- 123jump.com Staff
- 21 Sep, 2009
- New York City
U.S stocks edged lower as home builders and resource stocks traded lower. European and Asian markets declined on the worries that world market valuations are ahead of economic fundamentals.
- 123jump.com Staff
- 18 Sep, 2009
- New York City
Consumer finance companies faced selling after Aiful plunged 27% and sought restructuring of 280 billion yen loans. Financials closed lower. Real estate companies declined after Japan reported sharpest decline in land prices in a year ending in June.
- 123jump.com Staff
- 18 Sep, 2009
- New York City
Australian stocks edged lower after three days of gains as resource stocks firmed in the week. Crude oil futures have surged more than 27% in the year and gold has one-year high and silver is trading at multi-year high. Retailers and banks generally closed higher.
- 123jump.com Staff
- 18 Sep, 2009
- New York City
Michigan led the nation with unemployment rate of 15.2% followed by Nevada, California and Rhode Island. The unemployment rate increased 3.5 percentage points to 9.7% in last one year to August.
- Mukesh Buch
- 18 Sep, 2009
- New York City
U.S. stocks advanced as dollar traded near recent lows and gold, silver, copper and crude oil declined. Consumer stocks and cyclical led the gainers in weak trading. Michigan led the nation in August with unemployment rate of 15.2%. UK deficit in August soars and euro-dollar bonds issuance rises.
- Mayank Mehta
- 18 Sep, 2009
- New York City
European government issued dollar denominated bonds as dollar weakens. The weekly issuance surged this week to $21.7 billion. German producer prices in August increased 0.5% on the rise in energy costs. Total SA workers threaten strike ahead of refinery capacity closure in France.
- 123jump.com Staff
- 18 Sep, 2009
- New York City
The pound fell and is likely to trade weak as UK struggles with rising cost of bank bailout and falling tax receipts. UK government debt surged to 57.5% of GDP and is likely to surpass 60% by the end of fiscal 2010.
- Mayank Mehta
- 18 Sep, 2009
- New York City
The pound fell early 0.5% after the UK government reported record August deficit. Lloyds is looking to exit government insurance program. Ashmore increased after net annual earnings decreased 18.3%. British Land Company sold 50% stake in Broadgate office complex to Blackstone.
- Mayank Mehta
- 18 Sep, 2009
- New York City
Huntington Bancshares dropped more than 10% after it completed secondary offering. Agriculture machinery makers declined. Canada based InterOil surged after it discovered natural gas field at lower than previously estimated depth in Papua New Guinea.
- Mayank Mehta
- 18 Sep, 2009
- New York City
Stocks in India edged higher but barely. Infrastructure companies lead the gainers as more power plant orders are awarded. Raymond Limited, the textile conglomerate plans to develop housing complex in north Mumbai.
- 123jump.com Staff
- 17 Sep, 2009
- New York City
Steelmakers in Japan surged after JFE Holdings was reported to start a second steel mill next month. Banks fell for the fifth day in a row on the worries that the government demand loan moratorium for small businesses. Japan left its key lending rate at 0.1% and direct loan program intact.
- 123jump.com Staff
- 17 Sep, 2009
- New York City
Stocks in India traded near their recent highs as infrastructure and banks edged higher. Reliance sold 1% stake in the company to raise $670 million. Bharti-MTN merger talks face dual listing structure. The latest read on wholesale inflation showed an increase of 0.12%.
- Mayank Mehta
- 17 Sep, 2009
- New York City
Australian stocks traded higher as investors bid up global stocks and commodities gain around the world. Australian dollar edged to another yearly high against the U.S. dollar. Banks and retailers gained as the imminent prospect of interest rate hike look dim.
- 123jump.com Staff
- 17 Sep, 2009
- New York City
U.S. stocks edged lower after the release of housing construction data and weekly jobless claims. Home builders advanced. Natural gas plunged 8% as rising inventories and the recent price run up kept investors on the sidelines.
- 123jump.com Staff
- 17 Sep, 2009
- New York City
European markets edged higher as investors show willingness to acquire more stocks. Airbus is likely to cut production for the next two years. Trade surplus at EU-16 nations increased to