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ASX dives; Coles drops on downgrade
Australian shares are trading lower through the middle of the session; Morgan Stanley has downgraded Coles; British business feels Boris bounce.
- Vesna Poljak, Robert Guy, Tom Richardson, Sarah Turner and William McInnes
ASX to slide after records reset
Australian shares are set to open lower, easing from Friday's record highs. Wall St retreats. $A rebounds.
- Timothy Moore
Apple bulls rush to lift price targets on extended surge
Shares in the iPhone maker are into their eighth month of record highs and analysts are struggling to keep up.
- Timothy Moore
US jobs fall short but ASX still set for fresh records
While futures point to a pull-back on Monday, the ASX is expected to test record highs this week as a Chinese delegation lands in the US.
- Luke Housego
S&P 500 slips from record after jobs data, but posts weekly gains
After resetting record highs, profit-taking took the wind out of the top three main US benchmarks heading into the weekend.
- Caroline Valetkevitch
Oil falls below $US65/bbl in first weekly drop since November
Brent crude, the global benchmark, settled at $US64.98, down 39 cents. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 52 cents to end at $US59.04.
- Collin Eaton
Opinion & Analysis
Australia's best fundies for 2019
Last year delivered extraordinary returns for those invested in the best performing funds out of the thousands on the Morningstar database. But winning mone managers said it would be hard to replicate the high returns of 2019.
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Commodities may not stay cheap forever
In an ideal world, the next commodities bubble, whenever it comes, could help us make what might be the final shift — away from fossil fuels and towards renewables.
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Rampaging bulls hope China has their backs
Proof China has stabilised its growth may prolong the record-breaking run in stocks and boost hopes of global recovery.
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Different tools for unusual times
A key area of uncertainty is the path of rates and inflation, and the starting point an unusual one with market pessimism so entrenched.
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Meet the Fundie
Hunting for green shoots in economy's weeds
WaveStone's Catherine Allfrey is willing to add a media business to a portfolio that prizes global leaders CSL, Aristocrat and ResMed, and won't own anything that doesn't make money.
- Vesna Poljak
How value investors have to tough out the good times
Schroders' Nick Kirrage says he hopes value investing isn't broken, but it's hard not to lose your mind while waiting for the tide to turn.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Maple-Brown Abbott's hidden $3.5bn Asian play
From an office tower in Sydney Maple-Brown Abbott manages over $3.5 billion in Asian stocks. It has no Australian investors.
- Jonathan Shapiro
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ASX hits fresh record as outlook brightens
A second day of strong gains has delivered another record close and carried the All Ords past 7000 points for the first time.
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Wall St notches records on trade optimism, Apple gains
"Some of the things that have been worrying the market have gotten pushed to the side of the table," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel.
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ASX closes at record high; CSL just shy of $300
Australian shares have closed at a record high; oil dips to four week low; retail sales rose 0.9 per cent in November.
- Vesna Poljak, Robert Guy, Tom Richardson, William McInnes and Luke Housego
Wall St resets record highs yet again
US equity bulls continue to run valuations ever higher. ASX futures in contrast were flat, perhaps reflecting a drop in iron ore and flat commodities overall.
- Timothy Moore
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RBA's 'gentle turning point' made in China
China's growth is slowing but moves to stabilise the world's second largest economy is good news for Australian policymakers keen for growth and more revenue.
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The gas industry is concerned the EU ruling may deter investment in a sector it says is important to complement the growth of renewables.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Elouise Fowler
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ASX shrugs off Middle East worries to print record high
Investors sent the ASX to a record closing high, with the healthcare and technology sectors enjoying a Wall Street sugar hit.
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ASX hits record close as Middle East tensions lift
Without further military action expected between the US and Iran, the sharemarket rose to a record close with tech stocks leading the charge.
- Vesna Poljak, Robert Guy, William McInnes, Tom Richardson and Luke Housego
ASX to open higher in relief rally
Australian shares are poised to open higher as tensions between the US and Iran appeared to ease. Gold, oil drop.
- Timothy Moore
Oil dives on soothing words from US, Iran
Brent futures, which surged as high as $US71.75 in early trade, were down $US2.44, or 3.6 per cent, to $US65.83 a barrel by midday in New York.
- Scott DiSavino
