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Darling buds of May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... operate their printing presses. But more likely, given oil's sharp rise, consumers might not be all that worried about their jobs and finances. And having severely cut back production, factories could be beginning to restock their shelves. The foundations ...

Happy Americans, happy world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... prices, taken with falling mortgage rates, have already increased housing affordability. Sure concern remains about the US jobs market which could make the turnaround in housing a slow process. But even this is improving. It must be the spring and coming ...

Unions attack retirement age change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... selected industries is unfair. "The system must be sustainable for everybody. We can't have different rules for different jobs," the Treasurer said in an interview today. The Union campaign is drawing mixed reactions. Former Union boss and now ALP Senator ...

Tweeting won't get you jobs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... of Australian jobseekers, including those in financial services, dismiss social networking as a way to find out about new jobs. A new Hays survey of around 800 Australian job hunters show that almost one in two said social networking sites do not help ...

Seeking equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... Naysayers point to the rising unemployment rate among Americans to pooh-pooh any sustainable advance. And many - those still with jobs - remain fearful that perhaps tomorrow, next week or the week after, they would be handed their pink slips. Ayesayers ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... selloff a day earlier as investors looked ahead toward economic recovery despite data showing more Americans losing their jobs. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 46.43 points, or 0.56 per cent, to settle at 8,331.32. The tech-dominated ...

Lies, damned lies and statistics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... fell to 5.4 per cent in April after jumping 5 basis points to 5.7 per cent in the previous month. The number of people with jobs increased by 27,300 during the month as a 49,100 addition to full-time positions negated the 21,800 part-time lost. A beautiful ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... market posted its highest close so far in calendar 2009, finishing up almost two per cent on gains overseas and better local jobs data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 71.6 points, or 1.85 per cent, at 3938.7, while the broader All Ordinaries was up ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... The Australian share market was higher at noon, boosted by a positive lead from United States markets, better-than-expected jobs figures and a well-received quarterly profit result from Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate, News Corp. Official data showed ...

De-stressing the stress test

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... 127.3 per cent from a year ago. Lowered interest rates are impacting positively on the US housing market. And perhaps soon, jobs too. The ADP/Macroeconomic Advisers private employment decreased by 491,000 in April following a 708,000 fall the month before. ...