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Fed bearing gift of QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... than 70 percent of S&P 500 companies have topped the average analyst earnings estimate for five straight quarters, the longest streak in Bloomberg data going back to 1993." And might I add AAP's story printing that, "S&P 500 companies' earnings are expected ...

Recession over, now for the recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... recession that began in December 2007 and the beginning of an expansion. The recession lasted 18 months, which makes it the longest of any recession since World War II. Previously the longest postwar recessions were those of 1973-75 and 1981-82, both ...

Home trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... record began 15 years ago. Because of collapsing home sales, July figures show that it would now take 12.5 months - the longest in 11 years -- to clear the supply of existing houses, up from 8.9 months in June. The inventory of unsold homes increased ...

AustralianSuper revamps retirement investment path

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... option when they reach 75 years of age, is the importance of providing the highest possible retirement income for the longest possible period. "We realised it would be short-sighted to compare default options on the basis of account balances they would ...

Kosmos wins $50m from Maritime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... transfer occurred on 1 January. Maritime Super was formed on 1 March 2009 as a result of the union of two of Australia's longest-running super funds, the Stevedoring Employees Retirement Fund and the Seafarers Retirement Fund.

Gonzalez move a win-win: analyst

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
One of Perpetual's longest serving executives, Emilio Gonzalez, is to take the helm at BT Investment Management, a high profile recruitment that is a coup for BT but could also set the stage for fresh changes at Perpetual, said an analyst. Emilio Gonzalez ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... 70 per cent of US economic activity. Without more help from consumers, the economy will have trouble pulling out of the longest recession since World War II. When it settled after trading closed for the day, the Dow had fallen 29.93, or 0.3 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... the US economy. Investors are placing big bets that the ability of companies to squeeze out surprise profits means the longest recession since World War II is finally easing its grip. But even as earnings and some economic reports suggest the economy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... half dividend. But trade was thin and investors were hesitant after a nine-day rising streak was broken on Tuesday -- the longest such run in 21 years -- and ahead of a slew of Japanese earnings this week. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index edged up 25.98 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... composite, meanwhile, lifted by strong results from Apple, climbed 10.18 points, or 0.53 per cent, to 1,926.38, in the longest streak of gains in the index since 1996.