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Market lower despite afternoon rally

The share market has closed lower despite pulling back most of its early losses after official data showed a slight improvement in China's manufacturing activity. A better than expected reading fro..

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BHP possibly considering a demerger

BHP Billiton could be planning to set up a separate $20 billion company comprising its aluminium, bauxite and nickel assets.The global mining giant has not confirmed or denied media reports that senio..

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Australian shares open lower

The share market has made a better than expected start to the week, with gains in most sectors. Monday is the final day of trading for the third quarter of the financial year, which would probably ..

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US stocks open higher

US stocks have opened higher with biotechnology and other stocks heavily sold last week showing a rebound. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 121.37 points, or 0.74 pe..

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