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Moody's cries boo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... junked Greece? And at the time, I thought that S&P was already too late the hero. And that other credit-rater? According to Reuters, Fitch does not plan to follow its brethrens' lead because "We've already said that unless there was a major, unforeseen ...

Man Group buys $27bn alternatives manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... including an integrated sales, structuring and operations team for both firms, said Man Group in a statement. According to Reuters, the deal creates the second largest hedge fund firm in the world behind J.P. Morgan. GLG and Man's quantitative investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... per cent in February. Sales of previously occupied homes had been expected to rise 5.2 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters. Stocks have been climbing steadily over the past 13 months, and the gains in the past two months have come with very few breaks. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, jumping 18,000 to a seasonally adjusted 460,000. Economists polled by Thomson Reuters had forecast a drop. Last week, the government said that employers added 162,000 jobs in March, the most in three years. ...

CFS GAM appoints ASSET4

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... ASSET4 as an additional environment, social and governance (ESG) research provider. ASSET4, which was bought by Thomson Reuters in November last year, has developed the world's largest database of transparent, objective and auditable ESG information ...

End game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... yesterday to make it easier for the U.S. to declare currency misalignments and take corrective action." And this from Reuters, "The U.S. Senate bill adds to pressure on U.S. President Barack Obama, whose administration must decide whether to label China ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... Department's Producer Price Index fell 0.6 per cent in February, its steepest drop in seven months. Economists polled by Thomson Reuters forecast a drop of 0.2 per cent. A slide in energy prices helped push the index lower last month. Excluding volatile ...

Land of the free money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... the message the various financial news services are trying to convey. "Wall St ends on 17-month high as rates hold" was Reuters' headline. Bloomberg had "U.S. Stocks Rise as Fed Pledges to Keep Rates at Record Low". Sensational aren't they? If you read ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... last month. Analysts had expected a drop. A weaker report on consumer sentiment disappointed traders. The preliminary Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for March fell to 72.5 from 73.6 in late February. Investors were also displeased ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... confidence index fell to 46 in February from 56.5 last month. That was well below the forecast of economists polled by Thomson Reuters. They expected a reading of 55. Not only did the index fall sharply, it is far from indicating strength in the economy. ...