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Australia's jobs market highly gender-segregated, little change over past 20 years
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Some economists and employment experts are warning against mythologising industries such as car making in favour of promoting growing sectors that are facing looming skills shortages, such as health and aged care.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, community-and-society, aged-care, health, australia
Donald Trump blindsides markets, business leaders Analysis
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Less than two weeks into Donald Trump's presidency, markets and business leaders around the world have been blindsided by the pace of change.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, consumer-finance, economic-trends, markets, currency, stockmarket, multinationals, regulation, agreements-and-treaties, trade, united-states, australia
Why are online retailers setting up bricks-and-mortar stores?
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As Australia's online shopping industry matures, some websites are finding that in order to grow, they need to embrace more traditional sales channels by opening pop-up shops, showrooms or even a permanent store.
Topics: retail, industry, business-economics-and-finance, small-business, economic-trends, australia
Bank hearings a 'media circus', former bank advisor warns
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A former adviser to some of the world's largest banks expects little to come from the current parliamentary hearings with bank bosses, saying a royal commission and revamped regulator are needed.
Topics: banking, consumer-finance, consumer-protection, federal-parliament, australia
Dick Smith hearings reveal questionable accounting of rebates Feature
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Receivers Ferrier Hodgson allege Dick Smith breached accounting standards by booking its rebates as profit before it actually sold the products and was paid.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, consumer-finance, retail, australia
Australian market reverses early gains to slip on potential US rate rise
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The Australian share market closes lower after rallying at the open, as investors remained cautious about the prospect for rate rises in the United States.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, markets, futures, currency, stockmarket, australia
Australia shares fall ahead of ECB meeting
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Australian shares fall despite some positive trade data from both Australia and China, as investors exercise caution ahead of a key European Central Bank meeting later in the global day.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, markets, currency, futures, stockmarket, australia
Shares slip in lacklustre day as RBA leaves rates on hold
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Australian shares slip in a lacklustre day of trade on the share market, after the Reserve Bank left interest rates on hold as widely expected.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, economic-trends, markets, currency, futures, stockmarket, money-and-monetary-policy, australia
CEO pay packets falling as bonuses rise: study
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A new report reveals the pay packets of the leaders of Australia's top-100 listed companies have shrunk to a decade low, as questions are raised over the use of bonuses.
Topics: management, corporate-governance, work, australia
Market close: Shares edge higher after Wall St gains
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Australian shares post moderate gains following a solid night on Wall Street and stable day on currency markets.
Topics: stockmarket, currency, markets, australia
Share market slips on Fed rate hike talk
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Australian shares ease after several US Federal Reserve officials hinted that interest rates may rise as soon as next month.
Topics: stockmarket, currency, markets, australia, united-states
Market close: Shares led lower by resources, banks
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The share market dips as commodity prices ease and investors await news on the timing of the next interest rate rise in the United States.
Topics: stockmarket, currency, company-news, australia
Market close: ASX rises despite weak Wall St lead
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The share market rises, despite a flat lead from Wall Street and some mixed earnings reports.
Topics: stockmarket, currency, markets, australia
Market close: Shares ease amid commodity price weakness
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Reporting season sees some wild moves for certain companies - up and down - but the market ends modestly lower overall on a slide in commodity prices.
Topics: stockmarket, currency, markets, australia
Share market falls despite big gains for mining stocks
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It has been another subdued day of trade on the share market as investors focused on some disappointing profit results, despite another record close on Wall Street.
Topics: stockmarket, markets, business-economics-and-finance, australia
Market close: Mining share slide offsets broader gains
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Mining stocks tumble on weaker commodity prices, overshadowing gains in most other sectors led by some large gains for companies reporting profits.
Topics: markets, stockmarket, currency, australia
ASX finishes lower as investors punish Telstra and banks
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The Australian share market falls for a second day in a row as investors punish Telstra and the big banks for their latest earnings reports.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, markets, currency, futures, stockmarket, australia
Lacklustre session for ASX as banks, energy companies offset losses
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Australian shares have a lacklustre day with a rally for bank and energy stocks offsetting losses in most other sectors.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, markets, futures, currency, stockmarket, australia
Shares end higher on energy and bank stocks
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Australian shares post a strong start to the week with gains in most sectors, led by a bump up in energy and bank stocks.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, markets, currency, futures, stockmarket, australia
RBA rate cut hits share market with losses in media, mining, energy and bank stocks
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The share market closes with losses across the board as the Reserve Bank cut interest rates to a record low.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, markets, stockmarket, united-states, australia
Market close: ASX rises on mining, energy stocks
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The share market closes just shy of a one-year high on expectations the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates to a new low tomorrow.
Topics: stockmarket, currency, markets, australia
Australian shares climb towards one-year high
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The share market continues to climb towards a one-year high on hopes of an interest rate cut next week and higher commodity prices.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, markets, currency, futures, stockmarket, australia
Australian shares inch higher, backed by finance and retail stocks
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Australian shares experience a lacklustre session on the share market, with only financial and retail stocks making much headway.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, markets, currency, futures, stockmarket, australia
Yahoo Australia says business as usual for now
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The owner of Yahoo's Australian operations says it is business as usual for now, after one of the biggest US telecommunications companies acquired the internet pioneer's core US assets.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, internet-technology, internet-culture, science-and-technology, takeovers, australia, united-states
Australian shares climb on strong US data, Woolworths soars
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Australian shares experience a solid start to the week as investors welcome news of a major restructure at Woolworths and a recent run of strong economic data from the US.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, currency, markets, futures, stockmarket, australia
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