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| | | ... well-received quarterly profit result from Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate, News Corp. Official data showed that the jobless rate had unexpectedly dropped to 5.4 per cent in April from 5.7 per cent in March. Economists had expected a rise to 5.9 ... |
| | | | ... cent lower on Tuesday, on profit-taking in heavyweight HSBC and declines in property companies due to the rising jobless rate. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended the session down 465.02 points at 15,285.89. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket tumbled ... |
| | | | 'Job losses worst for 18 years' (AFR). 'Australian Jobless Rate Climbs to 4-Year High of 5.2%' (Bloomberg). Boy oh boy, here we go again. Each time Australia's job numbers are updated, we get the media's display of their masochistic tendencies. We are ... |
| | | | ... 651,000 workers in February, taking the unemployment rate up to 8.1 per cent - the highest in 25 years. Last month, the jobless rate was 7.6 per cent. Last year, it was 4.8 per cent. For sure this is bad news because of the loss of jobs' flow-on effect ... |
| | | | ... market closed lower amid falls in the resources and banking sectors as a key employment measure indicated a rising jobless rate in 2009. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 52.4 points, or 1.4 per cent, lower at 3,683.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ... |
| | | | ... Bloomberg headline: Australia Lost 15,600 Jobs, Adding to Signs Economy May Enter a Recession. News.com.au headline: Jobless rate edges higher as crisis bites. The Age online headline: Economy sheds 15,600 jobs. Bad news really does sell. What made the ... |
| | | | ... true in most countries in Europe. Labour. Unemployment rates in many developed nations are rising. While Australia's jobless rate remain low and steady at 4.3 per cent (based on the October Labour Force report), recent reports of staff reduction - or ... |
| | | | ... downgraded assumptions are optimistic and expect real GDP to grow by only 1 per cent this financial year and the jobless rate to reach 9 per cent by 2010. This is well and good - if all things remain equal. The financial market storm might be pulling ... |
| | | | ... Even if mortgage rates where to fall in half, this would not give any relief to anyone without employment. The US jobless rate has now risen to 6.1 per cent -the highest since September 2003. Soon some Americans will also become NINJAs. |
| | | | ... fairly strong given indications from recent surveys showing labour shortages and that firms are still hiring. The jobless rate is expected to remain at 4.1 per cent in July. Other data out of Japan this week are updates on industrial production, retail ... |
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