Episodes

2 hours ago
2 hours ago
The Aussie sharemarket lifted for the 3rd straight day, with the ASX 200 index lifting by 16 points or 0.23% to 7050.
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8 hours ago
8 hours ago
Washington H. Soul Pattinson (SOL) Chairman, Rob Millner speaks with Tom Piotrowski about the company’s half-year results, its investment in Macquarie Group and the potential fallout from the Credit Suisse collapse.
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11 hours ago
11 hours ago
US sharemarkets fell on Tuesday as a decline in technology shares halted a three-day advance in stocks as investors continued to recalibrate bets on the US Federal Reserve's path forward on interest rates. Megacap technology shares Apple (-0.4%), Alphabet (-1.4%) and Microsoft (-0.4%) were among the biggest drags on indexes.
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2 days ago
2 days ago
The Aussie sharemarket lifted for the second straight day on Tuesday, following a solid start to the week on Wall Street. The ASX 200 index rose by 72 pts or 1% to 7034.
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2 days ago
2 days ago
US blue chips rise on Monday but technology stocks slip on hopes for an easing of banking sector jitters.
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3 days ago
3 days ago
The Australian sharemarket started the week with modest gains, after hitting 7 straight weeks of declines at the end of last week. The ASX 200 index finished 7 points or 0.1 per cent higher to 6962, as investors were cautious ahead of two key economic updates due to be released this week, which could influence the cash rate decision at the Reserve Bank’s April meeting.
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3 days ago
3 days ago
Aussie shares are poised to open flat on Monday after a volatile trading session in Europe and the US on Friday. A steep fall in bank stocks sparked by a slump in Deutsche Bank shares weighed on European indexes. Wall Street ended a choppy week higher as US Federal Reserve officials eased US regional bank fears.
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6 days ago
6 days ago
The Australian sharemarket eased by just 0.19% on Friday, however has extended its losing streak to a 7th straight week. Hot inflation, rising interest rates and the recent US banking turmoil have weighed on markets.
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6 days ago
6 days ago
Investors weighed the possibility that the central bank will pause its restrictive interest rate hikes in the near future. Shares of Netflix climbed 9% following a report from YipitData that said the streaming giant's gross additions in Canada had improved. Microsoft (+2%) and Apple (+0.7%) shares led the tech-heavy Nasdaq index higher. Bank shares fell even after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in prepared remarks to lawmakers that the US government is prepared to take further measures to protect deposits, if needed. The KBW Regional Bank index slid 3% with First Republic Bank shares down 6%. Block shares slid 14.8% after Hindenburg Research disclosed its short positions in the company. At the close of trade, the Dow Jones index rose by 75 points or 0.2%. The S&P 500 index gained 0.3% and the Nasdaq index added 117 points or 1%.
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7 days ago
7 days ago
The Australian sharemarket fell by 0.67% on Thursday, ending a 2-day winning streak and keeping the market on track to extend its losses to a 7th straight week.
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