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Eyes on the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... monetary policy options were limited for the moment. Meanwhile, it seems it is also not getting better in Germany. German factory orders fell by 2.9 percent in June - the seventh consecutive monthly decline. Slowing global activity, high commodity prices ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... weaker at noon after US stocks fell overnight after a double dose of lacklustre economic news on the housing market and the factory sector dampened investor optimism. At 1207 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 37.8 points, or 0.7 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
... Express, citing expectations of a consumer-led recession. The downgrades, combined with a report showing slower-than-expected factory orders, cast doubt over market optimism that last week drove Wall Street's biggest percentage gain in five years. The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... market. In the US overnight, the Dow fell 276.47 points, or 2.22 per cent, to 12,189.69 on data showing a plunge in regional factory activity and after Merrill Lynch reported a quarterly loss of nearly $US10 billion. Back home, shares in funds manager ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... 0.24 per cent or 13.8 points to 5,857. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled on overnight with data showing a plunge in regional factory activity and news of a hefty loss by brokerage Merrill Lynch fuelling worries about the economy. The Philadelphia Federal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
... outlook. Shares of industrial companies dragged on the market after the Institute for Supply Management said its index showed factory activity in November fell to its lowest since January, driving down shares of such bellwethers as General Electric. ...

Toy story

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... Consumer Products Safety Commission, announced a number of substantial recalls on popular toys and one responsible Chinese factory owner committed suicide. While a slowing US economy is already impacting China's export volumes a "Made in China" backlash ...

Hong Kong's millionaire factory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
Hong Kong's rich list is set to explode after a Datamonitor study found the number of millionaires (those with more than $US1 million) is predicted to increase by 32,000 by 2011. The Wealth Management in Hong Kong 2007 report found the amount of assets ...

Sub-prime contamination causes market carnage

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
Australian sharemarkets suffered a $48 billion bloodbath yesterday after the 'millionaire's factory' warned of $300 million losses wiping out a quarter of the value of two of its investment funds. Bear Stearns, already embarrassed by the implosion of ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... Peltz's company. A report also revealed Apple Inc was likely to generate healthy profit margins on its iPhone and a rise of factory orders in May boosted optimism about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 41.87 points, or 0.31 per cent ...