Tuesday, 3 March 2015

Finance news you need to know today

THE Australian dollar is hovering amid anticipation that the Reserve Bank will cut the cash rate to a new record low on Tuesday. 
US computer giant Hewlett-Packard says it is buying mobile networking group Aruba Networks for about $US2.7 billion ($A3.45 billion).

At 0630 AEDT on Tuesday, the local currency was trading at 77.71 US cents, down from 77.76 cents on Monday.

And the Australian share market looks set to open flat after a strong day for US equities following a stream of merger announcements.

At 0645 AEDT on Tuesday, the share price index futures contract was up two points at 5,942.

ELSEWHERE:

WASHINGTON — US consumer spending and incomes rose in January as a decline in consumer prices picked up speed.

WASHINGTON — The US manufacturing sector saw activity slow for the fourth consecutive month in February, in part due to the West Coast port slowdown.

FRANKFURT — Deutsche Bank co-chief Jurgen Fitschen will face trial in April on allegations he gave false evidence in a long-running legal battle with the defunct Kirch group.

LONDON — Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Switzerland’s Novartis AG have completed a three-part deal that will offer the British company’s shareholders a STG4 billion ($A7.89 billion) windfall.

FRANKFURT — German power giant RWE says it has wrapped up the sale of its oil and gas unit Dea to Russian-controlled investment fund LetterOne.

NEW YORK — US computer giant Hewlett-Packard says it is buying mobile networking group Aruba Networks for about $US2.7 billion ($A3.45 billion).

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