Tag Archives: holiday
ASIA MARKETS: Australia Stocks Advance; Hong Kong Vo
Australian stocks rose Monday, with financial issues helping lead the advance, while Hong Kong stocks swung between modest losses and gains at the start of a holiday-shortened week. Continue reading
Stocks are mixed on Wall Street after holiday
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mixed in early trading on Wall Street after the long Easter holiday weekend. Continue reading
MARKET COMMENT: Singapore’s STI Flat;May Still Challenge 3320-Phillip
Singapore traders are shuffling penny plays, with the STI wavering between positive and negative, lacking cues with several of the region’s major markets still shuttered for an Easter Monday holiday. Continue reading
MARKET COMMENT: Malaysia’s KLCI Off 0.6%; Likely Choppy-HwangDBS
Malaysia’s KLCI is down 0.6% at 1660.96 in light trade after the benchmark index gained nearly 3% last week on quarter-end window dressing while Wall Street was closed for a holiday on Friday. Continue reading
MARKET COMMENT: Singapore’s STI Down 0.1%; 3300 Level Eyed
Singapore’s STI is down 0.1% at 3310.74 after opening at a fresh more than five-year high of 3321.62, amid a regional downdraft as concerns over Europe continued to damp sentiment and as players likely are wary of taking fresh positions both on the last trading day of the first quarter and ahead of a long holiday weekend. Continue reading
Hiring speeding up? Not so fast, businesses say
Bob Benham’s Oklahoma City clothing store was so busy over the holiday shopping season he had to ask his sales staff to work extra hours to keep up with the pickup in foot traffic. But with business now softening again in the new year, he’s not convinced it’s time to start hiring more full time workers yet. Continue reading
Macy’s profit beats Wall Street expectations
NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's reported a fourth-quarter profit that beat Wall Street expectations as its strategy of tailoring merchandise to local markets paid off during the holiday season. Continue reading
Holiday Systems International Wins the 2013 Best Business Product Award
LAS VEGAS, NV — (Marketwire) — 02/20/13 — Holiday Systems International (HSI) has been honored with recognition as the Best Business Product for its Global Travel Benefits (GTB) product at the P… Continue reading
Asia stocks flat as US return from holiday awaited
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets displayed little momentum Tuesday in the absence of cues from Wall Street following a holiday in the U.S. Continue reading
Asia stocks flat as US return from holiday awaited
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets displayed little momentum Tuesday in the absence of cues from Wall Street following a holiday in the U.S. Continue reading
