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What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down -0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IU XX) (QQQ ) closed down -1.75%. Stock indexes Wednesday settled mixed. A jump in bond...

The ASX loses ground on US debt ceiling impasse and lower iron ore prices, CBA lifts variable home loan rates, and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lifts official rates to 5.5 per cent, the highest in 14 years.

The ASX finished lower ahead of tonight's federal budget and Commonwealth Bank's CEO has warned of tough times ahead, despite a better-than-expected quarterly profit.

NAB passes on the Reserve Bank's full rate hike to its home loan customers, but only two of its savings accounts, while the Australian share market drops on renewed worries about the stability of the US banking system.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.08%. U.S. stock indexes gave up early gains and are...

The Australian share market took a further downward tumble on Thursday, to end the day down, as traders bet on more interest rate hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia after the unemployment rate remained steady in March. Read how it all happened.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.19%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.55%. After rallying off the open, stocks are moderately lower...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.31%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.45%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.04%. Stocks are moderately higher on the better-than-expected CPI report,...

The share market added almost 1 per cent today after foreign stockmarkets soared, following the US and UK governments seeking to reassure markets of the stability of the global financial system. The US Federal Reserve will give its view of the economy overnight on Wednesday, when it meets to consider…

The recent bank failures causing broader financial turmoil and uncertainty about the Fed’s next move, as it weighs strong economic data against jittery capital markets, have induced immense volatility in the stock market lately. However, it could be wise to buy fundamentally sound stocks Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Extreme Networks (EXTR),…

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