Australia inflation contained, room for rate cut The Guardian * CPI flat in Q4 vs Q3, +3.1 pct on the year * Underlying inflation 2.6 pct for year, touch above forecasts * Leaves room for a further cut in interest rates in Feb (Adds detail, graphics) By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Australian consumer prices were unexpectedly soft last quarter as food...
Euro takes breather after short-covering rally The Guardian * Euro hits two-week highs on dollar, yen * Retains support after successful euro zone debt sales * Any progress in Greek debt talks may extend euro's rise (Updates levels, adds comments) By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The euro held near two-week highs against the dollar and yen in...
Offshoring: high price of low cost Sydney Morning Herald | ANZ's global website had 55 jobs advertised at its new Manila operation yesterday. They ranged from a new head of human resources to credit-risk officers and business analysts. Almost all required a high level of university education, two years of ...
Sourcing cheaper staff the new growth industry Sydney Morning Herald | FIFTEEN years ago Gurgaon was little more than a highway stop on the outskirts of the Indian capital, Delhi. Now it has dozens of shopping malls, seven golf courses and a forest of office blocks. | Gurgaon has been built on India's internet-age out...
Asian stocks fluctuate on mixed signals Sydney Morning Herald | Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as rising oil and metal oil price pushed energy and mining shares higher, while the Japanese yen's advance weighed on exporters. | Woodside Petroleum, an Australian oil and gas producer, added 1.5 per cen...
Business calendar for week of Jan. 30-Feb. 3 Sydney Morning Herald | MONDAY, January 30 | Sydney - Roc Oil Ltd December quarer activity report | Brisbane - Linc Energy quarterly activity report Advertisement: Story continues below | Perth - Independence Group NL December quarterly report | Perth - Regis Resources De...
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China seeks more Australian cows to boost milk output BBC News China wants more cows. Lots more. Especially dairy cattle. | It is all part of its plan to increase its annual national milk production to to 64 million tonnes by 2020 from the cur...
Sydney-bound Japan Airlines flight turns back after seat fire The Daily Telegraph Australia | A JAPAN Airlines flight bound for Sydney turned back to Tokyo's Narita International Airport after a business class passenger seat caught fire. | A cabin attendant discovere...
Asian stocks extend winning run Sydney Morning Herald | Asian stocks rose, with a regional benchmark index poised for its longest streak of weekly advances in a year, as lower Italian and Spanish borrowing costs added to optimism Euro...
More than 171,000 Australian workers tipped to dial in a sickie today The Daily Telegraph Australia | SICKIES are expected to cost employers $65 million today as workers give themselves an unofficial long weekend. | Absenteeism expert Paul Dundon, of Direct Health Solutions, said call centres and the travel and manufacturing industries would be har...
US dollar carried away by Fed pledge The Guardian * Euro among best performers this week, up 1.8 pct vs USD * Japan CPI & BoJ minutes due, ahead of US GDP * Aussie, NZD near 3-month peaks as USD slips broadly By Cecile Lefort SYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The euro held onto most recent hefty gains agai...
Coke's polar bears to anchor the beverage giant's Super Bowl ads Atlanta Journal | Coca-Cola's polar bears will be the stars of the beverage giant's Super Bowl ads. Enlarge photo Coca-Cola Coca-Cola's polar bear will anchor the beverage giant's Super Bowl ads. More business news | Coke's polar bears to anchor the beverage giant's...
LA tourism rose to 26.9 million visitors in 2011 The Tribune San Luis Obispo | A record number of tourists visited Los Angeles last year | The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau says 26.9 million people came to town - a 4.2 percent increase over 2010 - and they spent more than $15 billion. | Tourism officials say the increase was prompted in part by an improving U.S. economy and improved and new attractions. | The b...
