Stocks

New cash flowing into shares

Max Mason The Australian sharemarket has had a stellar in run in 2013 to be sitting at a near five-year high.

Dollar

Global rates make currency crash unlikely, strategists say

Max Mason While some pundits might be predicting the crash of the dollar to a low of US60 cents, do not count on it was the emphatic message from currency strategists.

Markets

Materials sector continues its fightback

Max Mason The sharemarket closed lower, after the cutting of interest rates to their lowest in 50 years.

ASX

Stocks buoyed by rate cut

Max Mason The Australian share market has finished lower, rising from the day’s trough after the Reserve Bank cut official interest rates to their lowest in more than 50 years.

ASX

Poor local data restricts resources rally

Max Mason The local share market closed higher, but below the day’s peak, led by a rally from miners after better-than-expected US jobs figures boosted sentiment.

Markets

China data weighs on materials sector

Max Mason The sharemarket finished lower as investors began to doubt the health of world economies.

ASX

Growth worries weigh on stocks

Max Mason The Australian share market has finished lower, as investors begin to doubt the health of world economies and commodity prices continue to wane.

ASX

Cooler outlook pulls stocks from five-year high

Max Mason Market finishes lower after key indicator of local manufacturing falls to its weakest point in four years.

ASX

Telstra defies market's fall

Max Mason The Australian share market finished lower in a broad-based slump that was defied by Telstra and Westpac.

Markets

Investors chasing yield prepared to ignore overseas results

Max Mason The market finished higher on Monday as investors continued their search for high-yielding stocks.

ASX

Record highs for banks lift bourse

Max Mason The Australian sharemarket finished higher on Monday, defying global leads, as investors continue their search for high-yielding stocks.

ASX

China, US give local bourse flat start

Max Mason The sharemarket is set to open flat to lower after soft performances in US and EU markets.

Healthcare

Virtus hits the road in bid to raise record $500 million

Max Mason Virtus Health will begin its management roadshow in a bid to attract more than $500 million.

Media

Mogul to split the difference, 4 million or so

Max Mason The imminent split of News Corporation will bring benefits for Rupert Murdoch - a 15 per cent pay rise when the move is completed later this year.

Stocks

Westpac joins $100b club as market rises

Max Mason Westpac has become the latest stock to top $100 billion in market capitalisation.

ASX

Westpac tops $100b in bank rally

Max Mason Westpac has become the latest stock to top $100 billion in market capitalisation, as the big banks led a broad-based share market rally.

Woodside drives leap in energy sector

Max Mason The sharemarket closed higher, led by a surge from Woodside Petroleum and broader gains among high-yielding stocks.

ASX

Woodside leads market to greener pastures

Max Mason The Australian sharemarket has closed higher led by a surge from Woodside Petroleum and broader gains among high yielding stocks including banks and telecommunications.

ASX

Miners, banks combine for heavy losses

Max Mason The sharemarket finished sharply lower, as investors took profits on banks while resources continued their poor run since the start of the year after being pressured by another drop in iron ore...