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| | | Yes we can! One more time, Yes we can! Obama has spoken and Wall Street saw that it was good. Despite rising criticism of his presidency and falling popularity, you can't help but be roused by the man when you listen to him speak with his distinct rhetorical ... |
| | | | ... Australian share market closed modestly higher, boosted by investor reaction to upbeat remarks in United States President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 28.7 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 4,673.3, while ... |
| | | | The Australian share market had made marginal gains by noon on Thursday ahead of US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address and US December growth figures due on Friday. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had firmed 1.1 point ... |
| | | | ... uncertainty over Ben Bernanke's second stint at the helm of the Fed. Wall Street's still waiting to hear what President Obama has to say in his State of the Union speech. Wall Street's still waiting to see how the US economy fared in the last quarter ... |
| | | | ... fourth quarter growth figures, due on Friday, will look like. Banks in particular were under pressure in light of President Obama's initiative to regulate banking activity while carmakers and other consumer goods companies also felt the pain as investors ... |
| | | | ... piece of economic news to listening to words that comes out of politicians' mouths. Wall Street had been on edged ever since Obama and the Democrats met their Waterloo in Massachusetts. Sure, there's also China - and it's fine tuning (yes, fine-tuning ... |
| | | | ... way, while mining companies lost ground on fears of lower demand from China. Bank shares also fell after President Barack Obama's pledge last week to crack down on the US banking sector. London's FTSE 100 index rose 16.54 points, or 0.31 per cent, to ... |
| | | | ... one per cent at noon with falls across the major banks and resources sector, following concern about plans by US President Obama to reform the banking sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 55.4 points, or 1.17 per cent, at 4,695.2 ... |
| | | | ... underwrite business activity elsewhere in the globe. But we didn't think it would be Massachusetts and we didn't think it was Obama -- although the two aren't mutually exclusive. One begot the other. The Republican's coup in Massachusetts - considered ... |
| | | | ... spark the market slump. "We had a weak lead from Wall Street on the potential moves from China to slow things down, and Mr Obama is going forward on bank regulation," he said. "There was a confluence of events. "We had a good run over the Christmas period ... |
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