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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
... has pledged another $1.25 billion beyond the same amount committed since 2002. The current Australian company earnings season has seen more than a third of profit announcements made so far with most reportedly surprising on the upside. The results have ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006
... cent compared to state and local government spending which was up 0.7 per cent. The Australian equities market's earnings season is finishing on a high note with more than 200 companies having now reported and of them only 17 of the 155 major companies ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
... in two months following the positive lead from the US market. Just over 200 companies have reported so far this earnings season of the 256 expected to report. Earnings per share grew by about 21 per cent over the year to June whilst EPS growth for the ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... have been declining in trend terms but is still above those for professionals and technical workers. The current earnings season reached a high point yesterday with several large companies recording stellar profits. On the back of the China led resources ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... Middle East have contributed to increased scepticism on earnings growth in the Australian stockmarket. Whilst the earnings season is shaping up less attractively than the previous one in March, it should be remembered that most companies are yet to r ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
... of the jobs growth the Australian dollar rose above US77c for the first time in about three months. The current earnings season has been a little weaker than expected. Consensus earnings growth of 17.5 per cent is expected to be followed by an overall ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2006
... Apple Computer Inc. and Dell Inc. dragged down technology stocks and stoked concerns about the current quarterly earnings season. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 121.59 points, or 1.09 percent, to end at 11,013.18. The Standard & Poor's 500 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2006
... broker dropping its "sell" rating on General Motors. The latest string of results in a stronger-than-forecast earnings season overshadowed investors' worries about rising interest rates after US orders in March for durable goods such as airplanes and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2006
... Exchange, the March share price index was 29 points weaker at 4895. On the day economics assumes centre stage as earnings season starts to dry up as the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases December quarter GDP. On the equities front Macarthur Coal ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2006
... The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as US markets provide a positive lead and the earnings season draws to a close. However, sharp weakness on some base and precious metals, as well as weaker oil prices, could lead to the ...