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David Jones names new chairman

Origin Energy chairman and former beverages executive Gordon Cairns is the new chairman of retailer David Jones. His appointment follows the resignation of current chairman Peter Mason, and two oth..

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Japan’s Q4 growth slows

Japan's economic growth in the last quarter of 2013 was weaker than previously thought, revised data shows, underscoring concerns about the pace of recovery. The fresh figures will turn the focus t..

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Austal wins Middle East contract

Ship builder Austal has won a $US125 million ($A138.71 million) contract to build two vessels for an unidentified naval customer in the Middle East. Austal will build two 72-metre high-speed suppor..

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Australian market set to open lower

The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street finished mixed as a better-than-expected US jobs report helped offset anxiety over Ukraine that sent European equities lower. At 0645..

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US stocks mixed on solid jobs report

Wall Street stocks have finished mixed as a better-than-expected US jobs report helped offset anxiety over Ukraine that sent European equities lower. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial A..

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