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Market closes lower

The Australian share market has closed lower after weaker than expected unemployment figures wiped out earlier gains. Official data shows the unemployment rate held steady at 6.2 per cent in Octobe..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, Nov 6: BHP - BHP BILLITON - down 19 cents, or 0.56 per cent, at $33.82 BHP Billiton has signed a deal to export oil products out of ..

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Economists skeptical on jobs data

Australia's jobless rate hit a near 12-year high in October, but economists remain skeptical of the figures. The Australian Bureau of Statistics is still ironing out the issues with its labour forc..

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