Published on October 13, 2010 by Technology Slice
Retail sales have been on the decline recently but this doesn’t necessarily mean consumers are holding onto their money. Soppers are making more purchases online instead of in the traditional way. As time goes on consumers are getting more adept at making purchases online. They buy their products from websites such as ebay and the [...]
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Published on July 20, 2010 by Technology Slice
Oregon Unemployment Rate Flat – On 13th July, 2010 the latest unemployment rate released for Oregon is 10.5 percent. For the most recent eight months, the rate has been between 10.5 and 10.7 percent. In June 2009, Oregon’s unemployment rate was 11.6 percent, which joined May 2009 as Oregon’s highest unemployment rate since the early [...]
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Published on June 4, 2010 by Technology Slice
Minimum Wage Rises To $570 A Week – Fair Work Australia announced the change to the $544 minimum wage in Melbourne today, bringing it up to $570 a week, or $15 per hour. The large increase – which was $1 less than the Australian Council of Trade Unions claim – followed last year’s decision to [...]
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Published on May 19, 2010 by Technology Slice
RBA States There Is No Housing Bubble – The Reserve Bank has warned lenders and borrowers to be prudent while giving an assurance that Australia does not have a speculative housing bubble on its hands. Fears of a property bubble emerged after the Australian Bureau of Statistics house price index rose 20 per cent in [...]
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Published on May 12, 2010 by Technology Slice
Home Loans Begin To Fall – The number of home loans fell again in March, marking the sixth consecutive monthly decline, amid rising interest rates and a chronic shortage of housing. The tally of those borrowing to occupy the home rather than rent shrank to its smallest level in nine years. The number of home [...]
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