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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... the world's biggest economy expanded 2.5 per cent in the January-March quarter. While the figures from the Commerce Department marked a solid rebound from 0.4 per cent growth in the previous three months, they were lower than the 2.8 per cent economists ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index lost 10.72 (0.33 per cent) to 3,279.27. Friday's results came as the Commerce Department reported first quarter growth of 2.5 per cent, above the previous quarter's level, but below the 2.8 per cent analysts had forecast. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... fastest pace in five months in February, boosting retail spending 1.1 per cent compared with January, the Commerce Department reported. Economists had forecast a rise of just 0.2 per cent, according to data provider FactSet. The solid increase in retail ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... bourses overnight with investors still unnerved by US gross domestic figures. Investors were surprised by the US Commerce Department figures showing the world's biggest economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.1 per cent in the October-December quarter. ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite fell 10.94 points (0.35 per cent) to 3,142.72. Before the opening bell, the Commerce Department reported the US economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.1 per cent in the 2012 fourth quarter. Hours later, the Federal Reserve ...

Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... to growth. This looks achievable especially if the latest uptrend in US consumer spending continues. The US Commerce Department reports that household expenditure - that which accounts for 70% of the economy - rose by 0.8% in September following a 0.5% ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Australia's trading session had already called it off for the week when the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the better-than-expected scorecard for the economy. But don't despair Virginia, we didn't miss much. Better ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... September following an equally strong 1.2% gain in the previous month (revised from up 0.9%). According to the Commerce Department report, electronics and appliance stores (up 4.5%) contributed to last month's increase in spending, yes, that means iPhone5 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... Poor's 500 index climbed 10.41 points to 1,461.40. The Nasdaq composite rose 14.23 points to 3,149.46. The Commerce Department said that orders to US factories came in better than forecasts, even though the 5.2 per cent drop in orders was the biggest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... were up 9.3 per cent from a year ago. Home builders in particular benefited from a separate report from the Commerce Department showing housing starts rose 2.3 per cent from July, including a 5.5 per cent jump in starts on single-family homes. Apple ...