Broad, bank-led gains have pushed the ASX 200 index back past 5800 points as investors extend yesterday's powerful session.
- Telstra is set to cut up 1400 jobs from 'operations' as it looks to slash costs
- Households are slipping deeper into a funk, worried about shaky economic data
- 'Signs of stabilisation': China's retail sales and industrial output remain resilient
- Iron ore hits new 12-month low, as steel demand slows, but no 'doomsday' ahead
- Ten Network goes into voluntary administration, as billlionare investors pull plug
Fairfax Media Australia
