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| | | ... Composite gained 15.64 points (0.51 per cent) to 3,056.37. Some positive data buoyed confidence in the economy. Weekly jobless claims held onto their downward trajectory, while surveys of manufacturing in New York and the mid-Atlantic region showed activity ... |
| | | | ... getting better all the time Better, better, better." It's getting better in the US. The latest instalment of the jobless claims report shows the four-week moving average of claims at its lowest level in four years. And while the ISM manufacturing index ... |
| | | | ... latest stats add to the continued flow of better-than-expected indicators we've seen over the past few months. US jobless claims steadied at 351,000 in the week ended 18 Feb, the least since Macrh 2008 and better than expectations for a rise to 355,000. ... |
| | | | ... look: Philly Fed Business Outlook: Business activity +10.2 in Feb from +7.3 in January. Plus 9.5 expected. Initial Jobless Claims: -13K to 348K in week ended 11 Feb. Plus 10K expected. Housing Starts: +1.5% to 699K in Jan versus expectations of 675K ... |
| | | | ... or 1.62 per cent, to 4,257.2 points. NEW YORK - US stocks surged higher Thursday helped by buoyant data on new jobless claims and housing starts, with the Dow reaching its highest level since May 2008. Positive signs for the US economy poured in, with ... |
| | | | ... by 297K in December - that's almost triple consensus projections for a 100K increase. Why wait when last night's jobless claims showed applications for unemployment insurance dropped to a bigger-than-expected 367K in the week ended 28 January. Both reports ... |
| | | | ... in December, lifted by solid business spending on machinery and equipment. Separate data showed a rise in weekly jobless claims, although the four-week average is still trending down. Combined with the Fed's comments, the indicators pushed investors ... |
| | | | ... Bank of America and Morgan Stanley's results both topped analysts' forecasts and reinforced positive data showing jobless claims fell to their lowest level since 2008. "In the US reporting season so far, 65 per cent of results have exceeded expectations," ... |
| | | | ... of good news serves to provide a positive shock to the system. And there were also plenty of them last night. US jobless claims plunged by 50,000 to a less-than-expected 352,000 (only a tad higher than the level of claims recorded before the GFC) in ... |
| | | | ... streak, as positive data from the US spurred hopes that the world economy may have some life yet. The number of US jobless claims fell to the lowest level in three years, data released overnight showed, in the latest indication that the world's largest ... |
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