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Wall Street stocks have notched solid gains following the launch of Apple's smartwatch and a General Motors announcement of $US5 billion ($A6.4 billion) in share buybacks.

The Australian share market has tumbled, with investors wary of increased chances of an interest rate hike in the US.

One small step for National Australia Bank has become a giant leap for gender equality, after it became the latest company to offer lengthy paid parental leave to new dads.

The Australian sharemarket has fallen after US markets closed lower on increased prospects of an American interest rate rise.

The Australian dollar has sunk to its lowest level in six years following surprisingly strong US jobs figures.

The Australian share market has closed slightly lower after weaker iron ore prices weighed on the resources sector and investors await the release of jobs data in the US.

The share market has opened flat as strength in high-yield bank stocks is balanced out by weak energy and mining sectors.

The Australian dollar has dropped back below 78 US cents following a surge in the greenback and suggestions that the Reserve Bank is willing and able to cut rates again.

US stocks have snapped a two-day losing streak, finishing higher on news of European monetary stimulus and a $21 billion pharmaceutical merger.

The share market has closed flat as consumer related stocks led an afternoon recovery on a rise in retail spending during January.

The local bourse has opened in the red following losses from market heavyweights BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

US stocks have fallen for a second day after a run that saw new Dow and S&P records and a 15-year high for the Nasdaq.

The Australian dollar has reached a new record low against the New Zealand dollar ahead of Thursday night's European Central Bank policy meeting.

The Australian share market has finished lower as three major stocks trade ex-dividend and economic growth figures disappointed investors.

Joe Hockey's 40-year outlook for the Australian economy looks set to become a political tool rather than an informative report on the future.

The sharemarket is in the red after initially opening higher, dragged down by the miners and weak leads from Wall Street.

Wall Street stocks have retreated from record peaks, losing ground after lacklustre US car sales.

The Australian dollar remains above 78 US cents after the Reserve Bank's surprise decision to keep rates on hold at 2.25 per cent.

Proposed new fees for foreign buyers of real estate are looming as a potential impediment to offshore investment in Perth’s apartments sector, at the same time local developers are shifting their f

Treasurer Mike Nahan, who is coming up on a year in the job later this month, spoke to an audience of nearly 500 at a Business News Success & Leadership breakfast last week.

The share market has fallen from its seven year high after the central bank unexpectedly left the cash rate on hold.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate unchanged at 2.25 per cent after cutting it in February.

Private equity funds are turning into long-term owners of some major WA businesses, after being unable to complete their planned exits.

The WA economy 2015 with Treasurer Mike Nahan.

The sharemarket is on the verge of reaching the 6,000-point mark for the first time since January 2008 as rate cut expectations boost the big banks.

The Nasdaq has finished above 5,000 for the first time in 15 years, capping a long-running recovery in the exchange after the dot-com bubble burst spectacularly in 2000.

The Australian dollar is hovering amid belief among some economists that the Reserve Bank could cut interest rates to a new record low.

Speculation about a rate cut next week has buoyed the big banks and lifted the share market, securing a sixth consecutive week of gains.

The market has opened weaker, dragged down by losses in the energy sector and a dismal Woolworths half yearly result.

The Australian dollar has fallen sharply after the release of some positive US economic data.

The Nasdaq has powered closer to 5000 points while weakness in oil-linked equities keeps the Dow and S&P 500 in the red.

The sharemarket has fallen from its seven-year high after three days of gains, with investors thought to be taking profits in the industrial and financial sectors.