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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... showed a 1.9 per cent rise in March continuing the positive momentum seen in this indicator. The weekly average number of jobs advertised is now 221,000 which is just under 25 per cent more than this time last year. The Chinese trade surplus has narrowed ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... buoyed energy shares and Citigroup gained on expectations of big job cuts. Reports that Citigroup Inc will cut at least 15,000 jobs lifted the No 1 US bank's shares 1.6 per cent, supporting the Dow and S&P indices. Crude oil prices resumed their climb ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... up." In the US, stocks closed flat as news of investments in the railroad sector by billionaire Warren Buffett and strong jobs data offset worries about earnings and subprime loans. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 8.94 points to 12,569.14, the ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... considering the best interests of both shareholders, the potential new owners and themselves in profits. There were 180,000 new jobs created in the US in March which assisted the soft landing camp and helps negate the pessimism that has been resulting ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... - US stocks closed flat on Monday as news of investments in the railroad sector by billionaire Warren Buffett and strong jobs data offset worries about earnings and subprime loans. The transport sector rallied after Buffett acquired a stake in three ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
Just released ABS Jobs vacancies data shows that in the year to February there were 12.8 per cent more vacancies on a trend basis and this in addition to the highest wage growth in a decade and more bouyant housing market and consumer demand data suggests ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... yesterday's close, while the three-year contract price was at 94.035 from 94.100. Bonds may come under more pressure today with jobs data likely to point to a continuing tight labour market. The Reserve Bank of Australia may need to raise interest rates ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... In the US the slowest job creation in two years has further caused concerns about the rate of economic slowing with 62,000 jobs lost in construction last month and the employment in residential construction now having had 11 straight months of decline. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... while the all ordinaries gained 10.6 points to 5810.2. NEW YORK - US stocks lifted on Friday after a report showing solid jobs growth eased concerns about economic growth, but gains were tempered by ongoing fears about sub-prime home lenders. The Dow ...

Catholic Super consolidates online

... lost super and consolidate their scattered accounts," he added. The streamlining process will help individuals who change jobs frequently, with some estimates suggesting there's a $10 billion pool of money sitting, unclaimed, in lost super. But according ...