Even Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd appears as susceptible to the recent flood disaster that had hit Australia as the company echoed emerging sentiments of sliding profit guidance among the country’s major firms. View full post on All Stories
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International Outrage Follows Arrest of Wikileaks Founder
December 11th, 2010
davidguide Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent London, United Kingdom (AHN) – International protest is building about the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange this week. Assange is being held in a British jail awaiting extradition to Sweden on rape charges. Meanwhile, the U.S. Justice Department is seeking to extradite him to the United States to [...]
Jobs surge dispels fears of softening economy
December 9th, 2010
davidguide Australia’s employment surged in November, as firms took on more full-time workers. Almost 55,000 new jobs were created, and the unemployment rate fell to 5.2 per cent as forecast. View full post on All Stories
NSW economy improving, RBA says
November 18th, 2010
davidguide NSW is moving away from being Australia’s lagged economy, with the Reserve Bank of Australia saying its performance is improving. View full post on All Stories
ANZ Bank’s profits soar by 69%
October 28th, 2010
davidguide Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. has reported that profits soared to 69 percent as a number of its nonperforming loans dropped significantly. View full post on All Stories
Australian businesses dangle higher wages to compete for dwindling skilled workers
October 18th, 2010
davidguide The steady but relatively low level of unemployment rate in Australia could lead to business slowdowns and render the federal government’s infrastructure initiatives quite vulnerable. View full post on All Stories
U.S. Readies To Normalize Military Ties With China
October 6th, 2010
davidguide Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States on Tuesday indicated its efforts to normalize military ties with China, with top level bilateral meetings in the coming weeks. The Pentagon hinted at efforts to arrange a meeting of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates with his Chinese counterpart in [...]
Singapore Hit By Serious Skills Shortage In Accounting, Finance
September 14th, 2010
davidguide Lawrence Mijares – AHN News Contributor Singapore, Malaysia (AHN) – Faced with a booming finance industry, Singapore is ironically suffering from a chronic shortage of skilled finance and accounting personnel despite efforts by companies to attract and retain them, according to a study. About 81 percent of industry professionals and recruitment specialists surveyed in Australia, [...]
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