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Greece is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... per cent in January from 10.0 per cent in December despite an increase in the participation rate. Jobs in the service, mining and manufacturing sectors all increased significantly last month. Likewise, wages rose in January and so did the average workweek. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... Department store giant Myer Ltd releases second quarter sales data and Santos chief executive David Knox speaks at the Melbourne Mining Club. The Australian share market closed almost one per cent higher on Wednesday, buoyed by strong earnings growth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... $14.96. Among other media stocks, Fairfax Media was up two cents at $1.745 and Consolidated Media rose four cents to $3.12. Mining giant BHP Billiton was $1.02 higher, by 2.52 per cent, at $41.48, while Rio Tinto was up $1.02, or 1.44 per cent, at $7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... September quarter 2009. In company news, News Corporation will release its second quarter and half year results, and Newmont Mining opens its Boddington gold mine. The mining and gold sectors led the Australian share market higher on Tuesday after the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... Australian share market was higher at noon as firmer oil and gold prices and a positive manufacturing data offshore lifted local mining and energy stocks. At 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 68.7 points, or 1.57 per cent, at 4,592.8 points ...

Financial services execs gain Aus day honours

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... Australia - Companion (AC) in the general division. Argus received the award for his service to business and commerce in the mining and finance industries and his promotion of philanthropy. John Curtis, deputy chair at Westpac Group and chair at St. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... May 7, 2010, Treasury notes. In company news, Oil Search Ltd releases fourth quarter results, while gold miner Newcrest Mining Ltd publishes its second quarter production figures. Alesco Corporation Ltd will post its half year financial results. On Wednesday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... cent lower at noon, hit by concerns of a local rate rise, lower than expected sales by Woolworths and delays to a major mining joint venture. A decline in US stocks overnight also dented investor confidence, leading to the fourth straight fall in local ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... showing a higher-than-expected consumer confidence reading in the US. In London, pharmaceutical shares led the way, while mining companies lost ground on fears of lower demand from China. Bank shares also fell after President Barack Obama's pledge last ...

AustralianSuper overhauls SRI mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... exclusion approach whereby stocks were 'screened out' based on a number of issues including a particular business type such as mining. This means the socially responsible options will be managed in a similar way to the super fund's other investment strategies ...