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This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... Federal Government's income tax cut, which took effect on 1 July. Employment (June). The ABS reported that around 19,700 jobs were lost but that the unemployment rate steadied at 4.3 per cent in May. While Australia's seasonally adjusted jobless rate ...

Women dropping out of financial services

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... and to work in clerical as opposed to management positions. Sixty-five per cent of women in the industry are in clerical jobs compared with 32 per cent of men. Fahy said: "The success of this industry requires us to have a comparative advantage in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... end with modest declines. The Conference Board reported US consumer confidence plunged in June amid growing concerns about jobs and the economy that have slashed expectations to an all-time low. The business research firm said its index of consumer confidence ...

Unemployment stays steady

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... two-track economy. And while WA and Queensland may get the accolades for resource exports, NSW is still the country's mainstay jobs engine room.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... forward forecasts for a cut in Reserve Bank interest rates, sparking a remarkable turnaround in the sharemarket. News of 29,000 jobs lost in the March quarter, the worst loss since 1989, instead of the no-change expected, prompted the biggest rally on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... 0745 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 74 points at 5,582. In local economics news, jobs data for March is due with the unemployment rate expected to remain at 4.1 per cent. The Western Australian government releases ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... senior dealer Dominic Vaughn said the higher oil prices over the weekend - which climbed more than $US3 a barrel following US jobs data - also bolstered resources and energy stocks. "The miners have come back after a few soft days following a stronger ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... broader All Ordinaries added 107.7 points, or 1.91 per cent, to 5760.4. NEW YORK - US stocks made modest gains on Friday after jobs data that offered fresh evidence the economic slowdown is not as severe as feared, but technology shares faded on a surprise ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... mortgages, banking giant Citigroup inspired US investors with its plans to improve earnings figures, including slashing 9,000 jobs. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 141.3 points, or 2.63 per cent, to 5,572.7, and the broader All Ordinaries ...

Retirement age must rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... the retirement process (24 per cent)." The focus on keeping older people in the workforce is even leading to specialised jobs services being formed, eg the RetirementJobs in the US. Other should be expected to follow suit in Australia. The ABS reports ...