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Uncle Ben to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... minimal effect on US economic growth, Uncle Ben would surely be concerned over some of the reports released last night. The Commerce Department reported that housing starts dropped to an annual rate of 708,000 units - lagging market expectations by 12,000 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... appear before the inquiry. Meanwhile, Sydney Airport chief executive Kerrie Mather is to address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia business briefing in Sydney, while Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Rod Sims ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... Kraft Foods Australia and New Zealand president Rebecca Dee-Bradbury are scheduled to address Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Sydney In Australia, the market on Friday, the last trading day because of the Queen's Birthday public holiday ...

Still a guessing game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... hour apart - for instance: 6:07 AM (AEST): "The S&P 500 extended its slump to a level considered a "correction" after Commerce Department data showed US factory bookings unexpectedly slid 0.6 percent in April to mark the first back-to-back declines in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... will turn around their performance quick smart," Mr McCarthy said. Wall Street's major indices lost ground after the US Commerce Department revised its forecast of first quarter economic growth from 2.2 per cent to 1.9 per cent. US jobs data was also ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... accumulates during your work life each month and then gets paid on severance." Organised by the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce, the trip had a focus on Israeli venture capital, with Minister Shorten affirming in a statement the trip was a fact-find ...

Sure 25 but maybe 50

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... the fray and called for a 50 basis point cut in the official cash rate instead. Never mind the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) or the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) or the Housing Industry Association (HIA) or the National Retail ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... Wesfarmers released its third quarter sales results, while Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is to address the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon on the topic of Productivity Imperative. Wesfarmers says Coles sales rose almost five per cent in the third ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... to release its third quarter sales results, while Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is to adress the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon on the topic of Productivity Imperative. In Australia, the market on Monday closed slightly weaker as investors prepared ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... cent) to 1,369.57, while the Nasdaq tumbled 22.93 (0.76 per cent) to 2,988.40, under pressure from technology stocks. The Commerce Department reported overall retail and food service sales expanded by 0.8 per cent last month, slightly below February's ...