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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... 30 gained 0.20 per cent to 9,603.23 points and in Paris the CAC 40 shed 0.23 per cent to 4,487.39. The US Commerce Department said gross domestic product (GDP) rose just 0.1 per cent in the first quarter, well below the 1.0 per cent rise analysts expected. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... March. At 0805 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,404. US Commerce Department data showed the nation's trade deficit for February jumped to $US42.3 billion ($A45.87 billion) from $US39.3 billion in January. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... investors were given a lift by better-than expected data on the US retail sector, a key driver of the economy. The Commerce Department said durable goods orders rose 2.2 per cent in February from the previous month, beating forecasts of a 1.0 per cent ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... At 0812 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 25 points at 5,390. The US Commerce Department said sales from wholesalers fell 1.9 per cent in January, the biggest drop in four years. In local economic news on Wednesday ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... down at 2,106.13 while Hong Kong fell 0.60 per cent, or 136.64 points, to close at 22,744.39. On Thursday the Commerce Department said the US economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8 per cent in July-September, well above the 1.9 per cent projected by analysts ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... $US44.90, valuing the still-profitless social networking service at about $US24 billion ($A25.25 billion). The Commerce Department said the US economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8 per cent in the third quarter, well above the 1.9 per cent projected ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... quarter came in at an annual rate of 2.5 per cent, faster than the original estimate of 1.7 per cent, the Commerce Department said. Stronger consumer spending and exports underpinned the pickup from the first quarter's sluggish 1.1 per cent pace, while ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... Microsoft's announcement that chief executive Steve Ballmer will retire within the next 12 months. The US Commerce Department's unwelcome US new-home sales report for July - sales plunged 13.4 per cent month-on-month - also proved a catalyst for the ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... Wall Street where weak economic news continues to mean good news for share markets. Investors took the US Commerce Department's slashing of first-quarter economic growth projections as a sign that the Federal Reserve would keep pumping money into the ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... At 0828 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 20 points at 4724. The US Commerce Department slashed its estimate for first-quarter growth from 2.4 per cent to 1.8 per cent and, locally, Kevin Rudd won back the Labor ...