Nike helps pace Wall St higher
Wall Street rose on Friday, with a 4.8 per cent leap in Nike pacing the advance, even as a possible government shutdown loomed.
European shares touch decade high
European shares rose to highs not seen since 2008 amid growing confidence in corporate earnings and in the strength of the global economy.
ASX tipped to rise 8pc in 2018
After a relatively uninspiring 7 per cent gain in 2017, Australian shares are expected to lift roughly 8.5 per cent in 2018.
ASX to open higher, Wall St rally pauses
Australian shares are poised to open higher, despite a downward drift on Wall Street. $A hovers near US80¢.
Fake Excel files aided CS banker's fraud
Patrice Lescaudron found phony Excel spreadsheets helped keep wealthy clients in the dark as he stole money from them while working at Credit Suisse.
Morgan Stanley quarterly profit tops estimates
Morgan Stanley's equity underwriting and wealth management businesses helped its adjusted quarterly profit beat Wall St estimates.
Apple to return offshore cash, create 20,000 jobs
Apple expects to pay $US38 billion in tax as it repatriates some of the $US252 billion it has stashed overseas.
ASX poised to edge higher
Australian stocks are poised to edge higher, as Wall Street renewed its earnings rally. $A tops US80¢.
Goldman's executive loses $1.5m of wine
Goldman Sachs co-president David Solomon's personal assistant has been charged with stealing more than $1.5 million of rare wine from his bo...
Crypto stocks tumble amid bitcoin selloff
A slew of blockchain- and bitcoin-related stocks sank following a steep fall in the price of the cryptocurrency.
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