All posts tagged "trading"

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  Timing the share market is hard – just ask your super fund

  By David Bell, Executive Director, The Conexus Institute; Associate Investigator, CEPAR, UNSW

  • Posted August 14, 2020
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  Market roundup

  S&P 500 rally halted by Trump announcement; 2.1 million more apply for unemployment

  • Posted May 28, 2020
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  Global stocks rise as Wall Street breaks new records

  Trading was somewhat subdued by holidays in key markets like Germany, China and South Korea.

  • Posted October 3, 2017
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  Health care rises as US indexes ring in new year with gains

  NEW YORK – U.S. stocks broke a three-day losing streak Tuesday and ushered in the new year with broad gains. Health care stocks, which struggled for most of last year, climbed. Stocks started the day with a...

  • Posted January 3, 2017
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  US stocks drift lower in morning trading; oil price slips

  BY ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Banks led U.S. stocks slightly lower in morning trading Thursday as the market gave back small gains from earlier in the day. Utilities and real estate stocks were among the biggest...

  • Posted December 29, 2016
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  US stock indexes fall as an afternoon slide accelerates

    ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Banks led a broad slide in U.S. stocks Wednesday that more than wiped out gains from the day before. After an early upward turn, the stock market veered into the red...

  • Posted December 28, 2016
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  Stocks fade as nervous investors watch 2016 election

  NEW YORK – Stocks closed broadly lower on Tuesday, as nervous investors continued to monitor the run-up to the 2016 election, which is turning out to be closer than previously expected. Newspaper stocks fell as Gannett and...

  • Posted November 1, 2016
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  US Stock Indexes Notch Modest Gains as Oil Prices Rise

  Oil and gas exploration companies led U.S. stocks modestly higher Wednesday, giving the market its second gain in two days. Energy stocks, already the best-performing category this year, got a boost from U.S. crude oil prices, which...

  • Posted October 19, 2016
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  US stocks rebound on strong company earnings; oil rises

  Investors welcomed strong earnings reports from Netflix, UnitedHealth Group and others

  • Posted October 18, 2016
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  US stock indexes close modestly lower as energy prices fall

  Major U.S. stock indexes closed modestly lower Monday, with some of the biggest declines coming in oil and gas companies as energy prices turned lower. Companies that rely on consumer spending also lost ground. Utilities and telecom...

  • Posted October 17, 2016