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| | | ... points, or 0.63 per cent, at 5,542.8. NEW YORK - US stocks have advanced, extending the prior day's gains after jobless claims increased but overall the data continued to suggest an improving labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 61.78 ... |
| | | | ... the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 3.51 (0.08 per cent) to 4,359. The Labor Department reported initial jobless claims fell by 6,000 last week, while the Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators rose 0.5 per cent in May. Meanwhile ... |
| | | | ... swallow does not a spring make. The strong US PMI reading for the US, for instance, coincides with reports that US jobless claims increased by 28K - more than expected and the biggest one week jump since December. Similarly, why do expectations for stimulus ... |
| | | | ... contributed to the broader market's malaise over the last month or so. The US Labor Department reported initial jobless claims, a measure of the pace of layoffs, totalled 326,000 in the week ending May 17, a gain of 28,000 from the prior week. US existing ... |
| | | | ... kept on improving, some have even whizzed passed their pre-GFC highs. Last night for instance, we learned that jobless claims in America dropped by a bigger-than-expected 32K to its lowest level (300K) since May 2007 - that was 7 months before the US ... |
| | | | ... deficit for February jumped to $US42.3 billion ($A45.87 billion) from $US39.3 billion in January. Meanwhile, US jobless claims last week increased 16,000 to 326,000. Locally, no major economic or equities news is expected on Friday. In Australia, the ... |
| | | | ... state of the labour market and speculations are it would be show improvement given the positive lead from weekly jobless claims. |
| | | | ... the first estimate. Good or bad, this is old news. Then again, fresher data provided no fresh direction too. US jobless claims fell by more than expected - good news on the labour market - but pending home sales dropped when they were expected to rise ... |
| | | | ... 2.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, expanding more strongly than previously thought. And, US initial jobless claims, a sign of the pace of layoffs, totalled 311,000 in the week to March 22, down from 321,000 the previous week, the Labor ... |
| | | | ... Wednesday's comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on the timing of interest-rate hikes and focused on jobless claims data and manufacturing figures that both beat market estimates. On the local market, in the resources sector at 1029 AEDT ... |
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