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Qantas cuts 1,000 jobs as war looms

John Fernando Qantas has announced that it will temporarily cut 1,000 jobs by forcing employees to take leave, The airline has announced the decision following the threat of an imminent war in Iraq which is likely to affect the airline's international ...

Midday market wrap: All Ords continues downward slide

... lower passenger traffic and fears of sky terrorism added to the worries of the troubled international aviation industry. Qantas shares initially traded lower but recovered to trade at $3.15 by midday. Meanwhile AMP shares finally found some support ...

Costello cautions supers against overseas equity investments

... exports would continue to suffer in the March and June quarters if the drought continues. Expensive aircraft acquisitions by Qantas, a primary reason for the last quarter's record current account deficit of $11.6 billion, was a sign of economic strength ...

Morning market wrap: Wall Street regains lost ground

... points, with bulls in Europe clearly harder to find than across the Atlantic. Australian corporate giants Telstra, AMP, and Qantas will all be looking some pre-weekend support from investors who have deserted the stock over the past few days. All Ordinaries ...

Morning market wrap: All Ords close lower

... Ordinaries index closed 0.86% lower as several major shares headed south. AMP lost around 6% to close at $7.25, whilst Qantas lost 4% to $3.16, and Telstra shares lost about 2% in value to close at $4.08. Meanwhile BHP Steel recorded a strong $242 million ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries at 42-month low

... yesterday. This follows a violation of South Korean airspace by a North Korean Mig-19 last week. Domestically, as many as 2,000 Qantas flight crew returned to work following a 14-hour strike demanding higher wages, and disgruntled investors dumped Southcorp ...

Midday market wrap: All Ords down 2%

... yesterday. This follows a violation of South Korean airspace by a North Korean Mig-19 last week. At home, as many as 2,000 Qantas flight crew returned to work following a 14-hour strike demanding higher wages. All Ordinaries: 2780.50 (-56.80) Dow Jones ...

Qantas staff strikes loom as profits soar 56%

John Fernando Qantas Airways today announced an after tax profit $352.5 million for the half-year ended December 31 2002. This represents an increase of $199 million or 56% over the corresponding period for 2001. The group had total revenues of $5.88 ...