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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
... US stock market fell overnight, with investors anxious that troubles in the subprime mortgage market may spread. But optimism about earnings by multinational companies pushed the Dow to nearly 14,000. Energy stocks fell, led by ConocoPhillips, because ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
... resistance, ending the day up 290.27 points at 23,099.29 for a 567.55 point or 2.5 per cent week's gain. WELLINGTON - Optimism on Wall St filtered through with a moderate 0.1 per cent rise in the benchmark NZSX-50 index, which rose 5.11 points to 424 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2007
... NEW YORK - US stocks rose overnight, recovering some of yesterday's big falls, as a lack of profit warnings reignited optimism for a good corporate earnings season. The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 76.17 points to 13,577.87 and the Standard ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... revealed Apple Inc was likely to generate healthy profit margins on its iPhone and a rise of factory orders in May boosted optimism about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 41.87 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 13,577.30. The Standard & ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
... on edge. But a drop in oil prices eased worries about inflation and takeovers in health care and chemicals increased optimism about share valuations, limiting the market's decline. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 14.39 points, or 0.11 per cent ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... overnight, as a two per cent gain in oil prices boosted energy shares, while data showing moderate inflation lifted economy optimism. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 71.38 points, or 0.53 per cent, to end at 13,553.73. The Standard & Poor's 500 ...

Economic round up: GDP vs. gross domestic happiness

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
There's just no pleasing some people. Consumer optimism has fallen despite another drop in unemployment and our continuing material and economic prosperity, showing that happiness is clearly not rising with our material success. According to a recent ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... overnight, as a two per cent gain in oil prices boosted energy shares, while data showing moderate inflation lifted economy optimism. Exxon Mobil's stock led the major advancers in the S&P 500, as crude rose on gasoline supply concerns. A day after the ...

Economic round-up: Business up, sentiment down

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
Despite continued buoyancy in business activity, consumer sentiment took a tumble in June as Australia's optimism towards future family finances and the economy begins to wane. The May NAB Business survey showed a continuation of elevated business activity ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... Management's gauge of US manufacturing activity both beat forecasts and underpinned the market. But while the data increased optimism about profits, this week's run-up led some investors to sell some of the biggest advancers, including plane maker Boeing ...