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Stronger job ads suggest growing momentum of the economy

... "The number of newspaper job advertisements has now risen for five consecutive months, suggesting a strengthening in employment growth in the final months of 2003," said Melanie Hay, chief economist at ANZ. "The ongoing strength of the domestic economy ...

Morning Market Wrap: US stocks surge; AU$ weaker

... Tuesday. The latest economic data helped soothe worries that the economic rebound would be held back by weakness in employment growth, which had been dogging Wall Street in recent weeks. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 44.35 points ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Quiet end to ASX week

... stocks rose for a second straight day as investors bought cheap shares but the mood was subdued ahead of an upcoming employment report. The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average edged up 18.60 points to 9487.80, while the broad Standard & Poor's 500 ...

Kiwi industry profits up 42 per cent

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
... organisations and private households employing staff. During the period, the economy as measured by GDP grew 3.4 percent, employment was up 2.8 percent, and consumer spending rose 2.8 percent. The New Zealand dollar rose about 3 percent for the year ...

Midday Market Report: Dollar firm; All eyes on Japan

... up 24.55 points, or 0.23 per cent, at 10,618.08 points in the opening minutes of trading. Also, the key US September employment figures are due out tonight, with the market anxious to see whether there is any break in the jobs drought currently besetting ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks make further gains

... just shy of 400,000 last week, and increased speculation the September payrolls report could show a return to positive employment growth. The yield on the 10-year bond rose seven points to 4.00%, while the yield on the two-year note edged up two points ...

Manufacturing business conditions mixed in September: survey

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2003
... Business conditions in Australia's manufacturing sector were mixed in September and production growth little changed as employment fell, a survey found. But the Australian Industry (Ai) Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks continue to slide

... month, as investors began to focus on the upcoming third quarter profit reporting season. The absence of a recovery in employment growth and eroding consumer sentiment have left investors worried corporate profits will fall short of earlier expectations. ...

State Treasurer urges Victorians to back the 'Pies' for better economic times

Victorian state treasurer John Brumby has said that an AFL grand final win for Collingwood would boost Victoria's employment and population growth. Mr Brumby had earlier released a "detailed economic modelling" showing how a Collingwood win at Saturday's ...

Mobile phones industry worth more than $5 billion per year: Minister Alston

... 2001/02, more than 32,000 people worked in the industry, which accounted for more than a third of total telecommunications employment and more than $1 billion in wages.