Rebecca Hyam has been reporting for the ABC since 1999. She became the Radio News network's finance reporter in 2007 and has also presented finance bulletins for News 24, reported for Lateline Business, the 7pm TV news and Radio Current Affairs.
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| UpdatedAustralia Post's managing director Ahmed Fahour resigns, despite the business posting a large profit turnaround due to online shopping parcel deliveries.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, transport, australia
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The minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting suggest another interest rate rise will be coming soon, curbing gains on Wall Street.
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| UpdatedWoolworths bounces back from a massive loss, driven by its failed Masters hardware experiment, to post a $725 million first-half profit.
Topics: retail, company-news, australia
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Solid earnings reports from several US retailers drive Wall Street higher, while strong manufacturing figures from Europe boost most markets there.
Topics: stockmarket, currency, futures, retail, markets, united-states, united-kingdom, european-union, australia
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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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US markets take a breather, after closing at fresh record highs for five days in a row.
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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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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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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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The Australian Retailers Association says increased competition and the high cost of doing business are driving fashion retailers, including Herringbone and Rhodes & Beckett, to the wall.
Topics: retail, company-news, fashion, australia
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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.
Topics: stockmarket, currency, futures, markets, money-and-monetary-policy, united-states, united-kingdom, australia, european-union
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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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Technology stocks surge on strong Apple iPhone sales, while the US Federal Reserve leaves interest rates on hold as expected.
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Wall Street's slide continues, with disappointing earnings results, weak consumer confidence figures and ongoing concerns about US President Donald Trump's immigration policies weighing on sentiment.
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The United States President's travel restrictions sparks concern among global investors overnight, resulting in Wall Street's worst session this year.
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Having hit record highs yesterday, stocks in the United States experiences a mixed session as investors digest several corporate earnings reports.
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| UpdatedThe Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks through 20,000 points for the first time, thanks to some business-friendly policy decisions by US President Donald Trump and strong corporate earnings results.
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US stocks fall as analysts start calling the end of the Trump rally, with the US President-elect failing to elaborate on his economic stimulus plans.
Topics: stockmarket, money-and-monetary-policy, currency, futures, markets, united-states, united-kingdom, european-union, australia
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US-listed healthcare and biotechnology stocks face a heavy sell-off overnight, after President-elect Donald Trump took aim at the industry during his first official press conference since the November election.
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| UpdatedAustralia's trade balance returns to surplus for the first time in almost three years.
Topics: trade, economic-trends, iron-ore, mining-industry, australia
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Financial stocks were sold off on Wall Street overnight, but a rally by online retailing giant Amazon sends the Nasdaq to a record closing high.
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Activity in Australia's services sector surges to its highest level in almost a decade during December.
Topics: economic-trends, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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US stocks rally overnight, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing just shy of the historic 20,000-point level and markets mostly shrugging off December minutes from the US Federal Reserve.
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Doubts are growing about whether the Dow Jones Industrial Average can reach the elusive 20,000-point level before the end of the year, after stocks in the United States retreated during the overnight trading session.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved further away from the historic high of 20,000 points overnight, with analysts suggesting the post-election rally has run its course and worn investors out.
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