A man waits at the reception hall of the Athens Stock Exchange in Athens

Yiorgos Karahalis / REUTERS

2012

The Australian sharemarket rose slightly today for the fourth consecutive day. Four straight sessions of gains is something the market has not accomplished since the end of November last year.

Post-Market NASDAQ Movers (FIRE, TXRH, CSIQ, BRCD, WIRE, INTU, TRAK, CELL, REXX, DELL, CAKE, NTES)

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Tuesday were: Sourcefire, Texas Roadhouse, Canadian Solar, Brocade Communications Systems, Encore Wire Corp and Intuit Inc.

Top After Market NYSE Gainers (ODP, HLF, MOS, QIHU, COG, KRA, LZB, BZH, SFL, IBN)

The top aftermarket NYSE gainers Tuesday were: Office Depot, Herbalife, Mosaic, Qihoo 360 Technology, Cabot Oil & Gas Corp, Kraton Performance Polymers, La-Z-Bo...

Dell Q4 Earnings Suffer: Company to Continue Focus on Enterprise Business

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Australian Stock Market Report - Midday 2/22/2012

The Australian share market is trading flat in the early session, after US and European share markets failed to rally overnight, despite Eurozone officials approving the second Greek bailout deal.

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Lower Inflation Eases Britons' Financial Fears: Poll

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Euro zone finance ministers reached an agreement to hand Greece a bailout package worth 130 billion euros ($171 billion) , to help the country avoid a default.

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