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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
... in the shares of the world's biggest aerospace company Boeing Co outweighed stronger-than-expected results from General Motors Corp and gains in the energy sector. The slightly lower finish threw some cold water on the week's strong start, when stocks ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2006
... Chicago-area manufacturing stirred concerns about the economy and offset fresh hopes for a faster turnaround at General Motors Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 40.58 points, or 0.36 percent, to close at 11,150.22. The Standard & Poor's 500 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... interest-rate hikes sent the Dow Jones industrial average towards a record high. A broker's upgrade of Dow component General Motors Corp and a bounce in energy stocks as crude oil prices rebounded also supported the market, helping overshadow a profit ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2006
... stronger-than-expected earnings from companies such as brewer Anheuser-Busch and a key broker dropping its "sell" rating on General Motors. The latest string of results in a stronger-than-forecast earnings season overshadowed investors' worries about ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
... Dow industrials ended at the highest level in six years as encouraging quarterly reports from companies such as General Motors increased optimism about earnings. Tech shares slid and the Nasdaq fell after eBay gave a disappointing revenue forecast. The ...

Daily economic update

... cent led by a 1.5 per cent rise in the auto sector. However, this would slow in coming months as both Ford and General Motors have already announced production cuts. Utilities production rose by 0.5 per cent and mining increased by 0.9 per cent. Capacity ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2006
... and the broader S&P 500 indexes. But US blue-chip stocks ended higher as investors snapped up big-cap stocks like General Motors amid growing concerns about the specter of higher interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 22.10 points at ...

East beats west in optimism survey: Grant Thornton

... meltdowns in both countries with the US in particular walking a tightrope this year as one of its biggest companies, General Motors, teeters on bankruptcy. This is in stark contrast to India's outlook. Four years ago, business owners recorded a low 25 ...

US defined benefit scheme shake-out continues

In a pre-emptive move to avoid the pension-related miseries of General Motors, US computer giant IBM announced it will close its defined benefit retirement scheme to new employees in favour of a 401(k) system. IBM is the latest of a raft of multinational ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2005
... data. NEW YORK - US stocks fell, with the Dow closing at its lowest level in nearly three weeks on weakness in General Motors while investors sold technology shares before Intel's mid-quarter update on its results. The Dow Jones industrial average was ...