A strong performance by the share market has more than recovered losses suffered in the previous two days, with retailers and banks among the best performers.
Within a year of launching its micro-lending facility in November 2009, PAID International had increased the average number of loans processed each month more than 100-fold.
US stocks have finished higher despite a US Commerce Department report that showed first-quarter economic activity contracted much more than previously thought.
Sino Gas & Energy Holdings has signed a term sheet with Macquarie Bank for a US$50 million loan, which will be used to support its joint venture entity’s working interests in the Linxing and Sanjiaobei production sharing contracts at the Ordos Basin in China.
US stocks jumped to fresh records this week as the Federal Reserve's promise of continued low interest rates offset turmoil in Iraq that lifted oil prices.
Nickel and gold explorer Duketon Mines has outlined plans for a $6 million initial public offering in what will be just the second float by a Western Australia-based resources company this year.
The S&P 500 has edged to a new record as investors weighed solid economic data with ongoing violence in Iraq that pushed oil prices to a new nine-month high.
The S&P 500 has bolted to a new record after the Federal Reserve kept its policy of ultra-low interest rates and did not accelerate the time-frame for raising them.
The share market has fallen for a second straight day, due to a drop by energy stocks, including Woodside Petroleum, and weakness in the banking sector.
Wall Street stocks finished higher as investors weighed continued violence in Iraq with mixed US economic data and looked ahead to a Federal Reserve policy statement on Wednesday.
