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Usual uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... the only thing that could be said about the US housing market is that, it's "unusually uncertain". And because of this, American consumers are becoming "unusually uncertain" too. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to 50.4 in July from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... building a strong and sustainable airline. In Melbourne, Telstra chief marketing officer Kate McKenzie is to address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia about "Consumers Making the Leap into a Digital Culture and Economy". On Tuesday in Australia ...

House call

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... of the US housing market at this point in time. If you want to something bullish to tide you over today, look at the American companies reporting their second quarter earnings results instead. These are the ones that are un-mistakenly positive. Fedex ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... in cautious trading as Wall Street digested results of stress tests on European banks as well as quarterly earnings of American companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 102.32 points, or 0.99 per cent, to settle at 10,424.62 after a gain of ...

APRA proposals could deter overseas firms: AXA

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) could stifle Australia's potential to become a regional financial hub. Speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Penn said Australia is attractive as a regional financial centre, however it must have ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... leave interest rates where they are," Mr Bishop said. "The chairman of the Federal Reserve said he will restimulate the American economy if the need arises. "We've been looking for an excuse to go up, and this is as good an excuse as we needed. "Clearly ...

Half-filled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... results overnight came up short of expectations and worse, some even downgraded their earnings guidance. Data out on the American housing market confirms that the sector remains in a rot. Goldman Sachs reported that profits for the second quarter dropped ...

AIA to list, names new chief

PRESS RELEASES  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
American International Group (AIG) pushes ahead with the IPO of its Asian life subsidiary, American International Assurance (AIA), and names a former Prudential chief executive as the division's new head. AIA will list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ...

US pension funds get $800m from class action

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... Attorney General Richard Cordray last week announced the $800 million-plus securities class action settlement against American International Group and certain individual directors and officers. The settlement resolves allegations of AIG's wide-ranging ...

US Congress passes Wall Street reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said the Dodd-Frank reforms approved by the US Congress this week will ensure that banks, not taxpayers, will pay for future bank failures, and protect consumers from Wall Street greed. Yesterday the 'Wall Street Reform ...