The Australian dollar rose after traders in the US and Europe welcomed surprisingly strong domestic jobs figures. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 103.77 US cents, up from 103.64 cents at yesterday’s local close. The ...
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The sharemarket closed down more than 1 per cent after better-than-expected jobs data lowered the chance of another interest rate cut. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 60.2 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 5032.2 ...
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The sharemarket fell sharply yesterday as iron ore prices declined and strong jobs news cooled hopes of interest rate cuts. Employment jumped by 71,500 places last month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Economists had expected a ...
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The dollar rose to a five-week high after data showed the country recorded its strongest monthly employment growth in close to 12 years in February, diminishing the chance of more immediate rate cuts that might push the currency lower. At ...
At the end of January this year, 5.2 million people worked in local manufacturing units with 50 or more employees in Germany, up 1.2 percent compared to the end of January 2012 and stable compared to the end of December last year. As ...
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) issued its decision on the Environmental Assessment (EA) for Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (DNGS) Refurbishment and Continued Operation Project, enabling ...
In the fourth quarter last year, the number of persons employed in the euro area decreased by 0.8 percent while employment in the European Union (EU-27) decreased by 0.4 percent, both compared with the corresponding quarter of 2011, ...
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The Australian dollar was slightly lower ahead of the release of important domestic employment data. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 103.09 US cents, down from 103.14 cents at yesterday’s local close. The currency ...
US-based commercial property and casualty carrier, American Resources Insurance Company (ARIC) has extended its partnership arrangement with Rockwood Programs. As part of the extension, ARIC's producer network will be provided with ...
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The merger between T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS moved one step closer to completion on Tuesday as the FCC approved the deal without conditions In what may be a hopeful sign for backers of the deal, the agency's review didn't even rise to ...
Renault reached a restructuring agreement with 3 Unions recently. After paving the road, the company will assemble more new vehicles for cooperative partners Daimler and Nissan. According to the contract Renault signed with CFDT Union on ...
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The dollar was higher today as investors continued to lower their expectations of further interest rate cuts in 2013. Futures markets were pricing in just 18 basis points of interest rate cuts, compared with 50 basis points at the start ...
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Senior executives with combined skills in consulting, business and sales are commanding a premium from the IT vendor market, according to a hiring expert. Tonic Executive Search director Michael McGrath said the premium could be 15 to 20 ...
The Princeton Review -- one of the nation's best-known education services companies -- today issued its fourth annual report naming the schools with the best programs to study video game design. The report, "Top Schools to Study Video ...
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Chris Bowen … ‘times are tough’ The Government will extend the $57.5 million Apprentice Kickstart Initiative to make it easier for employers to take on apprentices. Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Chris ...