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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... data following weak economic news from China and the eurozone, traders say. Early losses deepened after the Labour Department said on Friday the US economy only added 69,000 jobs in May, pushing the unemployment rate up to 8.2 per cent. London's benchmark ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... around their performance quick smart," Mr McCarthy said. Wall Street's major indices lost ground after the US Commerce Department revised its forecast of first quarter economic growth from 2.2 per cent to 1.9 per cent. US jobs data was also disappointing ...

Investors missing the eurozone silver lining

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... attractive opportunities, said Michael Hasenstab, senior vice president, portfolio manager, co-director international bond department, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group. Hasenstab likened the current situation to the issues in Ireland, saying that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... gaining 26 cents to $26.45 and Wesfarmers - owner of Coles supermarkets - up 25 cents to $29.20. Retailers were mixed. Department stores owner David Jones firmed 1.5 cents to $2.265 after reporting March quarter sales had fallen by about three per cent. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... by Westpac Banking Corporation which dropped 25 cents, or 1.22 per cent to $20.30. Retailers were mostly lower, with department store owner David Jones falling five cents, or 2.17 per cent, to $2.25 and Billabong slipping three cents, or 1.49 per cent ...

MAFTA provides new Asian opportunities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... Agreement) under which a previous 30% ownership cap was negotiated. "I congratulate Trade Minister Craig Emerson and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for successfully negotiating this important agreement," said Insurance Australia Group's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... down $US27.875 from Tuesday's local close of $US1,587.78 per ounce. Making news, Myer said like-for-like sales in its department stores for the 13 weeks to April 28, 2012, fell 2.1 per cent compared with the prior corresponding period. The company's ...

US retains World Bank leadership

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... Kim is currently president of Dartmouth College, co-founder of Partners in Health (PIH) and a former director of the Department of HIV/AIDS at the World Health Organisation (WHO). He also has a raft of other credentials including receipt of the MacArthur ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... 1,369.57, while the Nasdaq tumbled 22.93 (0.76 per cent) to 2,988.40, under pressure from technology stocks. The Commerce Department reported overall retail and food service sales expanded by 0.8 per cent last month, slightly below February's increase ...

Gensler to depart T. Rowe Price

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... from Salomon Brothers where he was a vice president in the equity division and an analyst in the equity risk arbitrage department. He is twin brother to the chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President Barack Obama, Gary Ge ...