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Market Wrap: Fed taper sparks ASX Santa rally

19 Dec 2013 - Fed taper sparks ASX Santa rally. Origin Energy Limited (ASX:ORG) inks a new deal to sell gas to the Santos Limited (ASX:STO)-led Gladstone LNG export project.

Midday: ASX bulls charge on US Fed taper

19 Dec 2013 - ASX bulls charge on US Fed taper. Shares in Caltex Australia Limited (ASX:CTX) jump after flagging marketing business growth.

Outlook: Aus shares to soar, US Fed tapers

19 Dec 2013 - Aus shares to soar, US Fed tapers. National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) will hold its annual general meeting today.

Market Wrap: Aus shares flat ahead of Fed outcome

18 Dec 2013 - Aus shares flat ahead of Fed outcome. Bega Cheese Limited (ASX:BGA) informs shareholders this that it will not extend its offer for the highly prized target that is W…

Midday: Aus shares flat at noon

18 Dec 2013 - Aus shares flat at noon. Chairman Lachlan Murdoch is backing the relatively new chief executive to manage his dual roles of heading Ten Network Holdings Limited (ASX:…

Outlook: Aus shares set for subdued open

18 Dec 2013 - Aus shares set for subdued open. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) will hold its annual general meeting today.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close off day's highs

17 Dec 2013 - Aus shares close off day's highs. BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) will cut as many as 200 jobs after suspending mining at its Nickel West Leinster Perseverance Undergr…

Midday: Aus shares 0.7% up at noon

17 Dec 13 - Aus shares 0.7% up at noon. REA Group Limited (ASX:REA) shares take a hit in early trade after the real estate classified service announced the departure of CEO Greg El…

Outlook: Aus shares to stage comeback

17 Dec 2013 - Aus shares to stage comeback. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) will reportedly restructure its management team as it looks to push further into Asia.

Market Wrap: ASX mulls US stimulus cut threat

16 Dec 2013 - ASX mulls US stimulus cut threat. Insurance Australia Group Limited (ASX:IAG) makes a $1.8 billion move to buy the insurance underwriting business of Wesfarmers Limit…

Midday: Aus shares mute at midday

16 Dec 2013 - Aus shares mute at midday. Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) will buy a provider of self-managed superannuation fund actuarial certificates for $25 million.

Outlook: Anxious trade tipped for Aus market

16 Dec 2013 - Anxious trade tipped for Aus market. Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) shelves a project to replace a 26-year-old IT system that supports members of its frequent-flyer…

Market Wrap: Aus shares snap losses and soar

13 Dec 2013 - Aus shares snap losses and soar. Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) spruikes an upbeat outlook and flags a modest pick-up in lending growth at its AGM.

Midday: ASX drifts as AUD drops under 90c

13 Dec 2013 - ASX drifts as AUD drops under 90c. QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX:QBE) recovers some ground despite two major ratings agencies changing their financial strength out…

Outlook: Aus shares set to slip

13 Dec 2013 - Aus shares set to slip. Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) will hold its annual general meeting today.

Market Wrap: Aus shares down for 6th straight day

12 Dec 2013 - Aus shares down for 6th straight day. Linc Energy Limited (ASX:LNC) secures Malaysian hotel and gaming giant Genting as a major investor, set to take a 10 per cent st…

Midday: Aus shares plunge early

12 Dec 2013 - Aus shares plunge early. Natural gas company Envestra Limited (ASX:ENV) forecast's a small full year earnings upgrade on the back of higher than anticipated gas volum…

Outlook: Aus shares tipped to slip

12 Dec 2013 - Aus shares tipped to slip. Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) is thinking about boosting its indigenous workforce by picking up sacked Rio Tinto workers from th…

Market Wrap: ASX widens losses as Holden stings

11 Nov 2013 - ASX widens losses as Holden stings. Investors pile out of OZ Minerals Limited (ASX:OZL) after the copper focused miner issued a gloomy update on its flagship project.

Midday: ASX slips for fifth straight session

11 Dec 2013 - ASX slips for fifth straight session. Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) lifts after its Middle Eastern division scores a $US395 million contract in Dubai.

Outlook: Aus shares set to slide

11 Dec 2013 - Aus shares set to slide. Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) executives will meet with unions next Wednesday to discuss the latest round of job cuts.

Market Wrap: Aus shares give up gains

10 Dec 2013 - Aus shares give up gains. Billabong International Limited (ASX:BBG) major shareholder Coastal Capital sought to remove chairman Ian Pollard and directors Howard Mowl…

Midday: Aus shares 0.5% up at noon.

10 Dec 2013 - Aus shares 0.5% up at noon. Senex Energy Limited (ASX:SXY) generates more than 450 oil and gas leads after a year-long prospectively work across its majority held per…

Outlook: Aus shares set for a flat open

10 Dec 2013 - Aus shares set for a flat open. National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) promotes the head of its SME business, Daryl Johnson, to the role of CEO Asia.

Market Wrap: Aus shares dragged by QBE carnage

09 Dec 2013 - Aus shares dragged by QBE carnage. Metcash Limited (ASX:MTS) splits its food and convenience operations less than two years after merging them.

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