Archive for June, 2010

Gambling Market opens in France

June 9, 2010

International Report 9th June 2010
Dow Jones closed 109 points higher at 9,926. Nasdaq dropped 6 points to close at 2,167 but the S&P 500 gained 10 points to close at 1,060. The Nikkei closed down 1% or 98.81 points to close at 9,439.13. The broader Topix dropped 0.9% to close at 850.37.
Some investors are looking [...]

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EU looks for a deal on safety net as cuts begin

June 8, 2010

The Dow Jones industrial average ended down 115.48 points, or 1.16 per cent, at 9,816.49. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 14.41 points, or 1.35 per cent, at 1,050.47. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 45.27 points, or 2.04 percent, at 2,173.90. The broader Topix lost 0.6% to close at 854.13.
Yesterday, US stocks fell as [...]

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Trichet set to come under fire over Greek bonds

June 7, 2010

International Report 7th June 2010
The Dow closed down 323 points to close at 9,931. The S&P shed 37 points to close at 1,064 while Nasdaq dropped 83points to close at 2,219. The benchmark Nikkei dropped 3.8% to close at 9,520.80. The Topix dropped 3.5% to close at 859.21
Jean-Claude Trichet is set to come under fire [...]

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Top nations plan bank tax

June 4, 2010

International Report 4th June 2010
Frankfurt rose 73 points to 6,054, its highest since 19 May, but it had been up 120 mid-morning. Paris watched a 97-point lead turn into a gain of 55 to finish at 3,557, while Zurich saw triple-digit gains halved to 50 points. The Dow Jones rose 5 points higher at 10,255, [...]

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Euro zone PPI jumped in April

June 3, 2010

3rd June 2010 International Report
The Dow Jones ended the day 225 points ahead at 10,249. The Nasdaq gained 58 points at 2,281 and the S&P 500 rose 27 points to close at 1,098. Across the markets, the German Dax was unchanged at 5,981, with the French Cac down 1 point at 3,501. The Swiss market [...]

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FBI Probes BP’s oil disaster

June 2, 2010

The Nikkei fell 108.59 points to close at 9,603.24, while the Topix dropped 1.1 percent to 870.05. The Dow Jones ended the session down 112 points at 10,024, the Nasdaq Composite fell 34 points, or 1.5%, to 2,222, while the S&P 500 was off 18 at 1,070.
Last night, pressure mounted on BP as the US [...]

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US pushing Europe on stress tests

June 1, 2010

International Report 1st June 2010
The Nikkei dropped 49.76 points to close at 9,718.94; the Topix dropped 0.2% to close at 878.42. The FTSEurofirst 300 closed the session up at 0.3% to close at 1,001.11 points, which was its worst month since February 2009.The Dow Jones fell 122.36 points, or 1.19%, to close at 10,136.63. The [...]

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