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News and interviews on CSR including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
United States could hit debt limit in two months, Floods hit coal prices: Economy RoundupFriday, 07 January 2011
United States treasury secretary Timothy Geithner has said the US could reach its $US14.3 trillion debt limit by March, urging Republicans to increase the country's ceiling or face economic consequences. ...
Government to unveil banking reform package, Westpac profit jumps 84%: Economy roundup
Wednesday, 03 November 2010
The Federal Government is preparing to unveil a package of banking reforms, which reportedly include a number of the Coalition's own ideas, to keep interest rates under control. ...
A tale of two conferences
Monday, 13 September 2010
At Indaba in Cape Town, one of the world's largest mining conferences, I met an unusual delegate. Amidst all the mining executives, engineers and government representatives discussing the resources industry, there was Darren Beazley, an executive with the AFL's ...
Unemployment remains steady at 5.1%, Shares jump: Economy roundup
Thursday, 08 July 2010
The unemployment rate remained steady at a seasonally adjusted 5.1% during June, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...
Job ads rise during June: Economy Roundup
Monday, 05 July 2010
The number of job advertisements published during June rose by 2.7%, according to the latest ANZ Job Advertisements Series, to a seasonally adjusted average of 169,690 per week. ...
Residential construction to stall in 2011: Economy Roundup
Monday, 28 June 2010
Residential construction will stall in 2011, according to new figures published by the Housing Industry Association. ...
Sundance Resources in trading halt following African plane crash, Shares rise: Economy Roundup
Monday, 21 June 2010
Iron ore miner Sundance Resources has requested a trading halt on the ASX following the disappearance of several executives, including billionaire Ken Talbot. ...
Foster’s to separate beer, wine divisions, Shares bounce back: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Foster's Group has said it will structurally separate its beer and wine divisions and predicts an impairment charge of up to $1.34 billion before tax for its wine business in the current financial year. ...
THE WEEK AHEAD: Calling for calm
Monday, 10 May 2010
Years ago, if someone became overly worked up about something, they were told to "take a Bex and have a good lie down". Today Bex is not the painkiller of choice for Australians, but the adage is as appropriate today as it was back then. ...
CSR wins appeal to demerger, BHP Billiton staff told to maintain integrity: Economy Roundup
Friday, 23 April 2010
CSR has won an appeal in the Federal Court in order to hold a shareholder meeting on the proposed demerger of the company's sugar division from its building products sector. ...
ATO to data-match with banks
Thursday, 01 April 2010
A couple of issues have come to attention that are relevant to SMEs. They involve more Tax Office data-matching and ATO concerns at small business errors on capital gains tax (CGT). ...
Construction industry expands in February: Economy Roundup
Friday, 05 March 2010
The Australian construction industry has managed to expand for a second month in February, but at a slower pace, according to the latest results from the Australian Industry Group-Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index. ...
Suncorp-Metway profit up 41%, Shares slide: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Suncorp-Metway has recorded a 41% increase in net profit to $364 million for the first half of the year, compared to $258 million during the previous corresponding period. ...
Unemployment drops to 5.3% in January: Economy Roundup
Thursday, 11 February 2010
The Australian unemployment rate has posted an unexpected drop to 5.3% during January beating market expectations, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...
Retail spend drops 0.7% in December, Pratt heirs to float company: Economy roundup
Thursday, 04 February 2010
In an unexpected development, retail turnover decreased by 0.7% in seasonally adjusted terms during December following a 1.5% increase in November, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...
Services sector contracts in January, Kraft shareholders approve Cadbury deal: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
The Australian services sector has contracted during January for the first time in four months, according to a private index, with activity down in all states except Western Australia. ...
Shares lower on global jitters, Microsoft profit soars: Economy Roundup
Friday, 29 January 2010
The Australian sharemarket has opened lower today after a small slide on Wall Street, where stocks fell due to concerns of the stability of the Greek economy. ...
CPI rises 0.5% in December quarter as pressure grows for rate rise: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
The Australian consumer price index has risen above market expectations, with a 0.5% increase during the December quarter, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...
Imports increase 1% in December, More strikes in WA: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
The value of merchandise imports during December increased by 1% to $17.6 billion, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...
Here comes the money
Monday, 18 January 2010
Most experts are tipping 2010 will be a big year for merger and acquisition activity, and after a very quiet year in 2009, that's hardly a surprise. ...
