Spotify to launch in Australia tomorrow, but analysts opt to wait and see
Monday, 21 May 2012
Streaming music service Spotify is finally set to launch in Australia tomorrow, months after the company set up a marketing presence here by hiring one of Google's first local employees - but analysts suggest it's too early to tell what impact it will have ...

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Worrying tales from the top end of town
Thursday, 17 May 2012
At times like this, every bit of intelligence an SME can get is like gold. So it always pays to keep an eye on the biggest data goldmine of all – the ASX.  ...

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Building approvals fall 4.2% in November, Service sector contracts: Economy Roundup
Thursday, 06 January 2011
Building approvals dropped by a seasonally adjusted 4.2% in November, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.  ...

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Costs from Queensland floods rise, but economists say disaster will not impact interest rates
Thursday, 06 January 2011
The mining, agribusiness, insurance and consumer staples sectors have started counting the costs of the Queensland flood disaster, with the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh estimating the final toll could be as high as $5 billion.  ...

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Commonwealth Bank warns on higher funding costs, Concerns over ASX merger: Economy roundup
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
The Commonwealth Bank has warned that higher funding costs will hurt Australian banks in the short term and the sector is facing significant challenges.  ...

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Unemployment rate rises to 5.3% in July, Myer sales slip: Economy Roundup
Thursday, 12 August 2010
The unemployment rate has unexpected risen by 0.2% in July to 5.3%, official figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal today.  ...

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NSW Government blocks Hunter Valley mine project, Shares down: Economy Roundup
Friday, 14 May 2010
The New South Wales Government has said it will not allow construction of an open-cut mine in the Hunter Valley to go ahead.  ...

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Websites of top ASX companies unreliable, new report claims
Friday, 26 March 2010
Only two of the websites of the top 50 companies on the ASX200 have managed to record 100% uptime during the past months, with Wesfarmers, Crown and Tabcorp among the worst performers, tracking company WatchMouse has revealed.  ...

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Economy returning to boom-time levels, Westpac says: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
The Australian economy is set to continue its recovery over the next year with improvements on par with 2007 levels, according to the latest results from a private survey.  ...

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Woolworths, JB Hi-Fi most valuable brands while NAB, Ten Network decline
Friday, 11 December 2009
Westpac, electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi and Wesfarmers' have been named by Brand Finance as the nation's most valuable brand portfolios, due to aggressive expansion of their business during the downturn and consistency with their messages.  ...

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Government forecasts 1.5% GDP growth in 2010: Economy Roundup
Monday, 02 November 2009
The Australian economy will grow by 1.5% during 2010 and 2.75% during 2011, with unemployment set to peak at 6.75%, according to the Federal Government's mid-year budget outlook.  ...

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Telstra strikes deal with Coca-Cola
Friday, 25 September 2009
Telco giant Telstra has signed a 10-year deal with Coca-Cola Amatil that will see the company cover all of CCA's telecommunications needs.  ...

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Union set to step up industrial action over flexibility clauses
Monday, 21 September 2009
The Victorian manufacturing sector looms as a flashpoint in the latest battles between employers and workers under the Rudd Government's new Fair Work industrial relations regime.  ...

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Senate rejects emission trading legislation, Shares rise: Economy roundup
Thursday, 13 August 2009
The Senate has rejected the Government's emissions trading scheme, but climate change minister Penny Wong has remained defiant about the Government's plans.  ...

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Shares slide as British economy is canned by ratings agency; Coke on target for profit growth: Economy roundup
Friday, 22 May 2009
The Australian sharemarket opened lower today following a poor night on global equity markerts, with ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgrading its rating outlook for Britain.  ...

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Increased first home owners grant may end, IMF predicts severe recession: Economy roundup
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said that the increased first-home owner grant may not be extended beyond the 30 June deadline.  ...

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How your business will benefit from the national broadband network
Tuesday, 07 April 2009
Today's announcement that the Government will spend $43 billion to build a national fibre-to-the-home broadband network has shocked and thrilled the business community.  ...

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ACCC slams Coca-Cola over misleading "myth buster" ads
Friday, 03 April 2009
Beverage giant Coca-Cola South Pacific has been ordered to publish full-page corrections in newspapers across the country following last year's "motherhood and myth busters" campaign.  ...

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Booming in the bust
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
We all know how ugly it's getting out there. Corporate collapses, widespread job cuts, entrepreneurs going bankrupt – the bad news shows no signs of ending.  ...

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Job ads fall again, Coke rejects Lion Nathan deal, shares gain ground: Economy roundup
Monday, 09 February 2009
Job advertisements fell by 6.3% in January, heightening fears that unemployment is set to jump sharply.  ...

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