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| | | ... Hess, speaking at a recent ASFA conference, said that retirement income projections had been a key factor in motivating Americans to better engage with their pension plans. Cameron O'Sullivan, a director of scaled advice specialist Provisio Technologies ... |
| | | | ... that Black Friday sales were down 1.8% over the same day last year. Then again, if you look closely, this was because Americans had been shopping all Thanksgiving week. As Bloomberg puts it, US retailers "have turned Black Friday, once a one-day event ... |
| | | | ... exports increased by 3.1% to record levels (other countries increased from the US), more than the 1.5% rise in imports (Americans increased spending on imported goods). Friday - the Wall was up despite 'fiscal cliff' worries as US consumer confidence ... |
| | | | The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street as Americans head to the polls in the presidential election. At 0700 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,482. ... |
| | | | ... year - from 3.7% in August. This could be news that could be taken badly or goodly. The negative spin would be that Americans are dipping into their savings to pay for their consumption - this is not sustainable and so expect a reversal in spending going ... |
| | | | The proportion of people in the US worried about how they'll fund their retirement has skyrocketed, and leading the charge is young people. A national survey of 2,508 people conducted by the Pew Research Center (PRC) has found that 66% of people are ... |
| | | | ... have, the 30-year loan rate has fallen from 3.95% at the start of 2012 to a record low of 3.34% on 4 October - to entice Americans back into the housing market and/or reduce repayments on existing mortgages, freeing up homeowners' cash flows which then ... |
| | | | ... stores (up 4.5%) contributed to last month's increase in spending, yes, that means iPhone5 - a discretionary purchase. Americans bought cars too - another item of discretion - up 1.3% last month from up 1.8% in August and building materials and garden ... |
| | | | ... market activity, if not through the end of this year or longer, at least until next month. It was good. About 114,000 Americans found jobs in September - statistically at par with market expectations for a 115,000 gain in the month. Better, the Bureau ... |
| | | | ... US labour market and better sales from retail stores helped push Wall Street higher. The government said that 367,000 Americans sought unemployment benefits for the first time last week, an increase from the previous week but fewer than economists had ... |
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