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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... on Wednesday. Stocks fell after payroll processor ADP said companies added 179,000 new jobs in April, far fewer than economists had expected. That raised worries about what the government's monthly jobs report for April will reveal when it's released ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... deceleration in the first quarter to a 1.8 per cent pace as governments slashed spending. That rate was in line with economists' estimate, however, and had little shock value on the markets, although unexpectedly high US jobs figures did hit sentiment ...

Experts bullish on US despite debt gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... Investment Advisers, agreed on a positive outlook for US stocks but referred to the Australian housing market as a bubble. Economists such as Harvard professor Martin Feldstein have predicted nothing but gloom ahead for the troubled North American country ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... the first time in three weeks. The Labor Department said 412,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week. Economists expected claims to fall. Ford Motor Co fell 1.1 per cent. The car maker announced that it was expanding its recall of its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... impact of the earthquake and tsunami. The result compared with the median forecast for a 1.1-per cent fall in a poll of economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires and the Nikkei. The Japanese trade figures weighed against relief that MPs in Washington ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... contracts traded. The Reserve Bank of Australia announces its decision on the overnight cash rate at 1430 AEST, with all 13 economists surveyed by AAP expecting the central bank to keep the rate on hold. The local market received a mixed lead from Wall ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... dropped more than expected to 63.4 from 72 in February. The fall comes after five straight months of gains, but some economists had expected the decline to be even worse. Goldman Sachs had forecast a drop to 60 after the University of Michigan confidence ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... gas prices. The National Association of Realtors said more Americans signed contracts to buy homes in February than economists were expecting. Sales rose in every region but the Northeast, but remained below what is considered a healthy level. The Dow ...

Adviser remuneration debate sparks fly

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... result of sales commissions and higher fees over a 40 year working life. According to Industry Super Network (ISN) economists, an additional $80,000 at retirement age would provide the individual with an extra $120 per week (paid monthly) for 20 years ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... temporarily. The Labor Department reported that the number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell more than economists expected last week. Ongoing claims dropped to the lowest level since October 2008. A gauge of manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic ...