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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... Frankfurt the DAX gained 0.55 per cent to 7,215.11 points M&S topped the gainers list, adding 5.1 per cent after the clothing-to-food retailer said group sales rose 2.3 per cent in its fourth quarter. It was positive news for Britain's retail sector ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... biggest gain in four months and more than the 0.8 per cent analysts had expected. Shoppers laid out more cash for cars, clothing and gadgets in February, leading to an eighth month of gains. Despite Fridays' gains, each index finished the week lower. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... are spending more on computers, servers and other technology. Abercrombie & Fitch Co rose six per cent after the teen clothing maker said its fourth-quarter net income nearly doubled on strong sales overseas and better US results. Comcast Corp also reported ...

CareSuper and ME take it to the streets

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... CareSuper are also offering those who consolidate their super with CareSuper before November 30 with the chance to win a $200 clothing voucher. Theodorakopoulos said that the event was highly successful in reaching out to CareSuper members while also ...

New benchmarks for better retirement: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... expenditure in seven categories namely communications (phone and internet connection), private health cover, energy, clothing, household goods and services, recreation (sporting club memberships) and transport. By factoring in these expenses, retirees ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares fell on fears of Europe's debt crisis, and on the back of Tuesday's tumble on Wall Street. Clothing maker Esprit, with its heavy exposure to Europe, posted the steepest decline among blue-chip companies, falling 3.3 per cent. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Westpac issue their survey of industrial trends In equities, outdoor equipment and clothing retailer Kathmandu releases its inaugural first half results. In Australia on Wednesday, the sharemarket closed stronger ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... concern about exposure to ailing Japan Airlines Corp, while shares of Fast Retailing, which runs the Uniqlo chain of budget clothing stores, fell five per cent after Goldman Sachs said the firm's recent earnings forecast upgrade had been largely priced ...

Playing chicken with tyres

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... earner. And seeing the White House acquiesced to the demands of the steelworkers union, what's stopping US footwear, clothing and other manufacturing industries from demanding, 'me too!' It took more than a decade for the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act to be ...

Health Super gives aid to fire victims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... crucial to their survival," said the fund. Time, skills and money are not the only things being offered by Health Super. Clothing items, animal food, toiletries and boxes of hand cream have been collected and dispersed among those affected by the fires ...