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Killer inflation - three fatalities

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... behind the headlines was strong, with a surge in full-time employment continuing its solid out-performance". "Strong full-time jobs growth is a positive for incomes growth and consumer spending, while the higher unemployment rate will do little to allay ...

Sub-prime's house of cards

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... $42 billion, about twice its market value, and Cerberus Capital Management owned Chrysler plans to cut as many as 25,100 jobs after losing $731 million last year. In his statement on the US monetary outlook, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered ...

All about Eve

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... men off to the point where successful professional women are dumbing down, dressing down and pretending to be in low paid jobs to attract partners.

Smart outsourcing or global offloading?

... functions should go beyond a review of the economic benefits or the chances of a public backlash arising from potential loss of jobs at home. Instead he says it's about finding out what is right for the company. "You can't look at IT in isolation but ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... analyst Juliette Saly said fears of a recession in the US were allayed by the release last Friday of better-than-expected jobs data for September. "We were expecting they would be quite weak but they were good and also revised the job numbers for August ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open stronger today, after solid monthly jobs data in the United States boosted stocks on Wall Street. At 0750 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index was up 60 points to 6711. Today ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... mirroring Wall St which managed to end a few points firmer, however, many investors balked at making big bets ahead of important jobs data that could shed light on the US economy and the outlook for interest rates. At 0737 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Fees drive super switchers

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... listed an existing relationship with the fund as a reason and only 11 per cent said fees. Over half of those who switched jobs did so due to starting a new job (55 per cent), while 28 per cent said simply 'it was time'. 10 per cent cited the new tax ...

Sub-prime kills UBS profits, jobs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Investment giant UBS has announced it expects a third quarter loss of up to $760 million, job cuts of up to 1,500 for the year and up to $3.85 billion worth of write downs stemming from its sub-prime related holdings. The group has warned it expects ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... slid 48.62 points to 2,565.70. The decline followed US non-farm payrolls data, which showed US employers cut nearly 4,000 jobs in August. Financial markets had expected the non-farm payrolls report to show jobs growth of 110,000. The result has increased ...