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Outlook: ASX braces to fall on US stimulus cut

20 Mar 2014 - ASX braces to fall on US stimulus cut. Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) is given a boost after its largest shareholder increases its stake in the company.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.2% higher

19 Mar 2014 - The Australian share market closed 0.2 of a per cent higher led by strength in the big banks after trading up and down in a twenty point range for most of the day.

Midday: Aus shares flat despite Wall Street

19 Mar 2014 - Aus shares flat despite Wall Street. Shares in Bionomics Limited (ASX:BNO) plunge over 27 per cent after it released results of Phase I trials of cancer drug.

Outlook: ASX & AUD look up as Fed meets

19 Mar 2014 - ASX & AUD look up as Fed meets. Macquarie Group Limited (ASX:MQG) becomes the latest bank to adjust its prediction for more easing from Reserve Bank of Australia.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.5% higher

18 Mar 2014 - TPG Telecom Limited (ASX:TPM) has moved to exploit a loophole in NBN legislation, arguing that its ‘fibre-to-the-basement’ strategy to compete with the NBN is legal.

Midday: Aus shares higher on Wall Street rally

dd Mmm 2014 - Aus shares higher on Wall Street rally. Shares in Macquarie Group Limited (ASX:MQG) rise as reports circulate the investment bank has agreed to sell its private equit…

Outlook: ASX to rise after Crimea referendum

18 Mar 2014 - ASX to rise after Crimea referendum. Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) wins a $580 million contract to work on upgrade works for the Pacific Highway in NSW.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close lower on Ukraine fears

17 Mar 2014 - The Australian share market close down as risk averse investors sent most major sectors lower and the world awaits the fallout of the Crimean independence referendum.

Midday: Aus shares down at noon

17 Mar 2014 - Aus shares down at noon. BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) CEO Andrew Mackenzie has told media that the possibility of a cash return to investors is now “a practical one…

Outlook: Geopolitical risks set to rattle ASX

17 Mar 2014 - Geopolitical risks set to rattle ASX. Australia’s mining sector in focus after major miners BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) and Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG…

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 1.54% down on China data

14 March 2014 - Australian shares closed 1.54 per cent down as weak industrial activity numbers from China started general pessimism that impacted all major sector.

Midday: Aus shares well down at noon

14 Mar 2014 - Aus shares well down at noon. Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) CEO Alan Joyce will front a senate enquiry into possible changes to the Qantas Sale Act.

Outlook: China & Crimea concerns to hit ASX

14 Mar 2014 - China & Crimea concerns to hit ASX. Property stocks in the headlines including Charter Hall Group (ASX:CHC), Aspen Group Limited (ASX:APZ) and Prime Financial Group L…

Market Wrap: Surprise job jump lifts ASX

13 Mar 2014 - Surprise job jump lifts ASX. On the back of today’s upbeat official jobs report Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) says it will add almost 7,000 jobs this year.

Midday: ASX & AUD spike on jobs data

13 Mar 2014 - ASX & AUD spike on jobs data. Board shake-ups announced for takeover target Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) and Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS).

Outlook: Aus shares set to open flat

13 Mar 2014 - Aus shares set to open flat. Coalseam gas explorer WestSide Corporation Limited (ASX:WCL) announces a operating loss of $5.65 million for the first half of Fiscal 201…

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.55% lower

12 Mar 2014 - Softness in big miners and banks and a general weakness in consumer sectors before noon was offset later by bargain hunters in materials.

Midday: Aus shares lower as miners and banks dip

12 Mar 2014 - Aus shares lower as miners and banks dip. Standard & Poor's lowers Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) credit rating as majority shareholder Hochtief continues to lif…

Outlook: AUD drops as ASX looks to fall

12 Mar 2014 - AUD drops as ASX looks to fall. Shares in Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL) rise after receiving a $4.7 million research and development tax incentive.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close flat as miners recover

11 Mar 2014 - The Australian share market closed flat after miners rebounded from weak early trade and financials and blue chips posted gains.

Midday: Aus shares flat on weak materials

11 Mar 2014 -Aus shares flat on weak materials. Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) announces the inking of a contract for two more littoral combat vessels for the US Navy.

Outlook: Miners poised to dig into ASX gains

11 Mar 2014 - Miners poised to dig into ASX gains. Fortescue Metals Group Limited’s (ASX:FMG) founder Andrew Forrest sees about $500 million slashed from his stake yesterday.

Market Wrap: Iron ore worries send Aus shares lower

10 Mar 2014 - ASIC will look at a steep rise in Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) shares late last week, ahead of an offer by Hochtief announced today.

Midday: Aus shares fall on materials

10 Mar 2014 - Following soft overseas leads, the Australian share market opened lower as weak trade figures out of China lead to a sell off among materials stocks.

Outlook: China data to sap ASX sentiment

10 Mar 2014 - China data to sap ASX sentiment. Agribusiness Elders Limited (ASX:ELD) progresses its exit from forestry.

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