Shares slide, dollar surges on inflation

Saturday, August 6th, 2011

The Australian share market dipped early on US debt worries, before sliding further on inflation figures which increased the prospect of a rate rise. View full post on ABC News: Business

US shares fall sharply on debt worries

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Wall Street has slipped for the third day in a row as investors sold technology stocks and as debt talks between US politicians again failed to reach an outcome. View full post on ABC News: Business

Macquarie affirms profit guidance, but shares slide

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Macquarie Group says sluggish market conditions have weighed on its operations in the first quarter of this financial year compared to the previous quarter. View full post on ABC News: Business

Local shares down on US debt worries

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Concerns that US politicians will not reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling have led the local share market to its biggest fall in two weeks. The sell-off was widespread, with only 19 of the top 200 companies making gains, as investors shied away from riskier assets. View full post ...

BT Funds Management buys 7.2m Myer shares

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

BT Funds Management buys 7.2m Myer shares... 22 Jul 2011 06:17 AM View full post on WBC | RSS Business News Feed | Business Spectator

BT buys 7.1m Teranga Gold shares

Monday, July 18th, 2011

BT buys 7.1m Teranga Gold shares... 18 Jul 2011 18:20 PM View full post on WBC | RSS Business News Feed | Business Spectator

Shares fall steeply for second straight day

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

The Australian share market has fallen steeply for the second day in a row, as European debt jitters dominated global financial markets. View full post on ABC News: Business

Shares end up, but relinquish strong early gains

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Local shares fell back from early gains, but still finished higher on the back of renewed optimism about a successful resolution to the Greek debt crisis. View full post on ABC News: Business

Market bounces back from Greek debt woes

Friday, June 24th, 2011

Local shares have recovered from earlier losses that were caused by faded optimism over a successful resolution to the Greek debt crisis. View full post on ABC News: Business

Shares rise on Wall Street rally

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Australian shares have climbed solidly in morning trade, on the back of gains on Wall Street overnight. View full post on ABC News: Business