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Return of the 'R' word

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... 2003 and the 'R' word (recession) has reared its ugly head again. No economists had anticipated US employers would cut 4,000 jobs from payrolls: expectations had actually been an increase of about 100,000 jobs. The payrolls jobs declines reported by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks plunged almost two per cent on Friday as data showed US employers had cut nearly 4,000 jobs in August, fanning fears the US sub-prime mortgage crisis could force the wider US economy into recession. The Dow Jones ...

SA posts record planner growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
... job advertisements in SA was 117 per cent higher in July this year compared to last July. By contrast, growth in NSW/ACT jobs over the same period was a lower 75 per cent. Victoria lagged behind with an increase of only 17 per cent. But M&D financial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
... again a sea of red this morning after US equities ended in turmoil on Friday amid falling credit markets and concerns over US jobs numbers. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index has shed 96.8 points to 5924.2 while the All Ordinaries decreased ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
... sharply on Friday after mortgage underwriter Bear Stearns said credit markets were in their worst shape in two decades, while jobs data aroused further concerns about weakness in the economy. Bear Stearns Cos stock fell six per cent after the comments ...

Four pillars policy no longer relevant

... investments. "On the face of it, we have a policy that is contributing to the 'offshoring' of Australian financial services and jobs. It is time for the Australian government to abolish the four pillars policy and let the market determine the shape of ...

Members need help comparing funds: Newspoll

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... how that compares with other funds," he said. The ICAA survey supports a recent Roy Morgan report that also found changing jobs was the main trigger for switching funds while affirming that advisers get involved in only a minority of these switches.

Being smart doesn't guarantee wealth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
Smart people have better jobs, make more money, save more, invest more and end up richer than dumb people? Not quite, according to a report. An intriguing study from the US has confirmed what many of us probably knew but wouldn't openly admit: being ...

Economic round-up: Rescheduling retirement

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... growth' and 'pre-election rate hikes' abound but it's anyone's guess at this stage be it an educated one or not. Where most new jobs advertised used to be part-time, this is far from the case today and another emerging trend as we approach full employment ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
... $4.17 and Santos jumped 21 cents to $13.92. In the United States on Friday, stocks rose on a higher oil price and positive jobs data that pointed to a strong labour market. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 45.84 points to 13,611.68 and the Standard ...