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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... Resorts reported earnings that topped analysts' forecasts. The Labor Department said Thursday that initial applications for jobless benefits dropped by 11,000 to 448,000, the lowest level in four weeks. When markets settled, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... overnight, stock markets were up as the major indices batted off concerns about Greece's debt woes and an unexpected rise in US jobless claims. After spending much of the day in the red, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 21.46 points (0.19 per cent) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... closed higher on Thursday as market players batted off concerns about Greece's debt woes and an unexpected rise in US jobless claims. The International Monetary Fund announced it was dispatching a team of experts to Greece at the request of authorities ...

Enviable problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... and only 4 per cent in March 2008. What increased the fear factor was that most forecasters predicted that the country's jobless rate would not stop climbing until it hit double-digits. I typed 'most' because our Financial Standard Intelligence Unit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... countries and the International Monetary Fund might not be enough to prevent a default. A disappointing report on initial jobless claims added to the downbeat mood early in the day. The Labor Department said initial claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly ...

End game II

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... provide further evidence that the US economy continues to expand - without putting upward pressure on inflation. Improving. Jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 457k last week, the Philly Fed PMI increased by more than expected in March and the index of US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... Consumer Price Index was unchanged in February. That signals that inflation is tame. The government also says initial jobless claims fell last week. The Conference Board says its index of leading indicators rose. That points to increasing economic activity. ...

Don't know where to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... and few clues. Take for instance what was offered last night. US labour market improving but...not improving enough. US jobless claims fell by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 462,000 last week - lower than forecasts for a drop to 460,000. China's growth ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... we'll get an update of the country's employment stats. Betting is for a 15,000 addition in jobs in February and for the jobless rate to remain stuck at 5.3 per cent. No need to cross your fingers. The numbers may surprise on the upside, they may surprise ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... released since last week's better-than-expected jobs report, investors haven't been making big moves. But readings on weekly jobless claims, retail sales and consumer sentiment will be released in the coming days and may give investors a better sense ...