by dellons | Apr 26, 2020 | Business News
Oil prices climbed in the final session of the week bringing an end to another week of losses that featured the US contract plunging to minus $US40 a barrel, as global production cuts could not keep pace with the collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic....
by dellons | Apr 26, 2020 | Business News
Copper prices retreated at the end of the week on fears about a deep global recession and pessimism over the development of drugs to treat COVID-19. Some other base metals joined a downturn in stock markets after reports that an experimental antiviral drug failed to...
by dellons | Apr 26, 2020 | Business News
Gold prices slipped on Friday as investors booked profits, but concerns over the global economic slowdown and massive stimulus measures from major central banks kept bullion on track for a weekly gain. Spot gold was down 0.4 per cent at $US1,724.29 per ounce by 1805...
by dellons | Apr 26, 2020 | Business News
Wall Street has rallied, led higher by Apple and Microsoft as investors finish a turbulent week of trading and some states prepare to relax coronavirus-related lockdowns. Apple and Microsoft each climbed more than one per cent, lifting the S&P 500 more than any...
by dellons | Apr 26, 2020 | Business News
Tasmania has tied Victoria for Australia’s best economic performance in CommSec’s quarterly State of the States report. It’s the first time since October 2009 that the Apple Isle has been on top of the performance rankings. CommSec has for the last...
