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Wall Street takes a dive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... the global economy and the recovery of world trade. Stronger exports have in turn helped foster growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector." Cover your ears and sing lalala so you don't hear Benny saying, "My colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee ...

Saved by BP and Goldman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... the negative spin from the economic data releases were limited to a minimum. The Empire State and Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing indices dropped sharply in July. The Empire State index fell to 5.08 in July against expectations of 18.50 and 19.57 in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... the last half hour, the Dow scrambled back to a loss of just seven. Two regional reports pointed to a slowing in manufacturing activity in the northeast, while the Fed reported modest growth in industrial output nationwide. The Labor Department said ...

AMP trains staff on insurance services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... several competency assessments and has an anticipated completion time of between 12 to 36 months. AMP director product manufacturing Paul Sainsbury said the program is tailor-made to the life insurance industry by factoring into learning modules products ...

Ascalon and Regal form partnership

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... (BTFG), and sits alongside Advance Asset Management and BT Investment Management as the firm's investment management manufacturing businesses.

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... upturn is thought to be a jobless recovery. Add this to the lead provided by the still expanding, albeit slowing, ISM manufacturing index, increase in personal income, personal spending and savings and higher corporate profits and you'll find it difficult ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... Thursday, gained 12.11 points to 9,203.71. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares fell 1.11 per cent, dragged down by negative manufacturing data from the mainland and global economic worries. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed 223.67 points lower at 19,905.32 ...

Bad news bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... only factored in a 10.5 per cent fall. If anything could go wrong... The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index - a leading indicator of the US economy - declined to 56.2 in June from 59.7 in May. Again, markets expected the fall ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... said its pending home sales index tumbled 30.0 per cent to 77.6 based on contracts signed in May. Meanwhile, the US manufacturing sector grew for the 11th consecutive month in June, but at a slower clip than expected, an industry survey said Thursday. ...

Down on old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... declined to 59.1 per cent in June from 59.7 per cent in May. This is within market expectations and indicates that manufacturing activity in the region continues to expand. There's also the "could be interpreted both ways" report. The ADP private employment ...