Why foreign i-banks still aren't hiring There are signs of growth in Australian capital markets, but this isn't leading to new vacancies as cash-strapped i-banks look to redeploy rather than recruit. 22 Apr 2009
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Wesfarmers' Coles unit Q3 sales top forecasts Australian coal-to-groceries conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd reported stronger growth than expected at its Coles supermarkets in the third quarter, showing early signs of improvement from a 5-year turnaround plan. 21 Apr 2009
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Woolworths Q3 sales meet market f'casts Woolworths Ltd, Australia's top supermarket chain, reported a 6.5 percent rise in third-quarter sales, meeting analysts forecasts, and flagged upper single digit sales growth in full year. 17 Apr 2009
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Obama strongly backs Mexico's fight against drugs In his second big trip abroad since becoming U.S. president, Barack Obama pledged strong support on Thursday for the Mexican government's fight against powerful drug cartels, who are waging turf wars along the border. 17 Apr 2009
'No leave, no life' campaign swings into action The Minister for Tourism, Martin Ferguson, is helping employers weather the economic crisis through a new campaign aimed at encouraging Australians to take a break and reduce any accrued leave they might have. 06 Apr 2009
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HP says pondering Google's Android Hewlett-Packard Co is studying uses for Google Inc's Android operating system, but the world's top PC maker stopped short of saying it had decided to adopt the fledgling software in its products. 02 Apr 2009
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UK's Brown hopeful for G20, says more to be done British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday there was a lot of work to be done to pull together a deal to save the global economy at this week's G20 summit, but it could be achieved. 02 Apr 2009
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CEO's looking at 2010 for economic rebound A survey run by the CEO Institute has suggested that a majority of CEO's believe that the current economic situation will rebound and return to normal by 2010. 02 Apr 2009
