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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Street and European stocks are slightly higher in volatile trading, having briefly turned negative after US unemployment claims rose more than expected. Locally, News Corp, Lend Lease and Automotive Holdings all hold their annual general meetings on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... rallied above $US1.31, as traders seized on news of a successful Italy bond auction and a strong drop in new US unemployment claims. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies rose 0.45 per cent to close at 6,416.14 points, while in Frankfurt the DAX ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... futures contract was unchanged at 4,038. The US markets have fallen with traders shrugging off data showing US unemployment claims had fallen to their lowest level since March 2008. Locally, no major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news ...

No money in equities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... night, just a flipping of the flop in sentiment seen over the past few days. For last night we got news that US unemployment claims came in a thousand heads better than expected. Suddenly those worrying about the weakening American labour market are ...

Miranda Kerr and the market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... then there's the US. Oh, Miranda my Miranda, whereforth art thou my Miranda? News overnight showed that US unemployment claims increased by 8,000 to 480,000 last week - the fourth increase in five weeks, highest level in two months and more than market ...

Hermaphrodite economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... that economic activity is improving yesterday. There was more testosterone for the market last night with US unemployment claims falling to 550,000 - they were expected to fall to 560,000 - from 576,000 in the previous week. As well, continuing claims ...
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