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All clear for a bail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... more of these plus - outright pay reductions of public servants, a freeze in government hiring and for those who still have jobs - a 'crisis levy' on their wages. Yeouch! And yes, there would be a garage sale of Greek assets too. Let's hear a bid for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... with 402 stocks up, 262 down and 305 unchanged. On Wall Street overnight, better-than-expected reports on home building and jobs pushed two of the three major US stock indexes higher. The pace of new home construction quickened last month and the number ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... cent. LONDON - Europe's leading stock markets recovered slightly as investors sought out bargains and reacted to takeover and jobs speculation after sharp losses before the weekend. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares rose 0.13 percent to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... market was firmer at noon, as negative offshore leads gave way to improved investor sentiment after the release of domestic jobs data for May. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.2 points, or 0.38 per cent, at 4,554, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... took a hit after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned there had been a "loss of momentum" in the already tepid US jobs market. In Tokyo, worries over the lack of positive direction in the economy both locally and globally weighed on sentiment ...

Bigger picture, nicer picture

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... Milan 1.37 fell per cent. HONG KONG - Asian shares dropped as Tokyo was pulled lower by a plunging TEPCO and after dismal jobs figures in the US pointed to a faltering recovery in the world's largest economy. The embattled utility was the biggest loser ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Disappointing US jobs data and lower base metals prices dragged the Australian share market lower in opening trade, with all sectors of the local market losing ground. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 20.5 points lower at 4562.6, while ...

U-G-L-Y

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... disappointment. Uglier still because it failed to live up to already lowered expectations. Financial markets initially expected jobs to grow by 210K in May but this was nearly halved to 125K after the ADP private employment report's came in way below ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... The Dow Jones Industrial Average is in the midst of its longest streak of losses since 2004, following negative reports on jobs and manufacturing. Australian shares also lost further ground on Friday, posting their fifth weekly loss in the past six weeks. ...