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Aussie workforce sees dip in full-time jobs

  Bloomberg Australia’s job market is going casual. The nation saw its biggest monthly drop in full-time jobs in five years in September, a report showed Thursday, sending down the local dollar. The 162,800 part-time positions added in the year so far is the biggest gain on record, according to data going back to 1978. The 112,100 full-time jobs cut ...

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Intel wins in battle over $1.17bn EU fine

  Bloomberg Intel Corp.’s fight to overturn a record 1.06 billion-euro ($1.17 billion) European Union antitrust fine received a boost from an adviser to the bloc’s top court in a case that could have ramifications for a growing list of disputes involving U.S. tech giants from Google to Apple Inc. Intel’s appeal should be totally re-examined by a lower court, ...

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EU’s Tusk warns Canada trade deal ‘could be our last’

  Brussels / AFP European Union president Donald Tusk warned the bloc would be incapable of negotiating new trade deals if Belgium failed to approve the accord with Canada by Friday. The deal, known as CETA, “could be our last free trade agreement, if we are not able to convince people that we negotiate to protect their interests,” Tusk said ...

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