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Thanks for now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... that Wall Street give thanks that the housing market is reversing its cycle. House buying generate spending that generates jobs. Think agents' commissions, legal documentations, furnitures, white goods, appliances, painters, plumbers, gardeners, etc. ...

Sell dollars to buy stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... buying what businesses are producing which increases their profits, allowing them to lift capital investment and provide jobs which increases consumer spending. A depreciating currency on the other hand says that all is not well. Think Zimbabwe. The ...

You're dreaming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... we'll be right mate. The world has been turned on its head. Remember the widespread angst against China for stealing our jobs not so long ago? Now how about that pay rise boss? Yes, I know...I'm dreaming. Maybe I should just pack my pick and shovel ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... The CAC 40 added 78.2 points, or 2.11 per cent, to finish at 3,785.49. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average shrugged off weak US jobs data to rise 0.2 per cent on Monday, with China-linked shares such as Kubota Corp up on hopes Chinese economic indicators ...

Job woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... press. But while most Americans would not go to the lengths Rodriguez went - I wonder how many of the 15.7 Americans with no jobs are thinking of exacting retribution from their former employers. When the recession started in the US, only 4.9 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... much-anticipated report early on Friday showed that the US unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 per cent in October as 190,000 jobs were shed. The Labor Department report, seen as one of the best indicators of economic momentum, showed a rise in the jobless ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket was up 1.3 per cent by noon on Friday after better than expected jobs and productivity data in the US and as the Reserve Bank of Australia raised its forecast for economic growth. All sectors of the market gained, despite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... Ordinaries index dropped 28.4 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 4519.2, the lowest since September 7. NEW YORK - Encouraging news on jobs and worker productivity gave investors new reason to be optimistic about the US economy and pushed stocks to big gains. ...

Finance firms must highlight career opps

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... operating officer at Talent Intelligence, described the "talent hibernation", where employees were holding onto their existing jobs and not seeking other opportunities, as over. "We'll probably see a net flow out [of Australia] again of people with a ...

Wealthy women frustrated with finance firms: book

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... trillion to $15.6 trillion by 2014. Women are increasingly seeking tertiary education, which could lead to higher paying jobs. In the US, 57 per cent of college students are women and in the European Union, 55 per cent of college students are female. ...