Victorians spend $2.6bn on pokies
VICTORIANS poured almost $2.6 billion into poker machines in the last financial year, in the biggest gambling decline since 2002. news.com.au |
Canadian manufacturing sales inch higher
Canada's manufacturing sales edged up 0.1 per cent in June, to $44.8 billion, the 11th increase since manufacturing sales bottomed out 13 months earlier. cbc.ca |
Shares end higher on jobs surge
THE Australian share market closed today in positive territory, heartened by strong labour figures and solid offshore trading. news.com.au |
Prices, corruption could hurt China - Wen
CORRUPTION and inflation could have an "adverse impact" on stability in China, Premier Wen Jiabao has warned. news.com.au |
Call for VCT funds tax breaks
Just 7 per cent of investors account for 41 per cent of all funds going into venture capital trusts , according to HM Revenue & Customs data. us.rd.yahoo.com |