, oil rushed towards $100, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified the U.S. economy is in the midst of a rough patch. Conway G. Gittens reports. Speaker: Art Hogan, chief market strategist, Jefferies and Co. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 595 Tags : Australian Stock Market Report Australian Stock Market Report Close of Business 11 July 2008 Posted By : Added : 2008/07/13 Views : 696 Tags : Rated : 1 Votes Rio Tinto rejects BHP overtures Nov. 8 - Rio Tinto tells bigger mining rival BHP Billiton that its proposed takeover offer is too low. EADS feels dollar's pain ECB keeps rates on hold Ackermann credit outlook Armani goes big in Japan Darcy Lambton reports. Featured Video: Ninja vending machine disguise Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 847 Tags : Stocks endure three-day beating Nov. 9 - U.S. stocks were punished for the third consecutive session, with tech stocks feeling the biggest pain, as credit jitters and profit worries prevailed. The Dow saw a sharp pullback of 223 points to 13,042. The S&P 500 lost 21 points to 1,453. The Nasdaq tumbled 68 points, a drop of 2.5 percent, to 2,627. Crude oil prices held gains for the first time in three sessions. Conway G. Gittens reports. Speaker: Art Hogan, chief market strategist, Jefferies and Co. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 632 Tags : Reuters Business Week Nov. 9 - The Dow saw a weekly decline of 4.1 percent and the Nasdaq suffered an even bigger 6.5 percent drop as credit jitters and disappointing profit outlooks weighed heavily. There were few bright spots as negative comments from Cisco and Qualcomm casted doubt on the health of tech spending, the dollar fell to new lows, oil rushed towards $100, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified the U.S. economy is in the midst of a rough patch. Conway G. Gittens reports. Speaker: Art Hogan, chief market strategist, Jefferies and Co. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 595 Tags : Oil prices head north again Nov. 9 - Oil prices rally on a weak dollar but gains are contained by concerns about the U.S. economy. Previously oil had drifted lower since hitting a record $98.62 a barrel on Wednesday. Darcy Lambton reports. Darcy Lambton reports. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 634 Tags : Nikkei tumbles to year lows Nov. 12 - Japan's Nikkei fell to its lowest level this year, as regional stocks tumbled in the wake of a Wall Street slide. Adding to the benchmark's decline was the yen's surge to an 18-month high against the dollar, prompting sales of Japanese exporters like Honda. Dan Sloan reporting Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/12 Views : 762 Tags : Choppy trade for Asia, oil falls Nov. 13 - Most Asian shares fell in choppy trade on Tuesday, as credit concerns continue to weigh on investor sentiment. Japan's Nikkei extended its losing streak as investors shrugged off latest data which showed solid growth for the third quarter. Soaring food costs in China drove inflation to almost 11-year highs in October, reinforcing expectations of further rate hikes. Nina Mehra reporting. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/13 Views : 735 Tags : ASEAN eyes booming China Nov. 19 - Fears that Southeast Asian nations may be overshadowed by fast-growing China, have spurred calls for swifter moves on a regional free trade agreement. Representatives for 10 nations meeting in Singapore are trying to hammer out a free trade deal to take effect within the next decade. Failure to do so, say ministers, means more business lost to China. Tara Joseph-Hui reporting. Posted By : Added : 2007/11/19 Views : 681 Tags : Rated : 0 Votes  Oil jumps post-OPEC Nov. 19 - Energy prices in Asia jumped after OPEC comments that oil was undervalued due to a weak U.S. dollar. Regional shares showed a mixed reaction, as Korean Air was down on the higher oil, while Australia's benchmark rose as energy firms like Woodside Petroleum took heart from the OPEC news. Dan Sloan reporting. Posted By : Added : 2007/11/19 Views : 562 Tags : Rated : 0 Votes Australian Stock Market Update Australian Stock Market update 22 November 2007 Posted By : Added : 2007/11/23 Views : 860 Tags : Stocks crumble as credit fears linger Nov 26 - U.S. stocks are now down 10 percent from their recent highs as the credit crunch sparked an exodus from the stock market and a stampede. The Dow tumbled 237 points to 12,743. The S&P 500 lost 33 points. The Nasdaq posted a 55 point decline to 2,540. Crude oil prices moved lower. Conway G. Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2007/11/27 Views : 727 Tags :  Rio plans fierce rearguard action Nov. 26 - Rio Tinto urges shareholders to disregard a recent $120 billion takeover proposal from mining rival BHP Billiton. Virgin rides to the rescue Sarkozy speaks his mind European shares fluctuate Gold, oil continue to bubble Darcy Lambton reports Posted By : Added : 2007/11/27 Views : 531 Tags : The man after Putin? Dec 10 - Russian President Vladimir Putin backs his long-time ally Dmitry Medvedev to succeed him. Medvedev, first deputy prime minister and chairman of gas giant Gazprom, is now in pole position to win the presidential election in March 2008, as most Russian voters are ready to back whoever Putin endorses. Putin's choice brings to an end years of speculation, although analysts say Putin will continue to exercise power behind the scenes in Russia. Joanna Partridge reports. SOUNDBITE: Vladimir Putin, Russian President, saying (Russian): ''In terms of the candidacy of Dmitry Anatoliyevich Medvedev, I can say I have known him for more than 17 years, and I have worked closely with him over these years. And I fully support this proposal.'' Posted By : Added : 2007/12/13 Views : 606 Tags :  China, U.S. engage on currency Dec. 13 - The value of Chinese currency was discussed at high level trade talks between the U.S. and China in the city of Xianghe on Thursday. China expressed concern about politicizing trade issues. The U.S. said China needs to press for a more open economy. Tara Joseph-Hui reports. Posted By : Added : 2007/12/13 Views : 475 Tags : Choppy trade for Asia, oil falls Nov. 13 - Most Asian shares fell in choppy trade on Tuesday, as credit concerns continue to weigh on investor sentiment. Japan's Nikkei extended its losing streak as investors shrugged off latest data which showed solid growth for the third quarter. Soaring food costs in China drove inflation to almost 11-year highs in October, reinforcing expectations of further rate hikes. Nina Mehra reporting. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/13 Views : 735 Tags : Rio Tinto rejects BHP overtures Nov. 8 - Rio Tinto tells bigger mining rival BHP Billiton that its proposed takeover offer is too low. EADS feels dollar's pain ECB keeps rates on hold Ackermann credit outlook Armani goes big in Japan Darcy Lambton reports. Featured Video: Ninja vending machine disguise Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 847 Tags :  U.S. Fed provides bank-aid Dec. 12 - The U.S. Federal Reserve surprised the markets by launching a temporary auction facility to provide short term loans. The Fed will work with other central banks to create a temporary auction facility that banks can use to secure short term loans. Fred Katayama reports. SOUNDBITES: Tom Metzold, Portfolio Manager, Eaton Vance Management Jim Grant, Editor, Grant's Interest Rate Observer Posted By : Added : 2007/12/13 Views : 377 Tags :  Stocks sink on recession fears Jan. 4 -Far fewer American jobs were created in December, which heightened domestic recession fears, and sparked a major assault on global equities. The dollar moved lower and bond prices rose on belief the Federal Reserve will have to keep lowering interest rates. Gold initially rallied as the dollar weakened, but profit-takers erased those gains. Oil prices fell far from $1000 a barrel as traders bet U.S. energy demand will slow in tandem with economic activity. Conway G. Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/01/05 Views : 417 Tags : Rio plans fierce rearguard action Nov. 26 - Rio Tinto urges shareholders to disregard a recent $120 billion takeover proposal from mining rival BHP Billiton. Virgin rides to the rescue Sarkozy speaks his mind European shares fluctuate Gold, oil continue to bubble Darcy Lambton reports Posted By : Added : 2007/11/27 Views : 531 Tags : Australian Stock Market Update Australian Stock Market update 22 November 2007 Posted By : Added : 2007/11/23 Views : 860 Tags :  Chinese workers in demand Jan. 04 - Baltic companies are looking to China to find labourers after thousands of Eastern European workers migrated to Western Europe. Thousands of Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians have left for better wages in western Europe following European Union accession, leaving local employers to look for migrant workers as far as China to fill the widening labour gap. Matt Cowan reports. Soundbites: Raimundas Mickunas, Deputy Director of the "Mitnija" Construction Company (speaking Lithuanian with English translation). Gao Yongbin, Welder from China (speaking in Mandarin with English translation). Posted By : Added : 2008/01/05 Views : 420 Tags : Economy front and center Mar. 7 - Figures on trade, retail sales and inflation are due in the week ahead. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are expected to focus on the budget as they head toward a two week recess that is expected to begin Friday. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 497 Tags : Stocks tumble Dec. 17 - Furrowed brows on Wall Street due to "stagflation" and housing worries. Dow falls 172 points to 13167. The S&P 500 drops 22 point to 1445. The Nasdaq dropped 61 pts to 2574. Crude oil price fell to $90.80. Manoush Zomorodi reports Posted By : Added : 2007/12/18 Views : 630 Tags : Stocks slump to 1-1/2 yr low Mar. 7 - Wall Street closed the week at 18-month lows after the biggest job cuts in nearly 5 years and word of a near-collapse of a mortgage lender. The Dow fell 146 points to 11,893. The S&P 500 lost 10 points to 1,293. The Nasdaq dipped 8 points to 2,212. Crude oil fell after hitting a new record of $106.54 Speaker: Chris Low, chief economist, FTN Financial Conway Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 455 Tags :  Next stop $110 for oil? Feb. 29 - Oil prices are expected to set new records after touching above $103 on Friday with sentiment buoyed by a falling dollar and rising consumption outside of the U.S. But some analysts are cautious, pointing to a build-up of U.S. supplies and an expected slowdown in demand as signs the current price of oil is too high. Few, however, predict oil will fall to the $90 a barrel area before rising to $110. SPEAKER: Ray Carbone, president, Paramount Options Conway Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/01 Views : 379 Tags : Britain's bankers meet with BoE Mar 20 - Britain's top bankers are meeting with the Bank of England to try to ease jittery money markets after rumours of liquidity problems at HBOS led its shares to plunge 17 percent on Wednesday. Top bankers meet with BoE Euro shares fall on Credit Suisse profit warning and Allianz outlook OECD says U.S. growth halted, but euro zone steady Stefanie McIntyre reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/24 Views : 473 Tags : Australian Stock Market Report Australian Stock Market Report Close of Business 11 July 2008 Posted By : Added : 2008/07/13 Views : 696 Tags : Rated : 1 Votes The man after Putin? Dec 10 - Russian President Vladimir Putin backs his long-time ally Dmitry Medvedev to succeed him. Medvedev, first deputy prime minister and chairman of gas giant Gazprom, is now in pole position to win the presidential election in March 2008, as most Russian voters are ready to back whoever Putin endorses. Putin's choice brings to an end years of speculation, although analysts say Putin will continue to exercise power behind the scenes in Russia. Joanna Partridge reports. SOUNDBITE: Vladimir Putin, Russian President, saying (Russian): ''In terms of the candidacy of Dmitry Anatoliyevich Medvedev, I can say I have known him for more than 17 years, and I have worked closely with him over these years. And I fully support this proposal.'' Posted By : Added : 2007/12/13 Views : 606 Tags : Oil prices head north again Nov. 9 - Oil prices rally on a weak dollar but gains are contained by concerns about the U.S. economy. Previously oil had drifted lower since hitting a record $98.62 a barrel on Wednesday. Darcy Lambton reports. Darcy Lambton reports. 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