
Sal Rav
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Markets Roundup: Markets scored big gains as investors think worst of recession is over, though many are uncertain about the speed of recoveryBetter-than-expected consumer confidence index for May of 54.9, up from 40.8 in April, gave participants anecdotal evidence that economic conditions may be im...
Posted on 2 June 2009 | 7:04 am
Read postMarkets Roundup: Markets closed the week in line with previous week's close despite sell-off before the long Memorial Day holiday weekend Housing starts during April came in at an annualized rate of 458,000, while building permits for April hit a rate of 494,000. Both marked record lows Worse-than-e...
Posted on 26 May 2009 | 7:09 am
Read postMarkets Roundup: Markets logged a weekly loss of 5.0%, its worst in two months, on profit taking following the market's record April rallyUS trade deficit widened to $27.6 billion in March, which is the first time in eight months that the deficit widenedApril total retail sales decreased 0.4%, and s...
Posted on 19 May 2009 | 7:22 am
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