Employee output per hour rose at a 6.2 percent annual rate at the end of 2009,
capping the biggest annual gain in six years, the Labor Department said today
in Washington. Factory bookings climbed 1 percent for a second month, and more
workers sought jobless benefits last week, other reports
The Australian sharemarket looks set to fall sharply this morning, with key
indicators pointing to a broad-based fall in the order of 2.5 per cent. The SPI
200 Futures - the measure of forward-looking sentiment - were down 115 points -
2.5 per cent - to 4477 after worries on Wall Street
The number of US workers filing for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last
week, but another big gain in productivity in the fourth quarter offered hope
companies were getting close to adding to payrolls. Initial claims for state
unemployment insurance increased 8000 to 480,000,
By Bob Willis A measure of employee output per hour rose at a 6.5 percent
annual rate, according to the median forecast of 65 economists surveyed by
Bloomberg News. Labor costs may have dropped at a 3.5 percent pace. Other
reports today may show factory orders increased in December and
A measure of employee output per hour rose at a 6.5 percent annual rate,
according to the median forecast of 65 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.
Labor costs may have dropped at a 3.5 percent pace. Other reports today may
show factory orders increased in December and fewer workers sought
A measure of employee output per hour rose at a 6.5 percent annual rate,
according to the median forecast of 65 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.
Labor costs may have dropped at a 3.5 percent pace. Other reports today may
show factory orders increased in December and fewer workers sought
