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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011

... last week among European leaders fell far short of what was needed to contain that region's debt crisis. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that retail sales rose for the sixth straight month in November. Sales increased just 0.2 percent, below ...

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BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011

... jumped to 52.7 in November against expectations of 51.8 and the previous month's reading of 50.8. There was the Commerce Department report that US construction spending rose by 0.8% in October - the third straight month of gains. These reports add to ...

Reverse contagion

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011

... the corner - expect a lotta more shopping to go on - and that's why am in Christmas countdown mode. The US Commerce Department reports that retail spending increased by 0.5% in October following a 1.1% gain in the previous month. This was more than market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011

... There was little action in economic news -- a September reading on personal spending and income from the US Commerce Department was in line with expectations. The bond market rallied. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.31 per cent from 2.40 ...

Some hope

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011

... is needed to stabilise the eurozone." At least there was some hopeful news out of the US last night. The US Commerce Department revised up second quarter real GDP to an annualised growth rate of 1.3% -- a bit better than market expectations for a 1.2% ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011

... to 1,210.08, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shot up 82.26 points (3.32 per cent) to 2,562.11. The US Commerce Department reported that consumer spending, a pillar of the world's largest economy, rebounded 0.8 per cent in July, after a 0.1 per ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011

... version of the Windows operating system earlier than expected, in April 2012. Investors meanwhile shrugged off Commerce Department data showing that consumer spending in May was virtually unchanged from April, underscoring the continued weakness of the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011

... personal income and spending rose 0.4 per cent in April, in line with what economists expected, according to the Commerce Department. Still, higher prices for food and gas ate up most of the gains in income. The report from the Commerce Department lags ...

Just replace because with despite

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011

... closed higher "despite" reports confirming that America's economy remains lost in the woods. See? Easy. The US Commerce Department revealed that durable goods order dropped by a bigger-than-expected 3.6 per cent in April - the most since October (before ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011

... computers and autos that are expected to last at least three years -- dropped 3.6 per cent from March, the Commerce Department said. The decline was more than a percentage point bigger than expected by most analysts, but the Commerce Department revised ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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