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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... polled by Thomson Reuters. Meanwhile, signs of inflation remained muted, in a positive signal for the economy. The Labor Department's Produce Price Index, which measures inflation at the wholesale level, rose less than expected in October. The 0.3 per ...

Weight in gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... and Uncle Benny would stop dishing out the goodies. But what happened when last Friday (their time) the US Commerce Department dropped a bomb on Wall Street with a report showing that the country's unemployment rate jumped to double-digits - 10.2 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... Friday showed that the US unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 per cent in October as 190,000 jobs were shed. The Labor Department report, seen as one of the best indicators of economic momentum, showed a rise in the jobless rate from 9.8 per cent in September ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... concentration of technology stocks, also gained about two per cent after an upbeat forecast from Cisco Systems Inc. The Labor Department said the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell to 512,000 last week, the lowest level ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... ($A45.3 billion) infusion from the government. A rise in factory orders wasn't enough to boost sentiment. The Commerce Department said orders to US factories rebounded in September after dropping in August. Orders rose 0.9 per cent in September amid ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2009
... sharply lower following big falls in commodity prices and on Wall Street on Friday. The broad-based weakness also came as department store chain Myer Holdings Ltd, listed on the Australian stock exchange. Myer opened at $3.88, 5.4 per cent lower than ...

Trick or treat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... all of October. And all because the US economy's MVP (most valuable player) is showing signs of fatigue. The US Labor Department reported that personal spending dropped by 0.5 per cent after a 1.3 per cent increase in the previous month. While this is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... are due. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases its index of commodity prices for September. In company news, department store Myer Holdings Ltd will list on the Australian Securities Exchange. On Friday, the Australian share market closed firmly ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... similar to its 50/50 Western Australian iron ore project tie up with Rio Tinto. In the US on Thursday, the Commerce Department's report that gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 3.5 per cent in the third quarter was taken as the surest sign ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... in three months as investors rushed into the market on stronger-than-expected economy growth figures. The Commerce Department's report that gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 3.5 per cent in the third quarter is the surest sign yet that ...