Archive for August, 2010
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
The Public Transport Authority (PTA) has moved to reassure commuters that there will not be a repeat of an incident yesterday in which about two thirds of Perth's train drivers called in sick.
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Saturday, August 28th, 2010
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Saturday, August 28th, 2010
Ben Bernanke says the US federal reserve is ready to boost growth after lower than expected GDP figures.
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Friday, August 27th, 2010
Burnie City Council says it is would be 'more than willing' to back Hampshire as a viable alternative to Gunns' Tamar Valley pulp mill.
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Friday, August 27th, 2010
SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Australian stocks are set for asluggish start after the Dow Jones industrial average fellbelow 10,000 for the first time since July 6, but higher basemetals price and stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data couldlimit losses. New U.S. jobless claims fell more than expected last week-- to ...
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Friday, August 27th, 2010
Thousands of striking public service workers have marched through major cities across South Africa on the ninth day of a crippling strike that unions have vowed to intensify.
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Insurance Australia Group's full-year profit has halved, with severe storms in Melbourne and Perth earlier this year contributing to a blow-out in claims.
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
SYDNEY, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expectedto have a mixed start on Thursday as weak U.S. data feedsworries of a double-dip recession but four days of fall in theindex may trigger some buying. Soft metal prices and political uncertainty in Australiacould influence stocks, while earnings announcements from ...
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Five-year bond priced 49-54 basis points over swaps. 24 Aug 2010 12:51 PM
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Loggers would stop felling publicly-owned native forests in exchange for conservationists agreeing to a go-ahead for a plantation-based Tamar Valley pulp mill, under a draft Tasmanian forests peace plan.
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