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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... 2008.61, its first close above 2,000 since October. LONDON - European stock markets rallied after upbeat data from the United States and the 16-nation eurozone raised hopes about the prospects for a recovery. London's FTSE 100 index ended the day up ...

African women suffer most: World Bank

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... more likely to be impacted by increases in infant mortality rate than boys." Unlike in rich countries such as the United States, where more men have tended to lose their jobs compared to women, the crisis in Africa is leaving women with ever fewer job ...

MacarthurCook CEO resigns

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... built the company into a real estate investment management firm operating in the Australia, Singapore, Japan and United States markets. He oversaw the launch of the first Asian real estate securities fund in the United States and the first listing of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... Trade Practices Landscape". The Australian share market closed flat on Wednesday following a negative lead from United States markets. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was one point, or 0.03 per cent, higher at 3767.9, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Lost decade redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... worried economic and financial market watchers recently. Rising long rates have sparked concerns - particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom - that if these were sustained, it could kill off the green sprouts that have emerged over the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... Ltd will hold general meetings in Perth. On Friday, the Australian share market closed lower after markets in the United States fell on the back of worse than expected unemployment figures. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 49.1 points, or 1.27 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... Ordinaries index advanced 2.9 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 3875.2 points. NEW YORK - A dour report on job losses in the United States in June sent stocks sharply lower. The Labor Department reported that US employers shed 467,000 jobs in June, pushing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... day as investors took their cue from a Wall Street rally that was spurred by data suggesting an improvement in the United States economy. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index rose 81.31 points, or 0.83 per cent, to end at 9,877.39. HONG KONG - The Hang Seng ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... prolonged recession. LONDON - Europe's leading stock markets were little changed in nervous trading, while in the United States investors' concern grew over movement in the key government bond markets. London's FTSE index closed stable with a loss of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
Local banks pushed the Australian share market slightly higher at noon, after the United States Federal Reserve said major US banks that were ordered to raise capital had developed sufficient plans. Many of the resource stocks, including Australia's ...