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Stuck at zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... Perhaps by that time the US economy has sufficiently gathered enough momentum to reverse the upward trajectory in unemployment. Perhaps by then, US firms will be reporting profit growth - not lesser losses. Perhaps by then housing has picked up. Perhaps. ...

Boiling frog

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... earnings drop. Exporters lay-off workers. Ahhh...but have no fear. The Australian Federal Government predicts that the unemployment rate would now only reach 6.75 by fiscal year 2009-10, down from its previous forecast of 8.25 per cent. This is because ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... railroad at $US34 billion ($A37.57 billion), lending some support to the market. But investors still are on edge about unemployment and the stability of major financial firms in Europe. Health care products maker Johnson & Johnson said it would cut up ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... quarter was taken as the surest sign yet that the recession in the US has ended, even though problems such as high unemployment and weak consumer spending persist. The key Dow Jones industrial average gained 199.89 points, or 2.05 per cent, to 9,962. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... cent in the third quarter is the surest sign yet that the recession has ended, even though problems such as high unemployment and weak consumer spending persist. The economic growth came in ahead of the 3.3 per cent rise forecast by economists. The expansion ...

A tale of confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... to 47.7 in October from 53.4 in the previous month - lower than expectations for a small dip to 53.2. With the US unemployment rate at 9.8 per cent (September 2009) and rising, who wouldn't be? Add to this higher petrol prices (up 69 per cent from the ...

MLC FUM falls 19pc, in-force premiums rise

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... prior year, mostly as a result of lump sum death claims and higher disability claims, which is correlated to rising unemployment. As the investment environment looks more optimistic, the Aviva purchase, which includes a life insurance business and investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
... mostly positive third quarter corporate earnings, which helped the market look past a surprise rise in new claims for unemployment benefits. The market shook off a weak start in early trading as investors weighed fresh data showing new jobless claims ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... and JPMorgan Chase & Co also posted higher loan losses this week that underscored the challenges brought by high unemployment, weak consumer spending and diminished home values. A drop in the mood of consumers fanned concerns that people nervous about ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... Economic data was positive, with a government report showing the number of newly laid-off Americans filing claims for unemployment insurance fell last week. A report on manufacturing in the New York region also topped expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial ...