growth likely to dip below 8.0% on year in Q3 and Q4 according to state researcher (DJ) Telstra to sell TelstraClear for NZ$840 million in cash to Vodafone New Zealand (TLS AU -0.26%) Australia employment falls 27,000 in June vs est unchanged (jobless rate rises 5.1% to 5.2%) Leading European Sectors: Media +1.0