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April's US jobs report seen brighter
There are plenty of reasons why April's US jobs figures will be brighter - and continue to show a solid labour market.
There are plenty of reasons why April's US jobs figures will be brighter - and continue to show a solid labour market.
Copper fell to five-months lows , posting its biggest two-day loss since July 2015, on rising inventories.
​Oil prices collapsed to their lowest since late November amid rising investor worries about a persistent global glut.
The World Trade Organisation upheld Australia's right to impose plain-package label restrictions on tobacco products.
Iron ore is in full-scale retreat, with futures in China plunging to end limit-down on investor concern about demand.
Chicago Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans apologized on Thursday for the city employees who forcibly removed a United Airlines passenger, an incident that prompted international condemnation and led the airline to revise its policies.
AÂ plan by the country's top billboard firm to buy its largest rival may jack up the prices charged to advertisers while cutting service levels, a sign it may block the $735 million deal, the competition watchdog has warned.
The Indonesian government has launched a $US2 billion ($2.6 billion) lawsuit against the company responsible for the worst oil spill in the history of Australia's offshore petroleum industry.
Oil and gas producer Santos says governments are to blame for east coast gas supply problems.
Rio Tinto chief executive Jean Sebastien Jacques said he has no real concerns about China's iron ore demand in 2017, and the indications for 2018 are positive.
National Australia Bank has lifted its first-half cash profit 2.3 per cent to $3.29 billion and held its interim dividend at 99¢.
The local sharemarket fell for a third straight session after a plunge in Chinese iron ore futures drove miners lower.
It's the biggest gear shift in the history of Australia's car industry, and Holden's road from local manufacturer to full importer is proving to be not without its potholes.
The state government will go to Fair Work to prevent workers at Victoria's biggest energy plant going on strike and plunging the state into an energy crisis.
I always wanted to go to university but never did. Instead I enrolled in the university of life and it seemed to work.
Shares drop again after a well received NAB earnings update has failed to stop selling in the other banks and as falling metals hit the miners.
It is not banks turbo-charged by property lending that are the key risk to the economy from any fall in house prices or rising interest rates, rather it is what might happen to consumer spending that worries the Reserve Bank of Australia.
National Australia Bank has lifted its first-half cash profit 2.3 per cent to $3.29 billion and held its interim dividend at 99 cents.
It lurks beneath hundreds of household kitchen and bathroom sinks across Australia, and could cause thousands of dollars' damage if it is not checked regularly.
Caltex will move swiftly to complete its $95 million purchase of a large Victorian service station franchise chain operating under its banner after getting the all clear from the competition watchdog.
Apple has reported a surprise fall in iPhone sales for its second quarter, indicating that customers may have held back purchases in anticipation of the 10th-anniversary edition of the company's most important product later this year.
Facebook's main social network is still driving sales growth, even as executives seek to temper investor exuberance.
The Queensland environment department is considering compliance action against coal miner Adani after water released from its Abbott Point facility during Cyclone Debbie contained eight times more sediment than allowed.
The local sharemarket is set to drift lower at the open, following global markets down as investor caution returned.
The Australian dollar plunged overnight, caught by a hawkish Fed and sudden sharp selling in copper and iron ore.
Tesla assured investors its highly anticipated Model 3 sedan is on track to begin production.
Federal Reserve officials remained on track to gradually tighten monetary policy after leaving interest rates unchanged.
The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged and has downplayed weak first-quarter economic growth, emphasising the strength of the labour market, in a sign it could tighten monetary policy as early as June.
American Airlines' newest Boeing 737s will have less legroom in most of the economy cabin than current versions of the narrow-body plane, with at least three rows shrinking the space between seats to 74 centimetres.
Journalists at Fairfax Media have voted to go on strike following the company's decision to cut a quarter of the remaining journalists at its major Australian newspapers.
Debate is needed about the benefits and costs of merging under performing universities.
The small business ombudsman says the Australian Bankers' Association's response is disappointing and excludes many small businesses.
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