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| | | ... to a new record and pumped up prices of other commodities, including oil. That, in turn, helped shares of energy and materials companies. In late-afternoon trading, the Dow had risen 121.91, or 1.19 per cent, to 10,392.38. The broader S&P 500 index was ... |
| | | | ... this point of the economic cycle, a stagflation in the US becomes a real threat. The cost of imported oil and other raw materials will rise at a time when the economy is still in the initial stages of a recovery. In the end, the recovery would be shot. ... |
| | | | ... the world's limited resources. Forbes quoted statistics that revealed some companies would waste 99 per cent of raw materials to manufacture one product, which is clearly not sustainable. "If we can find 20 or so investors with half a million each invested ... |
| | | | ... trade on Monday as the US dollar extended its slide, boosting prices for commodities including gold and oil. Energy and materials stocks led the market higher. Investors also were buying stocks on growing confidence about the global economic recovery ... |
| | | | ... demand for safe-havens like debt assets, and a drop in the US dollar pushed commodity prices higher, helping to lift materials and energy stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 199.89 points, or 2.05 per cent, to 9,962.58. The Standard & Poor's ... |
| | | | ... index contract was 93 points lower at 4,599 on a volume of 18,632 contracts. "It's red across all the cyclical sectors, materials, energy and financials are the big losers... materials is probably the dominant one," IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter. ... |
| | | | ... Country Road Ltd and Macquarie Media Group. On Tuesday the Australian share market closed firmly in the red on a weaker materials sector and profit-taking. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 76.8 points, or 1.59 per cent, at 4753.5 points and the ... |
| | | | ... The AusBioTech conference begins in Melbourne. On Monday the Australian share market closed lower following a weaker materials sector and caution among local investors after a poor lead from offshore. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 29.1 points ... |
| | | | ... per cent over the year to date. "Advances were fairly broad, but the top heavy weighting in financials, energy and the materials sectors accounted for more than two thirds of the increase so far this year," said Don McDougall, director of advisory services ... |
| | | | ... from railroads stirred unease about the economy and a rising US dollar pushed prices of commodities lower, which hurt materials and energy stocks. Good news on the day failed to galvanise traders. Home resales posted their biggest increase in 26 years ... |
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