The Motley Fool
Better-than-expected jobless claims numbers helped push blue chips up, as well as a report on factory orders that also beat expectations. Across the pond, ECB president Mario Draghi said today that the bank was prepared to step in and buy government...
The Age
Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22.7 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,475.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had added 21.8 points, or 0.49 per cent, to 4,494.4 points. On the ASX 24, the December share price index futures...
The Independent
Suggested Topics Outlook The "Greenspan Put" was the assumption rife among Wall Street traders that should shares fall to a certain level, Alan Greenspan, the former head of the US Federal Reserve, would intervene by slashing interest rates so much...
Sydney Morning Herald
on off Australian are poised to open higher after an encouraging report on the US labour market and better retail sales lifted Wall Street. The buyer attempting to snap up a parcel of 40 million Echo shares , or 5 per cent of the company yesterday...
Scoop
Good morning Overnight, US markets edged higher ahead of Friday's non-farm payrolls report, after some supportive words from ECB President Mario Draghi, plus a strong performance from Republican candidate Mitt Romney in the first US Presidential...
International Business Times
US Gold prices finished pit trade higher, tapping a hit a 7-month high Thursday. Prices are in clear sight of the Y 2012 high just above 1,800.00. The market was supported by full Bullish outside markets that saw a sharply lower USD index and sharply...