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| | | ... the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 17.13 (0.39 per cent) at 4,352.64. The Labor Department reported that the US economy added 209,000 jobs in July, down from June but maintaining the solid 200,000-plus monthly streak since February. The market ... |
| | | | ... 4,462.90. The broad-based S&P 500 essentially split the difference, rising a mere 0.12 (0.01 per cent) to 1,970.07. The US economy grew at a robust annual rate of 4.0 per cent in the second quarter, rebounding from a 2.1 per cent slump in the first quarter ... |
| | | | ... it - the S&P 500 index even closed at another record high last night - especially the part where the IMF trimmed the US economy's 2014 growth forecast to 1.7% from 2.0% in June from 2.8% in April. Then again, perhaps, this time Wall Street went beyond ... |
| | | | Nah, it couldn't be! Nope, Virginia, like I have typed on this space before the US economy has not yet reached sustainable velocity and therefore those bring forward of expectations with regards to the Fed's first interest rate hike are merely that ... |
| | | | ... cent) to 4,485.93. The highlight of the week was Thursday's Department of Labor employment report, which showed the US economy added a healthy 288,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate fell to 6.1 per cent from 6.3 per cent in May. LONDON - European ... |
| | | | ... towards the dotcom high established in March 2000. Wall Street's jump was reportedly due to Independence Day for the US economy - that is, last night's payroll stats - employment increased by larger-than-expected 288K in June (that followed an upwardly ... |
| | | | ... performance - the June number stands head and shoulder above those of the past 18 months. We have lift off!... in the US economy. Yippee-kay-yay! But - yes there's still a but - this excellent one-month data point begs the question, "why, oh why, oh ... |
| | | | ... previous month. Data like this - along with yesterday's disappointing durable goods orders reports - tells me that the US economy is not in a hurry to go gangbusters... so will the Fed. Though I could also be wrong - the fool - and the economy could ... |
| | | | ... 0.6%) but there's no other way to view these but as decent gains particularly given worse than expected updates on the US economy released overnight. First quarter US real GDP growth was revised to show a 2.9% annualised rate of contraction - from the ... |
| | | | ... Profit-taking hit some markets after mostly ticking up on Thursday in response to the Fed's broadly upbeat outlook on the US economy and chief Janet Yellen's dovish comments on inflation. Her outlook that inflation will not get out of control raised ... |
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