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Not a jobless double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... assistant in Virginia since she lost her job at a publishing company in May 2009." And this from The Wall Street Journal, "US Stocks Skid As Jobs Data Fan Economic Worries" where it quoted Canaccord Adams' managing director of equity trading saying ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, led down by weakness among financial stocks and following a flat finish on offshore markets overnight. At 1213 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10.9 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 4,555.6 points ...

Solaris struggles to find local gems

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
... prospects for many businesses. Donohue said news from debt-ridden Europe and US are making it hard to pick well-priced stocks. "Both [our] funds are finding it hard to find alpha," he said. The fund manager's suite includes the Solaris Core Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, dragged lower by financial stocks. At 1215 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.8 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,566.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 5.3 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... Commerce in Australia event in Perth. The Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie concludes. On Tuesday, Australian stocks posted their strongest close in six weeks, led by gains among mining stocks and despite giving up ground amid weak retail ...

Mid-Morning Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... September share price index contract was 43 points higher at 4,548 points, with 8,774 contracts traded. There were about four stocks up for every one that had fallen in early trade, with miners outperforming the broader market. BHP Billiton was up 76 ...

IML Future Leaders posts 25pc return

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... by more than 3 per cent. According to the quarterly report from the fund manager, the IML Future Leaders fund's top 10 stocks include Amalgamated Holdings, Metcash, Energy Development, Salmat and Ridley Corporation. The report noted it had benefited ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... Australian stock market has opened higher, in defiance of a weak lead from Wall Street. On the local market, gold and financial stocks were in positive territory, while mining giant BHP Billiton has opened slightly weaker. At 1015 AEST the benchmark ...

Which way USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... inventories added 1.1 per cent to the quarter's 2.4 per cent expansion. That's almost half of the growth contributed by stocks sitting on shelves, expecting to be bought. What if they're not? The effects of the fiscal stimulus measures are waning, tax ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost 28.8 points, or 0.63 per cent, to 4,507.4 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks were flat on Friday after recovering from early losses stemming from government data showing a slowdown in the US economic ...