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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index declined 3.55 (0.09 per cent) to 4,123.90. Stocks rose just after the Labor Department said the US economy added 288,000 jobs in April, far above the 210,000 projected by analysts. But headlines on Ukraine rattled ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... 30 gained 0.20 per cent to 9,603.23 points and in Paris the CAC 40 shed 0.23 per cent to 4,487.39. The US Commerce Department said gross domestic product (GDP) rose just 0.1 per cent in the first quarter, well below the 1.0 per cent rise analysts expected. ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... spending ahead of the increase in the consumption tax. This is affirmed by latest data that shows sales at large-scale department stores soaring by 16.1% in the year to March, the fastest increase in sales since March 1997 - which was also been boosted ...

US fight over adviser fiduciary rules nears end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... (SIFMA), in a statement on their website, said they believe the fiduciary standards being pushed by the government department in charge of the issue, the Department of Labor, "is an overbroad expansion of the fiduciary standard that will undermine efforts ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... share market is trading higher, highlighted by a 20 per cent-plus surge in the shares of takeover target David Jones. Department store retailer David Jones had jumped 73 cents, or 22.88 per cent, to $3.92 by 1200 AEST, after the company agreed to be ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... jobs data. At 0645 AEDT on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 41 points at 5,381. The US Department of Labor reported the US economy added 192,000 jobs in March, essentially meeting expectations and suggesting a continuation ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... March. At 0805 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,404. US Commerce Department data showed the nation's trade deficit for February jumped to $US42.3 billion ($A45.87 billion) from $US39.3 billion in January. ...

ATO takes over SME super clearing house

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has taken over responsibility from the Department of Human Services for the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House. This move is part of the government's commitment to streamline processes and it believes the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... sign of the pace of layoffs, totalled 311,000 in the week to March 22, down from 321,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said. The four-week moving average fell by 9,500 to 317,750 claims. A year ago the average stood at 343,000 claims. Locally ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... number of people seeking US unemployment benefits rose 5,000 last week to a seasonally-adjusted 320,000, the Labor Department said. That's close to pre-recession levels and suggests a stable job market. Locally, no major economic or equities news is ...