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Shorten urges banks to stand by staff

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... amnesia". It follows news yesterday that Westpac, which made over $6 billion in profit last year, would be slashing up to 560 jobs as part of cost cutting plans. Shorten told ABC radio the banks shouldn't forget the support given to them by taxpayers ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... 0.1%. Flat, flat, flat. And on the subject of flat, investors don't want to be caught flatfooted - just in case tonight's US jobs numbers come in better or worse than consensus expectations. No one could argue that this is prudent move. But if you, I ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... took a breather on Thursday after solid gains in the previous session, as investors positioned themselves for crucial US jobs data that often set the tone for a week or two after their release. A recent run of solid US economic news has reinforced hopes ...

Stirrings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... something new the EU would be chatting about at this summit. Reuters reports that the summit will also "focus on creating jobs and growth... The summit is expected to announce that up to 20 billion euros of unused funds from the EU's 2007-2013 budget ...

Nice one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... forecast). "The manufacturing, retail, construction and finance industries are all set to shed labour. At best, this means tepid jobs growth in the economy overall - less than the net 15,000 new jobs needed every month to keep the unemployment rate stable. ...

FOFA moderate and reasonable: ISN

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... Super Network David Whiteley has contested claims that the proposed FOFA legislation would cost the industry thousands of jobs. Reports today point to comments from Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief Richard Klipin, who warned that as many ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose for a fourth straight day on strong French and Spanish bond sales, the lowest US jobs claims for almost four years and hopes Greece will agree a debt deal with its creditors. The euro also strengthened against ...

Not so wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... I and Irene. Close to home, there's the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report that the economy lost 29,300 jobs in December on top of the 7,500 positions that disappeared in the previous month - making 2011 the worst year in the domestic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... major economic or equities news is expected on Friday. In Australia, the market on Thursday ended flat after disappointing jobs data wiped out earlier gains that were driven by positive offshore leads. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 3.1 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
Australian shares have trimmed early gains after disappointing jobs data weighed on optimism driven by strong energy results and stronger-than-expected results from Goldman Sachs. Market-beating results from Woodside Petroleum and Santos pushed energy ...