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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... peak it reached in October 2007. The Nasdaq composite rose 13.81 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 3,258.93. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to a five-year low last week, the Labor Department reported, implying that the job market ...

The Celtic Tiger gets back its roar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... revised higher to 0.2% from 0.1%. So much for fears that the January tax rises and cuts to public spending would deter Americans from the shopping centres, ey? While everybody and his dog goes Dow watching, to the left of the United Kingdom on google ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... edged lower at the start of the trading day despite an unexpectedly strong increase in US consumer spending last month. Americans spent at the fastest pace in five months in February, boosting retail spending 1.1 per cent compared with January, the Commerce ...

Can't help falling in love with stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... down debt - and stronger economic growth. Stronger growth in the United States spills over to its trading partners as Americans spend on imported goods. The world is made whole again. Nice happy thoughts, aren't they? But there's also a not so cheery ...

US pension fund pulls gun investments

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... tighter gun laws in the wake of the massacre, Calstrs' response reflects a shift in sentiment towards gun control amongst Americans. The Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund board responded by voting to liquidate its investments in gun manufacturers. Los Angeles ...

High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... and having to resort to quantittative easing to manage the economy, then it's a price not worth paying. Just ask the Americans. Ben Ong is on leave

Advice tech more than back office tool: JP Morgan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... Hess, speaking at a recent ASFA conference, said that retirement income projections had been a key factor in motivating Americans to better engage with their pension plans. Cameron O'Sullivan, a director of scaled advice specialist Provisio Technologies ...

Giving thanks to thanksgiving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... that Black Friday sales were down 1.8% over the same day last year. Then again, if you look closely, this was because Americans had been shopping all Thanksgiving week. As Bloomberg puts it, US retailers "have turned Black Friday, once a one-day event ...

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... exports increased by 3.1% to record levels (other countries increased from the US), more than the 1.5% rise in imports (Americans increased spending on imported goods). Friday - the Wall was up despite 'fiscal cliff' worries as US consumer confidence ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street as Americans head to the polls in the presidential election. At 0700 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,482. ...