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Party in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... economy. Soaring earnings from Caterpillar suggest that there's building going on. Why? You want to build a house, or a factory, or infrastructure, you flatten the plot of land first. What do you need? A bulldozer. Where do you buy it? Caterpillar. This ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... of better-than-hoped-for eco stats. That week, we saw reports of the 244K jump in US non-farm payrolls in April, strong factory orders, strong durable goods orders, improving motor vehicles sales, and despite showing some easing in April, the ISM manufacturing ...

May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... economy continues to strengthen. Last night's data release added evidence to this. The US Commerce Department reported that factory orders rose by 3 per cent in March - the fifth straight month of increase and better than market expectations for a 2 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... the day mixed as the price of oil jumped to a 30-month high. Slightly disappointing reports on unemployment claims and factory orders also weighed on the market. The first-quarter gains were anything but an easy ride. Uprisings in the Arab world, a jump ...

USA is going A-OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... has also risen. It's now up to its highest level in five years. Still not convinced. I have more on the grocery list. US factory orders increased by 0.2 per cent in December -better than expectations for a 0.5 per cent fall. Better, the previous month ...

Bad, bad day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... exchange rate are starting to bite. In the UK, the Confederation of British Industry released October data showing that factory orders dropped at their fastest pace in six months. Weak economic activity in its major export market - its European neighbours ...

Former planner pushes for cruelty free super

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... Australians who do not want their super used as funding for issues they may be ethically opposed to, such as animal testing, factory farming and the live animal trade. While Cruelty Free Super is a new investment product, it is based on almost 20 years ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... showed no change in September from the previous month's 34.2 hours. The manufacturing workweek even fell by 0.1 hour and factory overtime was flat at 3.0 hours. Worse-sest-sest. Average hourly earnings were also flat in September after rising 0.3 percent ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... across Europe would bite going forward... but at least, it would be slowing from a stronger base. Good US news on a roll. Factory orders increased by 1 per cent in July. Sure, this was lower than market expectations for a 0.2 per cent gain but this was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... lowest close since July 21. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 36.75 points, or 1.66 per cent, to 2,178.95. A report showing factory activity in the mid-Atlantic states contracted in August for the first time since July 2009 blind-sided investors, who had ...