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May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... month is May. The US economy continues to strengthen. Last night's data release added evidence to this. The US Commerce Department reported that factory orders rose by 3 per cent in March - the fifth straight month of increase and better than market ...

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 ...

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 - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... stocks edged higher to start the week after economic reports suggested that the recovery is continuing. The Commerce Department said consumer spending rose at its fastest pace in four months in February, though some of the increase was driven by higher ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... won approval for a drug to treat patients with melanoma skin cancer. The market also got support from the Commerce Department's revision of fourth quarter economic growth to 3.1 per cent from 2.8 per cent, more evidence of the strength of the economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... 500 index advanced 0.29 per cent and the Nasdaq index finished up 0.54 per cent. The move came despite the Commerce Department reporting that sales of new US homes slumped to the lowest level since the 1960s. In morning trade the local market pushed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... points. The Nasdaq index rose 14.43 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 2,698.30 points. The move came despite the Commerce Department reporting that sales of new US homes slumped to the lowest level since the 1960s, offering more evidence of a lingering real ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... another blow to the economy already racked by an earthquake, tsunami and evolving nuclear crisis. Meanwhile, the Commerce Department reported that new home construction fell to the second-lowest level on record in February, reflecting weak demand. Homebuilders ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... spread to the world's No 1 oil exporter. The earthquake and oil protests largely overshadowed a report from the Commerce Department that retail sales rose one per cent in February, the biggest gain in four months and more than the 0.8 per cent analysts ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... The yield on the 10-year Treasury note slipped to 3.60 per cent from 3.61 per cent from late Tuesday. The Commerce Department reported that new home construction rose by the largest amount in 20 months. The pace of construction is still way off from ...

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Fidelity to roll out more active ETFs

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The fund manager is looking to significantly boost its local lineup of active ETFs.

Prime Super finds new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |   12:45PM
Prime Super has appointed former Zurich chief of business transformation Raeline Seales as its new chief executive.

Performance test needs better metrics, durability

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:36PM
The superannuation performance test has several shortcomings that must be addressed in Treasury's latest round of consultation so it is fair and sustainable, the Actuaries Institute Summit heard.

Charles River appoints new head of APAC

ELIZA BAVIN  |   11:56AM
The State Street-owned company will welcome a new head of Asia Pacific.

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