Article Archive for October 2009
Mixed earnings reports and hawkish RBA rhetoric fueled further gains (1.0% in the S&P/ASX 200 index) in ASX stocks this market week. Market movers included:
Wesfarmers Ltd (WES) reported food and liquor sales at its Coles …
Woolworths Ltd. holds a large slice of the retail market pie in Australia and New Zealand. It’s the largest food retailer in Australia and one of the two largest in New Zealand, and it also …
The current turbulence in the US financial market has really hit the American economy hard, and not just that, according to the WEF or the World Economic Forum, the US has lost its position as …
Since March 2009, the ASX or the Australian Securities Exchange has already risen remarkably. However according to a recent poll that was conducted by Reuters, the Aussie stock market is expected to rise even more. …
Headquartered in Melbourne and with operations in Australia and New Zealand, BlueScope Steel is one of the blue chips of the Australian Securities Exchange. The company provides flat steel products for several industries, including the …
It has now been slightly more than a year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which worked as a catalyst to bring down the global financial system, and push the world into a recession. Naturally …
In the stock market, an investor can trade a large number of stocks with just a single order entry, and this is often referred to as “basket trading”. This is particularly useful for large institutional …
The stock market is such a critical place that there are often a variety of systems that the investors use to plan their moves, optimize their earnings and get the best returns. Algorithmic trading is …
The Dow Jones Australia Index was launched in January 2000, just as the ASX was in the throes of reorganising the All Ordinaries Index. It was designed from the first to serve as a benchmark …
The stock market is a great place to make money because it often gives better returns than what most people earn from other sources. However for any chance of success in the stock market, you …