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Jobless Benefits ’
Jul 30th, 2009 |
By Contrarian Profits |
Category: Financial News
Gold rose on Thursday as the dollar fell versus a basket of currencies, with rebounding stock markets and U.S. jobless figures showing a decline in continuing claims boosting appetite for assets seen as higher risk.
Tags: Advance Orders, Ashraf Laidi, Corporate Earnings, Crude Prices, European Shares, GLD, Gold Demand, Gold Futures, Gold Imports, Investment Demand, Jobless Benefits, Jobless Figures, Labor Trends, New York Mercantile, New York Mercantile Exchange, Quarter Gdp, Report Oil, Spot Gold, Stock Futures, Stock Markets, U S Gold, York Mercantile Exchange
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May 14th, 2009 |
By Contrarian Profits |
Category: Financial News
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, underpinned by a rebound in technology shares, while renewed concerns about the economy boosted defensive stocks.
Tags: Defensive Stocks, Dow Jones, food costs, Jobless Benefits, KO, Nasdaq, Pfizer Inc, Plant Shutdowns, Semiconductor Index, Soxx, Technology Shares, US stocks
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Jan 22nd, 2009 |
By Contrarian Profits |
Category: Financial News
Microsoft (MSFT) falls after missing expectations, cutting jobs… Data on U.S. jobless, housing fuel worries over economy… Apple up after profit beats expectations… Dow off 2.4 pct, S&P off 2.5 pct, Nasdaq off 3.2 pct…
Tags: credit crisis, Dow Jones Industrial, Earnings Report, Economic Slowdown, housing starts, Jobless Benefits, Microsoft News, MSFT, Timothy Geithner, Treasury Secretary, U S Senate, US stocks
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Jan 22nd, 2009 |
By Contrarian Profits |
Category: Financial News, Oil Investment & Alternative Energy
U.S. crude, gasoline stocks seen rising in EIA report… China slows sharply in Q4; BOJ warns of deflation… U.S. stocks fall; Microsoft earnings miss forecasts.
Tags: BOJ inflation, Crude Futures, Crude Oil Stocks, Gasoline Stocks, Global Economic Slowdown, Jobless Benefits
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Dec 12th, 2008 |
By Don Miller |
Category: Financial News
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rocketed to a 26-year high last week, surpassing already gloomy forecasts, as the U.S. economy sinks deeper into recession.
Tags: credit crisis, Don Miller, Jobless Benefits, Labor Department, Labor Markets, Msnbc, ODP, SLE, SWK, US jobless claims, WMT
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Dec 5th, 2008 |
By William Patalon III |
Category: Financial News
AT&T Disconnecting 12,000 Jobs; Credit Suisse Announces 5,300; Capital One Puts Chevy Chase in Its Wallet; Argentina Announces $3.9 Billion Stimulus, Jobless Benefits at 26-year High; Dupont Cuts 2,500 Employees; Williams-Sonoma Beats Estimates; Oil Falls 5%
Tags: Argentine bailout, Argentine President, AT&T Inc, Auto Purchases, Capital One Financial, Chevy Chase Bank, COF, Credit Suisse Group, Crude Oil Prices, CS, DD, Du Pont De Nemours, Economic Stimulus, Jobless Benefits, Unemployment Benefits, US Jobless Rate, US stocks, WSM
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Jun 13th, 2008 |
By Doug Casey |
Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading
In the currency market, the dollar rallied against the euro. Late Thursday, the euro was trading at $1.5421 vs. $1.5548 on Wednesday. The buck was supported by better-than-expected retail sales, which boosted expectations for a Fed rate hike.
Tags: Autos Sales, Consumer Confidence, consumer spending, Currency Market, ECB, euro, fed, Interest Rate Hikes, Jobless Benefits, Rebate Checks, Retail Sales, Trichet, Unemployment Claims
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May 16th, 2008 |
By William Patalon III |
Category: Politics & Economics
China Quake Death Toll Could Hit 50,000; Initial Jobless Claims Edge Higher; CBS to Acquire CNet; GM Strikes Deal with Union; Fed Chair Urges Banks to Raise Capital; Industrial Output Sinks Led by Auto Industry; Profit Falls, Stocks Rise for Penney’s; Multi-Billion Housing Rescue Package Close to Resolution.
Tags: , Ben Bernanke, CBS, china, CNET, Cnet Networks, economics, General Motors, Gm, JCP, Jobless Benefits, politics, Striking Workers
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