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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... per cent in December to their highest level since 2008. For 2012 overall they soared by 28 per cent. Also, new US jobless claims dropped last week to 335,000, the lowest level in five years. In local economic news on Friday, the HSBC investment report ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Reactions were mixed to several pieces of economic data, with jobless claims down but still high, consumer confidence in November slipping more than expected, and leading economic indicators for October ...

Urbanisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... verdict on Greek's debt to next week (26 November). Nor could it be the latest Superstorm Sandy-distorted drop in US jobless claims - filings fell by 41K in the week ended 17 November following a 90K surge (after revisions) in the previous week. It could ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... general meeting. Meanwhile, PMP, Goodman Fielder and Paladin Energy have AGMs slated. The awaited US data includes jobless claims, consumer sentiment, and leading indicators for November. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed lower, with investors ...

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... in the White House? Thursday - the Wall stumbles because of 'fiscal cliff' worries despite better-than-expected jobless claims - positive for the labour market - trade deficit (to its lowest level since December 2010) in September as exports increased ...

Good not great but getting better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... too. Consumer confidence jumped to 72.2 last month to their highest level since February 2008. Not only these, jobless claims came in better than expected and the ADP private payrolls showed that last month, US employers added the most workers since ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... slightly higher after European stocks close mixed and the US markets made modest gains following better-than-expected jobless claims and durable goods figures. At 0714 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up five points ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... opening," he said. US stocks closed little changed after a solid rally sparked by surprisingly good data on weekly jobless claims fizzled out, in part due to questions over the figures. At close on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed little changed after a solid rally sparked by surprisingly good data on weekly jobless claims fizzled out, in part due to questions over the figures. At the closing bell on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... close at 13,575.36. Aluminum giant Alcoa led the 30 stocks in the Dow with a 3.3 per cent surge. "It's not just the jobless claims numbers on their own," said Brian Gendreau, market strategist at Cetera Financial Group. "They're coming on the back of... ...