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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... Troubled Asset Relief Program. National carrier Qantas fell 15 cents, or 7.65 per cent, to $1.81 after announcing further jobs cuts, capacity reduction and downgrading its annual profit forecast due to rapidly deteriorating trading conditions. "It doesn't ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
The Australian share market was higher at noon, but well off its earlier gains following worse than expected jobs data. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 21.3 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 3,640.8, while the broader All Ordinaries had added ...

Green sprouts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at 11:30 AM, our time. Market betting is that the report will show 25,000 to 30,000 jobs lost in March after a 1,800 increase in the previous month. And oh my goodness, it would be so bad that the unemployment rate ...

Aviva offers insurance relief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
Insurance provider Aviva has upgraded its product to allow clients, who recently lost their jobs, the option to waive premiums for up to a year. The option helps clients who become involuntarily unemployed because of the global financial crisis. Aviva ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... arm would cut back an expansion project and reduce bauxite production. The move will result in the loss of 135 full time jobs and about 570 contractor positions. The market opened in the red after commodity and Wall Street prices fell overnight, with ...

She'll be right mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... week of gains. The S&P 500 and the Dow ended more than 3 per cent higher last week, apparently seeing passed the 663,000 jobs lost in March that took the US unemployment rate to a 25-year high of 8.5 per cent. Jobs and employment are lagging indicators ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... the broader All Ordinaries gained 51.8 points, or 1.43 per cent to 3674. NEW YORK - US stocks shrugged off a dismal March jobs report to end higher on Friday, capping their fourth weekly gain amid market expectations that the economic contraction is ...

Outsourcing the next boom market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... outsourcing posed one of the top 10 priorities over the next 12 months following the global financial crisis. But if you fear jobs will disappear in droves to citizens of developing countries such as India and China - take heart. Around 46 will consider ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... the economic crisis that exceeded expectations. Plans to give $US1 trillion ($A1.43 trillion) to restore credit, growth and jobs in the world economy and boost the coffers of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were announced half an hour ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... support from Westpac and Rio." Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) says its wholly owned bank subsidiary Bankwest will cut 400 jobs from its workforce due to the economic downturn. CBA sank 37 cents to $34.63, Among the other major banks, National Australia ...