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Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

More earnings result misses from US chain stores and ongoing weakness in Apple are keeping a lid on Wall Street. Dow up 9. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Weak earnings in retail and a rare miss from Disney sent Wall Street right back down again last night. Dow down 217. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Oil has bounced but otherwise no one is entirely sure why Wall Street posted its best session in two months. Dow up 222. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Offshore markets have not taken the weaker Chinese data well, but Wall Street managed to hold its ground. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

Wall Street closed flat last night as traders await tonight’s US jobs report. Dow up 9. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Wall Street was back to concentrating on economic data last night and the picture is not so rosy. Dow down 99. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

It’s not often you hear Wall Street commentators citing Australian monetary policy as a reason for selling in US stocks. Dow down 140. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

The Buffet effect was cited as reason the month of May began on Wall Street with a rally, albeit lacking conviction. Dow up 117. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)