Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 831 - 840 of 898 results for "Optimism"

Investor optimism index down 43 per cent

The UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism, a long-running monthly index that tracks investor confidence in the US, has dipped to a new low of 53 points, nearly half its base level of 93 points at the start of the year. While most research forecasting ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
The Australian stock market was higher at noon propelled by lingering optimism from yesterday's gains, amid speculation the Reserve Bank of Australia will leave interest rates untouched following its monthly board meeting today. At 1200 AEST the benchmark ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... Procter & Gamble Co beat earnings expectations and software maker Adobe Systems Inc. affirmed its profit forecast, renewing optimism about corporate growth outlook. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 74.20 points to 11,199.93. The Standard & Poor's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
... fell 27.7 points to 4906.6 points. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied on Monday, driving the Dow up to a triple-digit gain, as optimism was spurred by a big hospital takeover and other acquisitions, stronger-than-expected earnings from major drug companies ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2006
... 1,267.34. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 13.13 points, or 0.62 percent, at 2,116.93. LONDON - Stocks closed higher, as optimism surrounding U.S. earnings buoyed stocks on Wall Street, offsetting the downward pull from the mining and aerospace and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
... 5049.9. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Monday in a light and short pre-holiday session as mild economic data increased optimism about the interest-rate outlook and positive news about Citigroup Inc. gave investors a reason to buy bank shares. The Dow Jones ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... rose 167.34 points to 15,826.70. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket enjoyed a positive day, fuelled by offshore optimism and a rebound in Telecom. A cool $58 million worth of Telecom shares changed hands, leaving the NZX-50 index up 43.44 points ...

Baby boomers set to live it up in retirement: CommBank

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2006
... than their parents, and two-thirds believed they would be able to finance their desired lifestyle. The survey is welcome optimism after a March Citibank survey revealed that 19 per cent of semi or fully retired Australians had no retirement savings and ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
... extent of future interest rate hikes is dependent on incoming economic data. The Fed's double-speak has reduced investor optimism prompting last week's profit-taking which sent most developed equity markets lower. But the Australian equity market proved ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... react to last night's federal budget, which included across-the-board tax cuts and more help for families. NEW YORK - Optimism that the US Federal Reserve will signal a pause in nearly two years of interest-rate hikes sent the Dow Jones industrial average ...