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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... off to a shaky start Monday but figures from banking giant JPMorgan Chase steadied nerves and helped offset a flat retail sales report. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed up 0.77 percent to 6,010.44 points. In Paris, the CAC 40 rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... No 1 oil exporter. The earthquake and oil protests largely overshadowed a report from the Commerce Department that retail sales rose one per cent in February, the biggest gain in four months and more than the 0.8 per cent analysts had expected. Shoppers ...

Retail bank deposits hit $62bn in Dec qtr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... discernible. But the lift in savings levels is having economic impacts with reduced lending activity and continuing falls in retail sales. The Dun and Bradstreet survey of business sales expectations is now at its lowest level in 19 months. The change ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... climbed 191.40 points, or 1.59 per cent, to 12,258.20 points as new data showed steady improvement in the jobs market, retail sales and the economy's service sector; and oil prices eased. National turnover at 1215 AEDT was 1.86 billion shares worth $2.28 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... points. NEW YORK - US stocks soared on Thursday sparked by new data showing steady improvement in the jobs market, retail sales and the economy's service sector, and as oil prices eased slightly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 191.40 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... quarter. The median market forecast was for a deficit of $7 billion in the December quarter. The ABS also released retail sales data, which showed spending had increased 0.4 per cent in January, 0.1 per cent better than the market was expecting. The ...

Challenger boutiques and annuities enjoy strong half year

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... 12 months or so "Given the strength of this trend we are upgrading our full-year growth targets to 50 per cent for retail sales and approximately 10 per cent for retail net book growth," said Stevens. Expanding its product focus, Challenger has created ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... Labor Department said import prices rose more than expected in January on the back of surging oil costs. However retail sales, a key indicator of the consumer spending that drives two-thirds of the economy, slowed to a weaker-than-expected 0.3 per cent ...

Headlining the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... weights. Even in America, higher prices are being blamed for retail spending coming in lower than expected. January retail sales increased by 0.3 per cent against expectations for a 0.5 per cent increase after a 0.5 per cent gain in the previous month. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... to 5,019.4 points. NEW YORK - US stocks fell in afternoon trading after the government reported surprisingly weak retail sales figures. The Commerce Department said retail sales rose for the seventh straight month in January, but the increase was the ...