8 February 2008 | Investors should remain alert to key risks: Aberdeen.
22 January 2008 | AIST urges investors to keep a level head.
17 July 2007 | US shares closed mixed on Monday, with the Dow closing in record territory on takeover talk surrounding Verizon, while the broader market dipped ahead of earnings and inflation reports due out later in the week.
11 May 2007 | US stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow ending at a fresh record high after the Federal Reserve held a key short-term interest rate steady as expected. In a statement, the central bank noted that while economic growth is slowing, it still considers inflation the number one risk as it expects moderate growth to continue.
10 May 2007 | The Dow pulled up just short of posting its longest winning streak ever in New York last night, ending just below the gain line after spending most of the day well in negative territory. Investors looked to lock in profits after five straight rises and 24 positive closes out of the last 27 sessions.
12:00 AM | Stocks advanced once again in New York last night, with the Dow finishing at a record high for the fifth day in a row. The 30-share Dow index has now risen in 24 of the last 27 sessions, a streak that is now on par with an 80-year-old Wall Street record, it’s best run since the 1928 crash.
8 May 2007 | US stocks closed slightly higher Friday as a weak April jobs report was offset by a merger report that Microsoft was in talks to buy Yahoo. Employers added 88,000 jobs in April, the smallest monthly number in more than two years and short of forecasts for 100,000 jobs added.
7 May 2007 | US shares rallied Thursday as the S&P 500 closed above 1,500 for the first time in more than six years and the Dow closed at a record high for the sixth time in seven sessions. The market received a boost before the open, when new data was released that showed stronger-than-expected productivity and below-forecast labour costs.
4 May 2007 | US stocks closed higher Wednesday as the Dow climbed past 13,200 for the first time after a strong reading on US factory orders bolstered investor optimism about the economy. The Commerce Department said orders to US factories rose 3.1% in March amid strong demand for commercial aircraft and a sharp rise in an indicator of how much companies are investing in their business.
2 September 1999 | The Australian sharemarket's appetite for large companies with strong growth prospects appears to be diminishing.