Boom and bust

03 July 2009 - My media colleagues were alluding to a bloodbath on the local stock market following Wall Street’s tumble with the Dow Jones index shedding 223 points or 2.6 per cent, to close at 8,281. But it got worse with the S&P 500 falling 2.9 per cent and the Nasdaq giving up 2.7 per cent. Look... read the full article ›

02 July 2009 - Given our big fall yesterday where the S&P/ASX 200 shed 80.90 points to finish at 3874, today’s stock market movements should... read the full article ›

01 July 2009 - If the local stock market does not fall today that will be a big surprise after Wall Street headed south following a surprise drop in... read the full article ›

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