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Morning market wrap: US stocks rebound on comforting data

... Management reported its index of manufacturing activity dipped from 54.7 to 53.7 in September, and after a plunge in the Chicago NAPM index Tuesday had raised fears of a sharper fall. In London, the FTSE 100 enjoyed the largest one-day gain since early ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks sag, bonds soar on weak data

... index of consumer confidence fell 4.9 points to 76.8 in September, the lowest level since the start of the Iraq war. The Chicago NAPM also said its index of manufacturing activity collapsed to 51.2 in September, from 58.9 in the previous month. Sun Microsystems ...

Morning market wrap: US shares close up on low turnover

... closed higher Friday, despite low turnover ahead of the Labor Day long weekend. Markets were helped by the release of the Chicago NAPM index, which jumped four points to 58.9 in August. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 41. 6 points (0.4%) to 9,415.8 ...

Westfield US posts $270 million interim net profit

... America (RNA) and Jacobs properties in early 2002. The trust is also buying a 33% stake in a major shopping centre on Chicago's "Magnificent Mile" for $US105 million ($A160.1 million). The trust said despite difficult trading conditions in the US, the ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up on strong data

... Commerce Department earlier reported GDP grew at an annualised rate of 2.4% in the June quarter, while initial claims and the Chicago are NAPM index were stronger than market forecasts. The data hit the US Treasuries market hard, which had been attempting ...

POF advises unitholders of alternative takeover proposal

WITH AAP | THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2003

... would acquire a suburban office portfolio valued at $468 million in major US cities such as Washington, San Francisco, Chicago and Boston. POF would be restructured, internalising its asset management and appointing PREIA as its responsible entity. Investa ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks edge lower

Major US share price indexes drifted lower Monday, with new manufacturing data failing to excite investors. The Chicago NAPM index edged up 0.3 points to 52.5 in June, suggesting manufacturing production continues to expand only modestly in the mid-west ...

WRF to launch Tasmanian blue gums offering

... emission-reducing actions such as growing forests. There are already trading markets for carbon credit in the UK and in Chicago. The carbon credits have been purchased from the Kangaroo Island plantation by New Horizon Energy at a price of $15 per tonne ...

Morningstar appoints Cooley to CEO of Australia and New Zealand

... executive officer for its Australian and New Zealand businesses, it announced today. Cooley, who has recently relocated from Chicago to Sydney and has been working as chief operating officer, has played a key role in developing Morningstar products in ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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