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BRICS to boost intra-group co-operation
28 Mar 2012
The five BRICS nations plan to cross-list their stock exchanges to facilitate stock buying in local currencies and set up a joint development bank on the lines of the World Bank
Apple stock touches $600, adds $253 bn market value after Steve Jobs
16 Mar 2012
With a market capitalisation of $347 billion, Apple is worth more than all the 32 Eurozone banks, which were last month collectively valued at $340 billion
Nikkei settles at seven-month high after crossing 10,000
12 Mar 2012
Japan's Nikkei share average surpassed 10,000 to a fresh seven-month high today, before settling at 9948.07, with technical factors pointing to the index heading higher
Dow, S&P hit milestone on five month rally
29 Feb 2012
Oil, stocks on the boil again on Iran and Greece
20 Feb 2012
Brent prices hit a 7-mth high above $121 a barrel after Iran cut oil supplies to France and Britain, while China eased domestic liquidity curbs, boosting demand hopes
Oil, stocks on the boil again on Iran and Greece
20 Feb 2012
Brent prices hit a 7-mth high above $121 a barrel after Iran cut oil supplies to France and Britain, while China eased domestic liquidity curbs, boosting demand hopes
Apple stock breaks $500 a share barrier
15 Feb 2012
Given its ability to dominate any market it enters, Apple provides investors all they need to spurn conventional wisdom
SingTel posts 9.6 per cent fall in 3Q earnings
14 Feb 2012
Apple's value beats sum of Google + Microsoft, overtakes ExxonMobil
13 Feb 2012
Apple Inc last week became the world’s most valuable company, toppling oil giant Exxon Mobil, and a higher market cap than rivals Google and Microsoft combined
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