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Sucked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... and wait for the 'second coming,' they increase the risk of underperformance. There goes their bonuses, maybe even their jobs. And indications are that the big bust's 'second coming' won't come for a while yet. The global economy has not yet fired on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... weak consumer spending and diminished home values. A drop in the mood of consumers fanned concerns that people nervous about jobs and the economy will hold off spending. The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell to 69.4 in a preliminary ...

TPD tax changes could increase premiums: ASFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... said the Australian Tax Office's (ATO) approach does not take into account the employment market where there are very few jobs available for those with severe disabilities. "The ATO approach could potentially require each fund offering such insurance ...

Our fearful trip is done

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... inching down to 5.7 per cent in September from 5.8 per cent in the previous month. The report also showed a total of 40,600 jobs created during the month. Even better, 35,400 were full-time. The US ship may still be battling headwinds but is heading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... closed up more than one per cent on Thursday, its strongest finish in just over a year, supported by stronger than expected jobs data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished up 72.9 points, or 1.55 per cent, at 4768.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Earnings surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... statements by cutting down on payrolls - the biggest expense component - businesses could also be shooting their own feet. No jobs equal no income to spend. No spending equals no demand for company produce. No demand equals no revenue growth. No revenue ...

Christmas comes early for job seekers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
Investment professionals who lost their jobs last year can take some comfort in the fact that 14 per cent of Australian firms plan to take on more staff in the lead up to Christmas. Planners and fund managers who faced the axe this time last year due ...

Shadow of a doubt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... the less than expected ISM manufacturing index and the shock US non-farm payrolls report which reported the loss of 263,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate rising to 9.8 per cent. And for further emphasis, some commentators were even quoting ...

Bears cursed by September curse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... National Employment Report revealed that US private sector employment fell by 254,000 in September - the fewest number of jobs lost since July last year -- following a revised loss of 277,000 jobs in August. Mixed signals such as these would continue ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after US stocks fell as worse-than-expected US jobs data fuelled concern about the economic outlook. Higher oil and precious metal prices overnight, however, should help buoy the local resources sector. ...