US construction equipment group Caterpillar has posted a 15 per cent rise in 2012 net profit, but that was below market expectations owing in large part to a charge of million that arose from acco
US stocks have finished mostly lower despite a stronger-than-expected manufactured durable goods report and a nearly 2 per cent lift from Caterpillar earnings.
Clients of financial advisers will find it easier to determine if they are getting value for money under new guidelines issued by the corporate watchdog.
Apple's shares have plunged more than 12 per cent after its earnings disappointment, but the Dow has held up in positive territory with help from airline stocks.
The Australian dollar is higher after weaker-than-expected national consumer price index figures and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded its economic forecast for Europe.
The Australian dollar has maintained a strong position after weaker-than-expected inflation data which could clear the way for a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate cut.
The Australian market is higher after mining giant BHP Billiton's half-year production report exceeded expectations and following strong leads from the US.
The Australian dollar has rallied against its US counterpart after Japan's central bank announced new measures aimed at lifting the world's third largest nation economy out of a long period of defl
The Australian share market has closed flat as investors gave a muted response to the Bank of Japan's plan for a more expansionary two per cent inflation target.
The Australian stockmarket has opened flat as investors gave a lukewarm response to US Congressional Republicans agreeing to temporarily raise the debt ceiling.
US stocks ended mostly higher Friday helped by news that Republicans might give way to a short-term rise of the debt ceiling to avoid a new crisis, but poor earnings from Intel pulled the Nasdaq lo
Police & Nurses will undergo a name change after it was granted approval from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to trade as a mutual bank.
Shares in Centaurus Metals were higher after the company said it would gain tax concessions at its Jambreiro iron ore project from a framework agreement with a state government in Brazil.
