The Australian share market extended a recent decline to a 10-day low Friday after an indecisive night on Wall Street, combined with European equity market weakness related to sovereign debt worries, offshore falls in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, and more weakness in base metals. Japan’s nuclear crisis, disappointing revenue from Alcoa, and Goldman Sachs’ [...]
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Well the market has shaken off the last downturn to return back to where it was at the end of February, when the game began. So the market is up .02% (as at 31st March) and my portfolio has clambered up 1.36%. The market reached a low during the game period of -6.37% on 15th [...]
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Well, what an interesting week. Adding to the unrest overseas, Japan gets hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami. It has literally devastated the country and our hearts go out to each and every one living through this. Here’s a brief overview of what happen in relation to the markets.
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As we end week 2, was off to a terrific start with a jump to $52,500 in less than a week. My initial share choice of: MND, WOR and RHC were great choices. MND and RHC went ex- dividend in that time. However… what with the unrest overseas, the markets are re-acting badly.
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