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Australian Stocks: What Happened Today?

By Henry Jennings, Private Client Advisor, BBY Ltd• Another day with limited volume and a quiet tone with only the banks showing any signs of confidence.

Australian Stock Market Report –Afternoon 11/26/13

There was some tooing and froing from the market early in the day. Sellers got traction in the first hour of trade although by lunch time the index had recovered from its lows of the session and left sellers in its wake.

Microsoft Plans to Update Skype's Features

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Andrew Hales of the Web site Losing All Hope Was Freedom or LAHWF released a video titled "Paying for People's Groceries," and it has gone viral with 2,298,708 views and 47,419 as of this writing. Hales collaborated with GungHo, a company that makes natural focus supplements with ingredients like Ashwaganda (Withania somnifera), Caffeine, Eleuthero, Niacin - Vitamin B3 and Cognizin® Citicoline. According to GungHo, these ingredients are proven to increase focus, memory recall and brain ...

Uranium Price Rising On Reduced Supply

By Greg PeelThe US-Russian HEU agreement has now officially come to an end, which means no more Russian Cold War warheads being dismantled and their fuel being sold through the US.

Copper, Aluminium Prices Rise at London Metal Exchange

Upbeat European and U.S. economic data caused a considerable increase in the prices of copper and aluminium at the London Metal Exchange (LME). When the open-outcry trading closed on Friday, three-month copper was up 1.1 per cent from the day's $7,094 per metric tonne.

The Overnight Report: Holiday Mode

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 7 points while the S&P lost 0.1% to 1802 and the Nasdaq added 0.2%.Bridge Street posted a solid jump from the open yesterday but gradually lost interest as the session wore on.

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 11/25/13

The Australian share market gained for a second session today, on the back of Wall Street notching up another record high on Friday night. By close of trade, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) was firmer by 15.8pts or 0.3 per cent to 5346.1 points.

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 11/25/13

The Australian sharemarket is improving following a tough week for local shares. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is up 0.5 per cent, with gains in every sector. Thanksgiving in the US this week will result in the closure of the US market on Thursday and its partial closure on Friday. This could keep volumes a little light over the next five sessions. The S&P500 index closed above 1,800 points for the first time on Friday while the DOW index ended over 16,000 points for the second consecutive day ...

Australian Corporate Bond Price Tables

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Global Markets Overview – 11/25/13

Risk finished the week off on a positive note, with US markets rallying to fresh record highs with the Down closing above 16,000 and the S&P above 1800. While tapering remains on the cards in coming meetings, perhaps investors are looking at the situation as glass-half-full, given the Fed is likely to remain accommodative for a while. This week will be crucial for some of the interest rate sensitive sectors of the US economy with the holiday shopping season ramping up. Black Friday will be watch...

Aussies Expected to Spend $30B for Christmas

The Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA) forecasts the average Aussie shopper will splurge around $1,280 during the Christmas yearend holiday, boosting the national economy for the last month of 2013 by about $30 billion.

Clash of Clans iOS Tips and Tricks Town Shield, Defense, Gems and More

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Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 11/22/13

The Australian sharemarket managed to benefit from the strength in offshore stocks overnight, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) rising by 0.9 per cent and closing back above the 5300pt mark. US shares have more than doubled in value from the lows hit in 2008, closed above 16,000pts for the first time on record overnight and the DOW is 22 per cent firmer this calendar year.

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 11/22/13

After four straight days of weakness, the Australian sharemarket is surging higher, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up by 0.9 per cent. All sectors are in the black with the energy stocks the standouts. US stocks closed above 16,000 pts for the first time on record last night - American shares have more than doubled in the past five years.

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