Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Markets

  • 5 blue-chip dividend stocks for your retirement watchlist

    10:07 | 29/7/14
    Motley Fool Australia
    National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) is another iconic business with global presence but, unlike Macquarie and ANZ, its international operations are more of a hindrance on group earnings than shareholders would like. Although it holds more than 22 ... more»

  • Talisman CEO expected to shed light on Repsol talks

    10:07 | 29/7/14
    The Globe and Mail
    The latter, a huge shale-gas-producing region, could be linked to Repsol's Canaport liquefied natural gas facility in New Brunswick - a joint venture with Irving Oil Ltd. - if the company moves ahead with plans for a multibillion-dollar transformation ... more»

  • NYSE stocks posting largest volume increases

    09:56 | 29/7/14
    Businessweek
    Brown-Forman class A : Approximately 17,800 shares changed hands, a 356.6 percent increase over its 65-day average volume. The shares fell $1.78 or 2.0 percent to $88.57. more»
Major Indices
  
 
 
 
Major Currencies
NZX Top 5 by Value
CodeNameLastVolumeChange
FSFFonterra Shareholders Fund6.0201,028,2980.0200.33%
SKTSky Network Television6.890386,0060.0400.58%
XROXero Ltd26.9021,2800.501.89%
TELTelecom Corp2.9351,109,4450.0050.17%
OGCOceanaGold Corp3.90025,4600.1604.28%
  
Recent News

  • Silicon Motion Announces Results for the Period Ended June 30, 2014

    09:56 | 29/7/14
    Wall Street Journal
    TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) ("Silicon Motion" or the "Company") today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. For the second quarter, net sales ... more»

  • VA fix 101: what the $17 billion emergency bill would do

    09:56 | 29/7/14
    Christian Science Monitor
    The chairmen of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the Senate and House announced an agreement Monday on a $17 billion emergency veterans bill that seeks to address a national care crisis. more»

  • 'America's Got Talent': Top of week

    09:56 | 29/7/14
    Orlando Sentinel (blog)
    Extreme, an Orlando dance company, will not perform this week on "America's Got Talent." But a lot of you are ... "Talent" was tops last week in the Orlando TV market, and reality series made a strong showing in the weekly ratings. Here are the week's ... more»

  • Argentina in last-ditch effort to avert default

    09:56 | 29/7/14
    Reading Eagle
    In June, he ordered Bank of New York Mellon Corp. to return to Argentina $539 million it had deposited to pay holders of restructured debt. more»

  • UK supermarket giant partners with NZ Ag-Tech company

    09:49 | 29/7/14
    Scoop
    UK supermarket giant partners with New Zealand Ag-Tech company for major R&D collaboration  more»

  • British Sky Broadcasting Group plc's “Reduce” Rating Reaffirmed at Investec ...

    09:45 | 29/7/14
    WKRB News
    British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (ADR) logo Investec restated their reduce rating on shares of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (NASDAQ:BSYBY) in a report issued on Friday. Investec has also updated their ratings on a number of other stocks in the ... more»

  • After-Hours Stock Movers 7/28: (CGNX) (HLS) (AMKR) Higher; (KBIO) (HLF ...

    09:45 | 29/7/14
    StreetInsider.com (subscription)
    Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR) 5.1% HIGHER; reported Q2 EPS of $0.21, $0.06 better than the analyst estimate of $0.15. more»

  • Owners get cars back from closed auto shop

    09:45 | 29/7/14
    WOODTV.com
    (WOOD) - Monday morning, owners were able to reclaim vehicles that had been locked in at a closed auto repair shop for weeks. more»

  • The Aftermath

    09:45 | 29/7/14
    Milwaukee Magazine
    Sampson had begun her career in the Milwaukee Public Schools in the fall of 2009 at Bradley Tech. As that school year drew to a close in mid-2010, the Wisconsin ... It was Scott Walker's signature policy initiative - the one for which he'll be forever ... more»

  • Dollar Tree's Family Dollar Buy Forges Discount Giant

    09:45 | 29/7/14
    NASDAQ
    With the buyout ofFamily Dollar Stores ( FDO ), he added, Dollar Tree will "become a leading discount retailer in North America," with more than 13,000 stores in 48 states and five Canadian provinces, annual sales above $18 billion and more than 145 ... more»

  • A Change of Chairs at New Zealand Opera

    09:45 | 29/7/14
    Scoop
    New Zealand Opera has announced that John Harvey has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors. He follows Sir David Gascoigne, who is standing down. “I have chaired the Board since 2001, and that seems long enough,” says Sir David. more»

  • Bonita rejects funds to widen US 41

    09:33 | 29/7/14
    Naples Daily News
    Pace said the higher budget the previous fiscal year is due to timing of capital projects, such as Shangri-La Road extension, the dog park and landscaping. more»

  • Asian Morning Briefing: US Stocks Hit Snooze

    09:33 | 29/7/14
    Wall Street Journal
    The nation's unemployment rate is seen holding steady in June at 3.5%, the lowest level since the late 1990s, which would bolster the Bank of Japan's confidence that a tightening jobs market will help bring the inflation rate to its 2% target. more»

  • NSA Surveillance Causes Journalists to Have to Act Like Drug Dealers to ...

    09:33 | 29/7/14
    Reason (blog)
    In addition to seeking security in a combination of more and less advanced technology, a number of journalists have adapted their use of conventional tools to make it more difficult to track down their sources through surveillance. more»

  • Key leaves Craig to swing in the breeze under 5%; Key backs Smith, but says ...

    09:25 | 29/7/14
    Interest.co.nz
    With 53 days left until the September 20 election, here's my daily round-up of political news from in and around Wellington on Tuesday July 29, including the details from John Key's decision to hang Colin Craig's Conservatives out to dry and Key's ... more»
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