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Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 9/14/2012

Overnight there was only one focus for the US markets, the outcome of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting to decide on a new monetary policy. The market is hoping for additional stimulus and that is exactly what it got. The FOMC announced an open ended Quantitative Easing (QE) program focused on purchases up to US$40Billion worth of Mortgage Backed Securities (MBSs) a month. The program will commence tomorrow and can be increased with additional asset purchases if required to try an...

Unions Thumb Down BHP Workplace Agreement Offer

Three unions at BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) rejected on Thursday the latest workplace agreement offered by the giant miner. The unions want changes to the offer before they submit the deal for a vote to their 3,000 members assigned at BHP's coking coal mines in northeastern Australia.
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Nintendo Poised to Unwrap More Wii U Details

Add Nintendo’s Wii U to your holiday gadget shopping list this December as the new game console is likely to hit the global market at around the same time that new tech toys were slated to fiercely compete for consumers’ attention.

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 9/13/2012

Today the market has reversed yesterday's strong run, positive news out of Europe was not enough to keep the momentum from continuing ahead of the outcome from the US Federal Reserve tonight. Overnight the German Constitutional Court formally approved The European Stability Mechanism (ESM), paving the way for the Eurozone's permanent rescue fund to come into operation. While a positive decision had been expected the euro markets and currencies rose. The UK market was a little weaker even w...

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Rudi's Response: JB Hi-Fi Is A Maturing Business

Every so now and then FNArena receives a question that is worthwhile sharing with a broader audience. This week's question from subscriber John from Altona Meadows, Victoria about JB Hi-Fi ((JBH)) qualifies in our view.

Hyundai Motor and Labor Union Reach Deal That Ends Strike

The Hyundai Motor's labor union has voted to approve a revised wage and working-conditions deal, ending strike that had hurt sales at South Korea's biggest car maker. The strike at Hyundai Motor is said to be the costliest one in the company's history.

The Mining Boom Is Not Over

This story was originally published on 6 September 2012. It has now been re-published to make it available to an audience beyond paying subscribers at FNArena.

To the Barricades!

Is today Big Wednesday? Well, if you had to pick a day when the market could blow out - in either direction - you could do worse than today.

Olympic Team in Hot Water

Australia's Olympic swim team is now in submerged in hot water after a panel was requested to be established to review the team's lackluster performance in the recently concluded 2012 London Olympics in August.

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 9/12/2012

The Australian sharemarket improved for the second time this week today and ended close to the daily highs. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) rose 0.8 pct or 34.8 pts to 4383.1, with almost all sectors closing in the black.

FedEx Cuts its Outlooks as Economy Weakens

FedEx Corp.'s shares dropped roughly 3 percent in after-market trading as the company, which is the world's largest express parcel service by revenue, informed about cutting outlooks on earnings for its just-completed first quarter.

The Power of Pork

Bacon. That's been the secret to everything all along. If only we'd known! We would have told you sooner. More on the power of bacon shortly.

Australia’s National U is Country's Best University

A new list of world university rankings for 2011-2012 released by QS World University Rankings has ranked the Australian National University (ANU) as Australia's best university, while the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the world's best.

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 9/12/2012

What a switch on the markets this morning. Yesterday it was all about trading defensively and being safe ahead of some big ticket items that are due for release and resolution from overseas markets this week. But today it is all different.

Apple to Outshine Past Achievements on New iPhone Rollout

Much is expected from the new iPhone version. Apart from issuing a reengineered hardware and improved software, all packed into a slick and thin brick, Apple is also pressured to replicate and even exceed what it has been doing in the past half-decade – earning billions and really quick.

Report Estimates $126B Gain from Non-Resource Export to Asia

With mining commodity prices on a downward trend, Australian exporters were advised to look into non-resource export to Asia as another profitable undertaking. A study by global business adviser Boston Consulting Group estimated that businesses outside the mining sector could earn up to $126 billion by 2021 if they shift their attention to this market.

Understanding Bubbly Episodes

By Jaume Ventura, Vasco M Carvalho and Alberto MartinOver the last two decades, US aggregate wealth has fluctuated substantially.

Daily Forex Forecast 09/12/2012

The Australian dollar steamed ahead of its US Counterpart overnight with investors speculating that the US Federal Reserve will announce further stimulus measures when they begin a two day meeting this evening.

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