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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... investors took advantage of bargains in financial stocks after two days of decline. Stocks initially fell after the Labor Department reported another hefty jump in consumer prices. But after early disappointment with the CPI, investors began looking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... and a jump in oil prices raised concerns on whether consumer spending could generate economic growth. The Commerce Department said retail sales slipped 0.1 per cent as rising prices soaked up economic stimulus payments to households. Excluding a big ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... readings on economic growth and the job market. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points. The Commerce Department reported that gross domestic product grew 1.9 per cent in the second quarter. Economists polled by Thomson Financial/IFR ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... oil. That decline eased some of investors' worries about inflation. Wall Street initially sold off after the Commerce Department said an inflation gauge tied to consumer spending rose by a sharp 0.8 per cent in June, reflecting higher gasoline prices ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... and the job market touched off renewed concerns about the financial health of businesses and consumers. The Commerce Department's report that gross domestic product grew at a 1.9 per cent pace in the second quarter disappointed investors. Investors were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... seeing jobs disappear by the thousands in recent months, the stock market is eager for any insights into the Labor Department's take on the job market on Friday. The Federal Reserve also announced it will extend its emergency borrowing program for Wall ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... durable manufactured goods rose 0.8 per cent in June, confounding expectations of a drop of 0.3 per cent. The Commerce Department said June sales of new single-family homes fell by 0.6 per cent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 530,000 units; the ...

More Weak Indicators

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... new? Negative indicators on the US economy just keep on coming and business confidence in Europe is falling. The US Department of Labor reported that initial claims for unemployment benefits spiked to 406k in the week ending July 19 -- the highest level ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... Group Ltd will hold its annual general meeting, and Australian Uranium Conference kicks off in Perth. In Canberra, the Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations skilled vacancies survey for July is revealed. Yesterday, the Australian ...

DirectPortfolio appoints board member

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
DirectPortfolio Services (DPSL) has appointed Philippa Smith AM to the combined Pentafin and DPSL board, replacing former chair Gail Burke. Smith was chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) for nine years. She ...