Job ads fall
1:17pm |
The Olivier Job Index is trending down for the first time in six years, with fewer jobs advertised in 14 of the 16 sectors surveyed.
Business must tackle climate change
4:14pm | Businesses must help tackle climate change by reducing carbon emissions, Professor Ross Garnaut says.
Swan vows tough stance
Wayne Swan, has signalled that he will take a tougher approach to applications by Chinese state-owned enterprises.
Caught between competing forces
The rumble of bad news gets louder by the day, but it is by no means certain that the only direction for the Australian economy is down.
| ASX 200 | 5082.1 | 83.8 | 1.68% |
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| Nasdaq | 2245.38 | -6.08 | -0.27% |
| CAC | 44.21 | -0.81 | -1.80% |
| Hang Seng | 21423.82 | 181.04 | 0.85% |
| NZ 50 | 3157.916 | 63.498 | 2.05% |
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Shares expected to open higher
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1:07pm |
Australian stocks are expected to open higher tomorrow after US stocks rebounded last week.
World Business
Hyundai cuts local car sales target
12:51pm |
Hyundai has slashed its 2008 domestic sales target by 6% as rising oil costs and a weakening economy dampen demand for cars.
Sarkozy questions ECB rate rise
French President Nicolas Sarkozy criticises the European Central Bank's decision to raise interest rates.
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The year everything changed
The stormclouds are gathering. Our market has plunged below 5000 for the first time in two years, oil prices are soaring, America is in (unofficial) recession.
- Andrew Ross Sorkin Blame it on the bean counters
- Annette Sampson: Switching after a fall locks in your losses
- Malcolm Maiden The Air We Breathe Inc
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Now you can dob yourself in
The Tax Office is taking a tougher stance in a bid to keep self-managed funds in line.
Banks put bite on business
Banks are squeezing SMEs with interest rate rises higher than those on home loans.
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Parental supervision required
With a bit of work, 'mum and dad' share portfolios can boost household coffers, writes Martin Roth.
