High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
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The unemployment rate for people at the heart of many tech innovations -- electrical engineers -- rose sharply in the first quarter of this year for reasons that aren't clear. The number of electrical engineering jobs declined by 40,000 ...
Unite the union has slammed Coca-Cola Enterprises’ (CCE’s) plan to cut nearly 300 jobs as “a devastating blow”. Unite has called Coca-Cola Enterprises' plan to cut nearly 300 jobs 'a devastating blow' The union ...
Australians are demonstrating a less cautious approach to spending money, with more consumers planning to use their credit cards this quarter, while savings will be less of a focus. The Dun and Bradstreet Consumer Credit Expectations ...
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The employment rate of the 34 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries was 65.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, up 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous quarter and 0.2 percentage points ...
The Australian share market has opened firmer after markets in the United States pushed to new highs. On Wall Street overnight, investors were buoyed by a government report pointing to lower-than-expected jobless claims. The Dow Jones ...
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The dollar has pushed higher, helped along by continued strength on sharemarkets. At 5pm AEST today, the Aussie was at $US1.0556, up from $US1.0521 yesterday. OzForex chief currency strategist Jim Vrondas said the local currency ...
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The on-going economic crisis poses a serious challenge to the dialogue between workers' and employers' representatives and governments according to a report published today by the European Commission. The report shows that recent government ...
Coming off a better than expected month in February, retail sales were somewhat lackluster in March, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported ...
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THE sharemarket has bounced back to close above the key 5000 point mark for the first time in a month amid hopes that local interest rates will fall. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 39.1 points, or 0.79 per cent, ...
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THE Australian dollar rose above 105.5 US cents in offshore trading. At 6.30am AEST the Australian dollar was trading at 105.42 US cents, up from yesterday's local close of 105.09 US cents. During the overnight session, the local ...
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THE Australian share market is trading higher, boosted by a solid performance from US markets and expectations interest rates may fall following disappointing local jobs figures. The local bourse was buoyed by stronger markets on Wall ...
THE dollar hit a fresh 10-week high following gains on US sharemarkets, but lost some ground after disappointing jobs figures. At 5pm AEST, the currency was trading at $US1.0521, up US0.12c. It had earlier climbed to $US1.0551, its ...
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In February this year, the unemployment rate of the 34 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries decreased to eight percent, compared to the 8.1 percent recorded in the previous month, according to new ...
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The European Coatings Show (ECS) took place in March 2013 in Nuremberg, Germany, at a time of continued static demand in the European Union’s coating market. The exhibition and the congress that was held at the same time is one of ...
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