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3 hours, 39 minutes ago

Australia stocks fall, with miners suffering

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Weakness in most commodities and rising fears of a messy Greek exit from the euro zone sent Australian stocks down sharply Wednesday, led by losses in ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 10:35 a.m. Wednesday 23rd May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Genetic Technologies rallies on business update

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Genetic Technologies Ltd. rallied 45% to $3.49 after the Australian biotech company issued a positive business update for its BREVAGen genetic test for breast cancer. ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 1:20 a.m. Wednesday 23rd May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

21 hours, 48 minutes ago

Oil futures extend gains in electronic trading

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Benchmark U.S. crude-oil futures extended gains in electronic trading Tuesday ahead of the release of U.S. supply reports due later in the day. Oil for June delivery ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 4:26 p.m. Tuesday 22nd May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

2 days, 3 hours ago

Australia stocks climb, with resource shares up

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks revved back to life in early Monday moves, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 adding 0.9% to 4,082.50 after a 2.7% drop Friday. China-sensitive shares ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 10:30 a.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

5 days, 3 hours ago

Australian stocks tumble in early trading

SYDNEY(MarketWatch)-- Australian shares sank early Friday, tracking sharp losses on Wall Street overnight as fears of a run of Europe's banks spread to Spain and sapped investor confidence. The benchmark ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 10:20 a.m. Friday 18th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

Japanese shares skid 2.1% in early trading

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares skidded in early trading on Friday, with the Nikkei Stock Average sinking 2.1% in the first few minutes of trading to hit 8,694.28. Concerns about ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 10:12 a.m. Friday 18th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

6 days, 1 hour ago

J.P. Morgan loss to rise at least 50%: report

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Trading losses at J.P. Morgan & Chase Co. have surpassed the bank's initial $2 billion estimate by at least $1 billion, according to report on the New ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 12:21 p.m. Thursday 17th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

Australian stocks rebound, with miners gaining

SYDNEY (MarketWatch)-- Australian shares rose early Thursday, staging a partial recovery after political uncertainty in Greece helped send stocks to their worst levels this year in the previous session. The ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 10:16 a.m. Thursday 17th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

Staples shares drop as Europe sales decline

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Office-supplies retailer Staples Inc. shares fell 4.9% on Wednesday after its first-quarter sales missed expectations. Net income declined to $187.1 million, or 27 cents a share, ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 12:11 a.m. Thursday 17th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

1 week ago

Australian stocks fall, with miners weak

SYDNEY (MarketWatch)-- Australian shares declined early Wednesday, tracking falls for offshore markets after the situation in Greece deteriorated, with the country likely to hold fresh elections next month. The benchmark ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 10:23 a.m. Wednesday 16th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email