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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... rose 4.82 points (0.36 per cent) to 1,360.48. The market shrugged off gross domestic product data from the Commerce Department showing a slowdown in growth in the first quarter to 1.8 per cent from 3.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010. The Labor ...

State Street increases super potential

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
State Street has bulked up its superannuation department with two senior appointments in newly created roles. After seven years as a relationship manager at State Street, Daniel Cheever has stepped up to the role of head of superannuation for State ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... earnings also missed expectations, sending its shares down 2.4 per cent. But the broader market took solace from Labour Department figures, which showed the consumer price index rose by 0.5 per cent during March, in line with expectations, and core prices ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... most of the day after claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly for the first time in three weeks. The Labor Department said 412,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week. Economists expected claims to fall. Ford Motor Co fell 1.1 ...

Investec Australia hires ex-Alba Capital team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Investec Bank (Australia) has hired a team of specialist infrastructure developers and financiers from Alba Capital Partners. Investec has moved to bolster its specialist expertise in response to market demand and the long term investment opportunities ...

Fed money drives black swans away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... veterans might not receive benefits checks and other Americans would be unable to apply for Social Security. The State Department might not issue new passports, unemployment statistics would not published as scheduled, museums and national parks would ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... data showed. It was the lowest level of unemployment since March 2009, thanks to stronger job creation, the Labour Department said in a report signalling a turnaround in the troubled labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 blue-chip stocks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... rebel victory. There were also slightly disappointing reports on new unemployment claims and factory orders. The Labor Department said fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, signaling that companies may be slowing layoffs. The number ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... 2,748. Evidence of higher gas prices hitting household spending showed up Monday in February's report from the Commerce Department. Consumer spending rose, but most of the increase was used to cover rising gas prices. Rising oil prices have pushed gasoline ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... mixed, with The Reject Shop off eight cents to $12.11, Harvey Norman jumping three cents, or 1.01 per cent, to $3.00 and department store owner Myer Holdings Ltd up six cents, or 1.92 per cent, to $3.19. "Woodside is up again - that's been a good move," ...