CompaniesNasdaq chief furious over NYSE bid rejectionNasdaq has appealed to shareholders in NYSE Euronext, pressing the case for its $US11.3b takeover offer, after the NYSE board summarily rejected the bid and said it would stick to a lower-priced deal to merge with Germany's Deutsche Brse.12 Apr 02:30 AM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateCommodities slide on world markets overnightCommodities slid, taking stocks on Wall St. lower overnight, amid concern that rising food and raw materials prices would cut into corporate profits.04 Jan 06:45 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateM&A dominates Wall St, gold holds hear highMergers and acquisitions dominated activity on Wall St, with almost US$10 billion of deals announced as the S & P 500 Index held near a four-month high.27 Sep 07:00 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateOptimism returns overnight to world marketsShares on Wall St and in Europe rose overnight, after the US Federal Reserve indicated economic growth was still happening, though at a slower rate.08 Sep 08:15 PM
BDBDEconomyEquities fall after record drop in US home salesEquities on Wall Street and across Europe fell after a US home sales fell a record 27 per cent in July.24 Aug 08:00 PM
BDBDEmploymentWall St down on disappointing jobless newsStocks in the US dropped for a third straight day as a worse-than-expected report on US jobless claims.12 Aug 07:45 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateFed details US debt shopping planThe Federal Reserve has voted to buy US Govt debt in a fresh bid to spur the world's biggest economy.10 Aug 08:15 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateUS unemployed losing hopeWorld shares have fallen on unexpectedly bad US jobs data.05 Aug 08:00 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateUS shares up on pleasing jobs dataStocks in the US advanced as better-than-expected expansion in private-sector jobs and the nation’s services sector eased some of the recent heightened concerns.04 Aug 08:00 PM
BDBDEconomyWorld stocks slump on outlookUS equities fell overnight, as house sales, factory orders and consumer spending fell short of expectations.03 Aug 08:15 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateUS equities advance on better earnings newsStocks in the US advanced as better-than-anticipated earnings outweighed a decline in homebuilder confidence.19 Jul 08:00 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateSolid US earnings fails to ease concernsSolid earnings data from corporate America has done little to ease investors' concerns that growth in the world economy is slowing.18 Jul 08:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateSigns of US weakness hits world markets overnightStocks in Europe and the US fell after worse-than-expected US economic data bolstered concern about growth.15 Jul 08:15 PM
BDBDEconomyCaution rules world markets overnightStocks in the US gave up earlier gains as investors were cautious before the start of next week's earnings season.08 Jul 08:15 PM
BDBDEconomyOptimism pushes up world equitiesStocks in the US rose as the fastest American retail sales growth in four years firmed optimism about the economic outlook.07 Jul 08:20 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateUncertainty on Wall St as US stocks fallStocks in the US fell overnight, erasing an early rally, on evidence of a slowdown in growth in the US services sector.06 Jul 08:00 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateStocks and oil slip on world markets overnightStocks in Europe, Brazil and Canada fell, as did oil prices, amid increasing signs that economic growth was cooling globally.05 Jul 08:15 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateWorld equities slide overnightEquities slid overnight amid further signs of economic weakness in China, Europe and the US.01 Jul 08:15 PM
BDBDPersonal FinanceGPG to spin-off Australia assets, delay Coats saleGPG has released details of a plan to spin off its Australian assets into a seperate listed company.16 Jun 12:00 AM
