Growth of U.S. service sector slows
Price increases a key concern
- By: IE Staff
- August 3, 2005 August 3, 2005
- 09:55
Price increases a key concern
Back-to-back declines in June and July
Earnings climb at Rockwater, BCE and Jean-Coutu
Earnings reports boost Dow
Board members better informed as a result
Benchmark index up 12.7% so far this year
Consumption increases 0.8%
U.S. personal income, consumption rise in June
Construction spending dampens
Canadian earnings season in full swing
Hits US$62.30 a barrel after Saudi king dies
Rising price of crude drags U.S. markets lower
Average daily volume up 21%
Federal Reserve likely to raise interest rates in August
Merger with Deutsche Börse AG or Euronext NV would make if difficult for other exchanges to compete
April reading revised lower
Canadian GDP growth stable in May
Nasdaq, S&P 500 hit four-year highs
Full-year guidance revised upward
Province’s debt burden remains manageable
Options exchange reports double-digit growth in average daily volume
Raw materials prices rise in June
Fed’s “beige book” lifts U.S. stocks
Pricing pressures ease
New report finds evidence of increased speculation in Vancouver, Victoria