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While you were sleeping: M&A checks euro woes
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 7:45 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) January 11 - Wall Street prepared for the start of the fourth-quarter earnings season, expected to confirm the economic recovery was gaining traction. More >>
While you were sleeping: Greenback gains
Friday, 7 January 2011, 7:29 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) January 7 - The U.S. dollar advanced on expectations tomorrow’s jobs report will confirm the optimism about the sustained economic recovery. Stocks on Wall Street fell as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s recent gains pushed ... More >>
While you were sleeping: Jobs market heating up
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 7:27 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) January 6 - U.S. stocks and the greenback advanced as significantly better-than-expected jobs data confirmed expectations that the economic recovery was starting to accelerate. More >>
While you were sleeping: Commodities slide
Wednesday, 5 January 2011, 7:29 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) January 5 - Commodities slid, taking stocks on Wall Street lower, amid concern that rising food and raw materials prices would cut into corporate profits. More >>
While you were sleeping: Equities extend advance
Tuesday, 4 January 2011, 7:28 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) January 4 - Stocks on Wall Street and in Europe began 2011 with the same optimism investors displayed in the final weeks of December after another report highlighted the sustained pace of recovery in the world’s biggest economy. More >>
While you were sleeping: Recovery trend intact
Friday, 31 December 2010, 7:30 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) December 31 - The calendar may flip a page but the outlook set in the second half of 2010 seems likely to extend well into the New Year. More >>
While you were sleeping: Confidence abounds
Thursday, 30 December 2010, 6:32 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) December 30 - Equities in North America and Europe edged higher as investors appeared confident about the economic outlook for 2011. More >>
While you were sleeping: Dug in for year end
Wednesday, 29 December 2010, 6:56 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) December 29 - It wouldn’t have taken much convincing but the biggest dump of snow in six decades helped investors hold their ground - even in the wake of China’s Christmas interest rate rise. More >>
While you were sleeping: Americans confident again
Friday, 24 December 2010, 6:46 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) December 24 - Americans are in great spirits heading into the New Year, which is helping underpin the bullish market sentiment among investors. More >>
While you were sleeping: U.S. sitting pretty
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 7:14 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) December 23 - Stocks on Wall Street extended their recent advance on fresh data showing decent growth in the third quarter for the world’s biggest economy. More >>
While you were sleeping: Santa Claus rally begins
Wednesday, 22 December 2010, 7:25 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) December 22 - Equities on Wall Street advanced as better-than-expected earnings forecasts and M&A bolstered investor confidence that stocks were relatively cheap. More >>
While you were sleeping: Rating cuts for Christmas
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 7:24 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) December 21 - As Europe battles with a harsh blast of Arctic cold, coal would perhaps be a more appropriate stock stuffer heading toward Christmas eve but rating companies aren’t being that generous. More >>
While you were sleeping: Mix, shake and stir
Friday, 17 December 2010, 7:03 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) December 17 - It’s almost as if investors were hoping the weekend had begun a day early. More >>
MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise; Telecom gains, NZO falls
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 6:01 pm | Businesswire
MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise, Telecom paces gainers while NZO falls to five year low More >>
While you were sleeping: Shoppers lift mood
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 7:05 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) December 15 - Stocks on Wall Street and in Europe extended recent gains on signs of better-than-expected consumer spending in the world’s largest economy. More >>
MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks fall; NZOG paces declines
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 5:59 pm | Businesswire
Dec. 14 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand stocks fell, with NZ Oil & Gas Ltd. pacing decliners on the exchange after Pike River Coal had its securities suspended and the stock replaced on the NZX 50 benchmark by Skellerup Holdings. More >>
PSIS taps securitisation market for $100 Mln
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 5:55 pm | Businesswire
Dec. 14 (BusinessDesk) – PSIS Ltd., the mutual that evolved out of the Public Service Investment Society, has tapped the securitisation market to bolster its funding profile and pave the way for a potential banking licence. More >>
Delegat’s secures control of Oyster Bay
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 5:45 pm | Businesswire
Dec. 14 (BusinessDesk) – Winemaker Delegat’s Group has won over shareholders in Oyster Bay Marlborough Vineyards, reaching the 90% target for compulsory acquisition. More >>
While you were sleeping: China adds to positive tone
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 6:53 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) December 14 - Equities on Wall Street began the final five-day trading week of the year on a positive note amid takeover news and optimism about the global economy. More >>
World Week Ahead: Inflation and 2011
Monday, 13 December 2010, 6:50 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) December 13 - It’s the final five day trading week of the year in North America and investors are expected to start heading to the holiday sidelines. More >>