Business News http://miceay.com/business Business news from Australia and around the globe Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:27:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Punters backing no rate change in April http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/11/punters-backing-no-rate-change-in-april/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/11/punters-backing-no-rate-change-in-april/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:27:34 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/11/punters-backing-no-rate-change-in-april/ Punters expect that the Reserve Bank of Australia will leave the official cash rate unchanged when its board meets in April, bookmaker Centrebet says.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/11/punters-backing-no-rate-change-in-april/feed/ 0 Cathay Pacific returns to profit http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/10/cathay-pacific-returns-to-profit/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/10/cathay-pacific-returns-to-profit/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:38:44 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/10/cathay-pacific-returns-to-profit/ Cathay Pacific returned to profit in 2009 as cost-cutting measures and bets on fuel prices helped Asia & #39;s No 3 carrier rebound from its biggest loss ever.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/10/cathay-pacific-returns-to-profit/feed/ 0 Banks keep gains from card customers http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/10/banks-keep-gains-from-card-customers/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/10/banks-keep-gains-from-card-customers/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:11:44 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/10/banks-keep-gains-from-card-customers/ Movements on credit card interest rates over two years show banks have kept 85 per cent of the net benefit gained from the Reserve Bank interest rate cuts.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/10/banks-keep-gains-from-card-customers/feed/ 0 Australia & #39;s youth bore brunt of downturn http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/10/australia-39s-youth-bore-brunt-of-downturn/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/10/australia-39s-youth-bore-brunt-of-downturn/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:23:47 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/10/australia-39s-youth-bore-brunt-of-downturn/ Australia & #39;s youth bore the brunt of the financial downturn, while older workers experienced relative increases in salaries and job stability, a survey shows.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/10/smes-most-optimistic-on-profits-survey/feed/ 0 US advertisers spend more online http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/us-advertisers-spend-more-online/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/us-advertisers-spend-more-online/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:47:31 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/us-advertisers-spend-more-online/ US companies will spend more this year on digital and online advertising and marketing than on print for the first time ever, according to a study released.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/us-advertisers-spend-more-online/feed/ 0 Job ads surge 20 per cent in February http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/job-ads-surge-20-per-cent-in-february/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/job-ads-surge-20-per-cent-in-february/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:47:16 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/job-ads-surge-20-per-cent-in-february/ The number of job ads placed in newspapers and on the internet surged by almost 20 per cent in February, an ANZ survey has found.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/job-ads-surge-20-per-cent-in-february/feed/ 0 Qld to pass new land tax laws http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/qld-to-pass-new-land-tax-laws/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/qld-to-pass-new-land-tax-laws/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:27:54 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/qld-to-pass-new-land-tax-laws/ The Queensland government says it will pass new land tax laws in state parliament by Thursday, despite them still not being finalised.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/qld-to-pass-new-land-tax-laws/feed/ 0 Sales expectations highest in 5 years http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/sales-expectations-highest-in-5-years/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/sales-expectations-highest-in-5-years/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:27:50 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/sales-expectations-highest-in-5-years/ Expectations for sales and profits for the June quarter are at their highest level for at least five years, a new survey has found.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/09/sales-expectations-highest-in-5-years/feed/ 0 Veda acquires Card Alert, EKKO Guardian http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/08/veda-acquires-card-alert-ekko-guardian/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/08/veda-acquires-card-alert-ekko-guardian/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:31:18 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/08/veda-acquires-card-alert-ekko-guardian/ The business and membership base of secure registration service provider Card Alert and sister company EKKO Guardian have been acquired by Veda Advantage.

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