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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... strengthen the world's second-largest economy helped raise optimism about global growth. But a private survey showed that US businesses added fewer workers in November, in part because Superstorm Sandy shut down factories, retail stores, and other companies. ...

"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... as bad if we got a good reading from the US non-farm payrolls report. But we did not. Economists missed big time. US businesses hired only 69,000 workers, almost half the 150,000 predicted by the experts. What's more, 49,000 jobs disappeared in March ...

Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... stand 7.3 per cent higher than the level of spending last year. You may continue to doubt the surge in spending but US businesses aren't, they're stocking up their shelves in time for the Xmas buying season. Business inventories increased by 0.9 in September ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... price index contract gained 17 points to 4,723, on volume of 7,176 contracts. Among stocks that have significant US businesses, QBE Insurance gained 40 cents, or 1.8 per cent, to $22.72, News Corp rose 44 cents, or 2.8 per cent, to $15.59, Brambles added ...

Deloitte expands Islamic finance business

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
Deloitte is pushing further into Islamic finance with the appointment of a global leader to manage the Shariah compliant division's operations. Daud Vicary Abdullah was appointed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu global leader of the Islamic Finance Industry ...

Bullish bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... sending the rising rate of unemployment into reverse. And reverse the unemployment rate will go, especially now that US businesses are generating profits beyond "experts" expectations. Continuing the good news on company earnings, JP Morgan - like Goldman ...

All I want for Christmas is a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... who floated with millions/billions of dollars as their once iconic institutions sank down the drain. Positively. US businesses have aggressively cut their operating costs - labour the biggest contributor - this year and are therefore on their way toward ...

Mr. Scrooge's Ghosts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... economy. As they turn to Scrooge, businesses become Scrooges themselves - cutting costs mainly by laying off staff. As US businesses turn to Scrooge, the global economy also turns to Scrooge. News overnight shows that manufacturing in the US, the Eurozone ...

HOST-PLUS is Money Magazine's best of the best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
HOST-PLUS has won the Money Magazine Best of the Best super fund award for 2007. HOST-PLUS was also a finalist in the Rainmaker SelectingSuper Fund of the Year Awards and this latest accolade caps off a big year for the public offer industry fund. David ...

Budget super consultations attract 3,500 submissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006
The consultation period on the government's plan to simplify superannuation has closed, attracting an unprecedented 3,500 submissions. A statement issued by Treasurer Peter Costello's office said, "There has been strong interest and support for the ...