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| UpdatedUnilever slumps in Europe after US food giant Kraft Heinz pulls its $US143 billion bid to take over the company, while Wall Street is closed for a holiday.
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| UpdatedThe markets were dragged lower by several disappointing profit results. Michael McCarthy from CMC Markets speaks to Elysse.
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With global markets on pause waiting for news about tax cuts in the US and the wobbly world of European politics, the busiest week of the domestic reporting season will capture most of the attention in coming days.
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| UpdatedThe All Ordinaries index fell around 0.2%. The ASX 200 lost 10 points. Julia Lee from Bell Direct speaks to Alicia.
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US markets take a breather, after closing at fresh record highs for five days in a row.
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| UpdatedAn early rally pushed shares to a 21-month high but Telstra's result saw those gains quickly reversed. Evan Lucas from IG Markets speaks to Elysse.
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Strong economic data and more talk of tax cuts by the US President sent Wall Street higher overnight, despite the increasing likelihood of a March rate rise.
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| UpdatedThe CBA record profit flowed over to the local share market where investors have piled into banks. Martin Lakos from Macquarie Wealth Management speaks to Elysse.
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| UpdatedEarly gains faded late in the session, thanks to a sell-off in the banks and the ASX 200 dropped 0.1% Marcus Padley from Marcus Today speaks to Elysse.
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| UpdatedThe local sharemarket rallied today thanks to higher commodity prices. CMC Markets' Michael McCarthy speaks to Elysse.
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Wall Street's three key indices all hit record highs on Friday and, along with another spurt in commodities, should produce a positive start to a busy week on the Australian market.
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| UpdatedA positive outlook from the Reserve Bank, added to the global optimism already sweeping up the share market. Equities strategist Julia Lee from Bell Direct speaks to Alicia.
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Concerns that banks may be breaching speed limits for investor home lending lead to the first slowdown in growth for three months.
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| UpdatedRupert Murdoch's News Corporation posts a second quarter loss citing impairments in its Australian newspaper business as a key factor.
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US markets rally to a record high after comments by US President Donald Trump that he will be making a "phenomenal" tax announcement in the coming two to three weeks.
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| UpdatedA big rally in utilities led the sharemarket higher. The ASX 200 closed up a 0.25%. Evan Lucas from IG Markets speaks to Elysse.
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US banking stocks record their worst trading session on Wall Street in almost three weeks overnight, while real estate and utility shares out-performed.
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| UpdatedThe ASX 200 finished the day higher up 0.5% thanks largely to a rally in bank stocks. Martin Lakos from Macquarie Wealth Management speaks to Elysse.
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| UpdatedRiding a wave of resurgent commodity prices, mining giant Rio Tinto has rebounded to full year net profit of $US4.6 billion ($6 billion) in 2016.
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Australia faces higher interest rates and a stronger dollar in 2017 as US inflation gathers momentum, says former Reserve Bank board member Professor Warwick McKibbin.
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Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq touch fresh records early in the overnight trading session, but the milestones are short-lived, with oil prices curbing the markets' advance.
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| UpdatedAs Donald Trump's protectionist policies continue to ratchet up global nerves, the Australian Government is being urged to seek trade deals that don't rely on the US.
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Markets in the United States limped to a weak finish overnight, with analysts suggesting investors are becoming increasingly anxious about US President Donald Trump's isolationist policies.
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| UpdatedWall Street ends fairly flat as investors worry about President Donald Trump's latest protectionist comments.
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