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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... benefits rose to 294,000 last week, their highest level in six weeks and well above estimates, according to Labor Department data. Equity markets in Britain, France and Germany fell sharply on concerns about slow progress in bailout negotiations between ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... cent to 4,228.18 points. The euro rose to $1.3611 on Friday, from $1.3591 late in New York on Thursday. The Labor Department data showing that just 113,000 jobs were added in January marked the second disappointing jobs report in a row after December ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... jobs numbers pushed American stocks to a record high and helped miners outperform the market. Official US Labor Department data showed the US economy added 165,000 jobs in April, well above market expectations. Upward revisions for the preceding two ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... per cent) at 1,460.93, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite lost 13.27 (0.42 per cent) to 3,136.19. The US Labor Department data for September put the official jobless rate at 7.8 per cent, down from the previous 8.1 per cent and the lowest level since ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... at a 1.9 per cent pace in the second quarter disappointed investors. Investors were also concerned about Labor Department data saying that the number of people seeking jobless benefits jumped to the highest level in five years. The Dow Jones Industrial ...
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