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Mixed job numbers hurt dollar at close
11 Mar 2010 | 5:52 pm
THE Australian dollar closed slightly lower after mixed employment figures indicated the central bank would keep interest rates on hold in April.
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Shares dip lower at close
11 Mar 2010 | 4:37 pm
THE share market closed marginally lower as investors worried that China may move to cool economic growth after a higher than expected inflation figure.
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Lawyers seeking billions from Toyota
11 Mar 2010 | 2:56 pm
US lawyers are seeking billions of dollars from Toyota to compensate for the drop in the value of the automaker's vehicles.
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Government 'won't budge on parental leave'
11 Mar 2010 | 2:36 pm
THE Federal Government is sticking by its 18-week paid parental leave scheme despite Opposition plans to scuttle legislation in the Senate.
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Rise in jobless 'lessens risk of new rate rise'
11 Mar 2010 | 2:28 pm
A BENIGN labour force report for February will probably be sufficient for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to leave the official cash rate unchanged next month, economists say.
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Strong demand for Tiger Airways seats
11 Mar 2010 | 1:50 pm
TIGER Airways has reported strong growth in passenger numbers and an improvement in load factors for February.
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Dollar slides at noon on jobless rate
11 Mar 2010 | 12:58 pm
THE dollar was weaker at noon after mixed employment figures suggested the Reserve Bank might hold interest rates steady in April.
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MySpace turns to online games
11 Mar 2010 | 12:37 pm
MYSPACE has begun courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalise on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks.
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Mixed job numbers hurt dollar at close
11 Mar 2010 | 5:52 pm
THE Australian dollar closed slightly lower after mixed employment figures indicated the central bank would keep interest rates on hold in April.
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Shares dip lower at close
11 Mar 2010 | 4:37 pm
THE share market closed marginally lower as investors worried that China may move to cool economic growth after a higher than expected inflation figure.
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Strong demand for Tiger Airways seats
11 Mar 2010 | 1:50 pm
TIGER Airways has reported strong growth in passenger numbers and an improvement in load factors for February.
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Dollar slides at noon on jobless rate
11 Mar 2010 | 12:58 pm
THE dollar was weaker at noon after mixed employment figures suggested the Reserve Bank might hold interest rates steady in April.
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Shares flat at noon on jobs data
11 Mar 2010 | 12:31 pm
THE share market was flat at noon, reversing early gains as market players absorbed the latest set of employment figures.
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Unemployment rate up slightly to 5.3pc
11 Mar 2010 | 11:36 am
THE unemployment rate was a seasonally adjusted 5.3 per cent in February, compared with an unrevised 5.2 per cent in January, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said.
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Price pressure fears flat in March
11 Mar 2010 | 11:11 am
CONSUMER inflationary expectations were flat in March, but signs of firm economic growth meant the proportion of people who expect prices to remain stable declined.
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Shares up despite mixed offshore lead
11 Mar 2010 | 11:09 am
THE share market has opened higher shrugging off a mixed lead from offshore markets where Wall St and oil prices ended firmer but precious and base metals prices weakened.
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