Thursday, 24 April 2014

Markets

  • Is The Nanotech Craze Over? Not For These 2 Stocks

    09:33 | 24/4/14
    Yahoo News
    A couple of months ago, the fund planners at Invesco PowerShares closed the book on one of the most unusual chapters in investing history, announcing a move to shut down the PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio exchange-traded fund (ETF). A lack of ... more»

  • Abano mulls rebel shareholder request for meeting

    09:23 | 24/4/14
    Scoop
    April 24 (BusinessDesk) – Abano Healthcare Group is mulling the extraordinary general meeting request from rebel shareholders Peter Hutson and James Reeves who want to dump Trevor Janes as chairman and refresh the board. more»

  • EFI Propels Print Business Competitiveness With Inkjet and Workflow ...

    09:22 | 24/4/14
    Wall Street Journal
    The H1625 LED printer's ink emits lower VOC levels than solvent inks, and the cooler curing on the printer translates into lower energy costs compared to latex printers. LED for greener ... In booth 2187, Latin American distributor Cigraph Corporation ... more»
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AIAZORDINARY3.890782,3050.0601.52%
CRPRARIGHTS0.065032,5000.00508.33%
FBUFletcher Building9.740421,4510.0000.00%
TELTelecom Corp2.6351,047,3060.0000.00%
SKTSky Network Television6.380204,0000.0000.00%
  
Recent News

  • How the Dow Jones Industrial Average Did Wednesday

    09:22 | 24/4/14
    ABC News
    The Dow Jones industrial average fell 12.72 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,501.65. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 4.16 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,875.39. more»

  • Wheeler hikes OCR to 3% on inflationary pressures, eyes kiwi

    09:15 | 24/4/14
    Scoop
    April 24 (BusinessDesk) – Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler lifted the official cash rate for the second time in as many months, saying non-tradable inflationary pressures were "becoming apparent" in an economy that’s picking up pace ... more»

  • Coconut drives Tonga's cyclone recovery

    09:14 | 24/4/14
    3News
    The coconut is playing a vital role in helping remote parts of Tonga to move on from the destructive Cyclone Ian.  more»

  • Report: Poor planning led to River Forest woman's death in Afghanistan

    09:11 | 24/4/14
    Chicago Tribune
    A U.S. mission to deliver books to a school in Afghanistan that ended in the death of a young foreign service officer from River Forest was plagued by poor planning that “failed at all levels,” according to a scathing Army report obtained by the Tribune. more»

  • Commission revises draft Telecommunications Development Levy

    09:11 | 24/4/14
    Scoop
    Issued 24 April 2014 Release No. 98 The Commerce Commission today released a revised draft determination for the amount 22 telecommunications providers will pay towards the $50 million Telecommunications Development Levy (TDL) for 2012/13. more»

  • Mortgage fraud sentence

    09:00 | 24/4/14
    San Diego Source (subscription)
    Mortgage insurers cover losses when homeowners default and foreclosures fail to recoup costs. MGIC and rivals Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RAD) and Genworth Financial Inc. (NYSE: GNW) are rebounding from financial crisis-era losses as home prices rise. more»

  • Bank Advisors on the Move

    09:00 | 24/4/14
    BankInvestmentConsultant.com
    Social Media Strategies for Advisors. Effective use of social media can help advisory firms ... Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Obert was with Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory where he was a portfolio consultant responsible for client acquisition ... more»

  • Apple And Microsoft Share A Dirty Little Secret

    09:00 | 24/4/14
    Seeking Alpha
    It grew from startup to tech giant, leading its industry and then reached a mature phase. The historical trend patterns for ... These P/E ratios are customary and reasonable for mature slow growth tech companies but are excessive for no growth cash ... more»

  • Market Close Report:

    08:59 | 24/4/14
    NASDAQ
    Wednesday's session closes with the NASDAQ Composite Index at 4,126.97. The total shares traded for the NASDAQ was over 1.71 billion. more»

  • Fitch Affirms WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C14 (WFRBS 2013-C14 ...

    08:59 | 24/4/14
    Business Wire
    The subject was developed in 2008 and is leased primarily to national and regional tenants. The loan is sponsored by Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. The property's performance has been strong since opening and is attributable to the limited ... more»

  • Tupperware Brands' CEO Discusses Q1 2014 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

    08:54 | 24/4/14
    Seeking Alpha
    At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Tupperware Brands Corporation First Quarter 2014 Earnings Conference Call. more»

  • UM Technology Management Division and Research Partners Land National ...

    08:48 | 24/4/14
    Wall Street Journal
    ... licensing the technology from the university. The independent research company Frost & Sullivan awarded the product its 2010 North American Health Ingredients Most Promising Ingredient of the Year award. pTeroPure(R) is available in dozens of ... more»

  • Senator Brian Harradine State Funeral, St. Mary's Cathedral, Hobart:

    08:48 | 24/4/14
    Perth Now
    His vote was decisive in the passage of legislation for the partial sale of Telstra and native title laws and the private health insurance rebate but he refused to support the GST. more»

  • Abbas tries to show he has options as deadline for deal on peace talks with ...

    08:48 | 24/4/14
    Fox News
    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sought a deal on core issues, including a border between Israel and a state of Palestine and security arrangements. Palestinian officials say no progress has been made and that ... Abbas says he will only agree to an ... more»

  • Bridge to Nowhere is a bridge to nowhere no more

    08:48 | 24/4/14
    The Queensland Times
    THE arc of concrete and tarmac once nicknamed the Bridge to Nowhere is a bridge to nowhere no more. Redbank Motorway Estate developer Goodman Group recently completed the final section of the bridge linking Brisbane Tce to the Ipswich Motorway ... more»
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