Saturday, 25 May 2013

Markets

  • The view from Iraq

    05:51 | 25/5/13
    Financial Times
    “I am under no illusion that our art can completely educate an international audience about Iraq's art scene,” she says. more»
  • Quebecor Acquires Gestev

    05:46 | 25/5/13
    Marketwire
    Gestev has been responsible for many high-calibre events, including the well-known Red Bull Crashed Ice extreme race, the International Mountain Bike Festival and World Cup (known as the Vélirium), the Transat Québec Saint-Malo, Sprint Québec (FIS ... more»
  • Drivers should be disappointed - McLaren

    05:41 | 25/5/13
    The Daily Telegraph
    McLaren worked hard on upgrades in Barcelona two weeks ago, but to limited effect as Button finished in eighth place and Perez ninth. more»
Major Indices
 
 
 
 
NZX Top 5 by Value
CodeNameLastVolumeChange
TELTelecom Corp2.30012,237,0860.0753.16%
ANZANZ Banking Group33.20746,1800.792.32%
TMETrade Me Group Limited5.0302,021,7180.2905.45%
FBUFletcher Building8.3804,063,6490.1101.30%
MRPMighty River Power Limited2.4706,294,5840.0401.59%
 
Recent News
  • From The Lodge to the block

    05:39 | 25/5/13
    August Margaret River Mail
    Various wags have wondered whether Mr Mathieson - like Darryl Kerrigan in The Castle visiting his shack in Boonie Doon - might sit back at Jamieson, far from the political capital, and breathe: ''How's the serenity?'' The ''First Bloke'' has recently ... more»
  • LePage signs Maine organ donation checkoff bill

    05:37 | 25/5/13
    WGME
    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- A bill to bolster awareness of organ donations has been signed into law by Maine Gov. Paul LePage. The governor on Thursday signed the bill that will require the secretary of state to place a $2 donation checkoff on driver's ... more»
  • Booker administration files complaint to dissolve watershed, alleging ...

    05:36 | 25/5/13
    NJ.com
    NEWARK - Alleging possible illegal transactions, Newark Mayor Cory Booker's filed paperwork in Superior Court today that could allow the city to perform a close audit of the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation and officially ... more»
  • Best US Beaches 2013: New York Beach Tops List

    05:35 | 25/5/13
    Huffington Post
    Leatherman, a professor at Florida International University in Miami, has visited beaches around the world and uses criteria like water and sand quality, as well as safety and environmental management, to compile his annual list. Once a beach reaches ... more»
  • Collins Barrow acts as financial advisor in SCR Mines Technology deal with ...

    05:26 | 25/5/13
    Sacramento Bee
    About SCR Mines Technology Inc. SCR has operated in the Northern Ontario region for over 20 years and offers a comprehensive suite of services, on a contract basis, to customers ranging from large multi-national producers to newer development ... more»
  • Why Facebook Inc (FB) Could Become Another MySpace

    05:16 | 25/5/13
    Insider Monkey (blog)
    The debate on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)'s long-term future has been a conundrum for industry specialists and Wall Street money managers for the past year. more»
  • AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Genworth Financial, Inc. and Its Key ...

    05:15 | 25/5/13
    DailyFinance
    Concurrently, A.M. Best has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the ICR of "bbb" of Genworth Holdings, Inc. (GHI) (formerly known as Genworth Financial, Inc.), which is now a direct subsidiary of Genworth. A.M. Best also has ... more»
  • How Will the 'Unbanked' Buy Insurance on the Exchanges?

    05:14 | 25/5/13
    Jackson Free Press
    One in five households in the United States, or about 51 million adults have only a tenuous relationship with a traditional bank, relying instead on check-cashing stores and money lenders, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. ... The ... more»
  • Johnson & Johnson to Discontinue Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants

    05:11 | 25/5/13
    DrugWatch.com
    The company maintains that the choice was not influenced by the growing safety concerns that surround metal-on-metal devices, nor the wave of lawsuits injured patients are filing against all-metal implant manufacturers. “DePuy made the decision to ... more»
  • The Hoosier Yell

    05:10 | 25/5/13
    New York Times (blog)
    Soon after, he married Jane Augusta Williams a young woman from western New York. When the war came, he did not immediately enlist, as Jane was pregnant; however, after she safely delivered a girl, ... From the river, Wood and much of Grant's army ... more»
  • No Jeter? YES Problem: Yankees Cable Ratings Sink

    05:08 | 25/5/13
    Forbes
    What seems pretty clear is that fans live in one of two groups: the hardcore group that knows and loves the sport, and the casual group that needs more before it perks up. Good, solid baseball gets you the first group, but you need to market some ... more»
  • AMN Healthcare to Present at the Jefferies 2013 Healthcare Conference

    05:07 | 25/5/13
    The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
    SAN DIEGO, May 24, 2013 - /PRNewswire/ -- AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS), healthcare's workforce innovator and largest provider of staffing services, is scheduled to present on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. more»
  • They are royal women

    05:06 | 25/5/13
    The Cincinnati Herald
    They are royal women. The Cincinnati Herald's 2013 Nefertiti Award winners were chosen because they continue to make a positive difference in the community through their work and volunteerism. ... She first chaired the “Quality of Life Task Force ... more»
  • Climate Change Won't Be A Problem When We Run Out Of Oil

    05:06 | 25/5/13
    Business Insider
    Many who support the peak oil method of calculating expected availability of future fuel supplies are advocates of a ramp-up of wind and solar PV. more»
  • 2014 BMW 5 Series diesel costs $4800 less than ActiveHybrid in US

    05:05 | 25/5/13
    Autoblog (blog)
    New details lend further refinement to the premium impression of the new BMW 5 Series' interior and a new layer of functionality. more»
Global Indices
CodeLastChange
NZ504,526621.36%
COMP3,45940.11%
DJI15,295130.08%
SP5001,64730.21%
DAX7,789911.15%
FTSE6,6971432.10%
NI22512,494220.18%
TWI76.220.160.21%
Currencies
CodeLastChange
EURUSD1.2930.0010.04%
NZDUSD0.80840.00220.27%
AUDUSD0.96500.00940.96%
NZDAUD0.83820.00250.30%