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US stocks have opened higher, tracking the rises in European markets while shrugging off some disappointing data on retail sales and jobless claims. Five minutes into trade on Thursday, the Dow Jon..
Australian shares finished slightly lower after a surprise profit warning from QBE Insurance and disappointing data from China weighed on prices. Shares in the insurance giant plummeted to eight ye..
A record year for natural disasters has caused insurance giant QBE to issue the year's first major profit downgrade, sending its shares to a near eight-year low. QBE's sizeable exposure to floods i..
Engineering giant WorleyParsons has won a contract for work in Alaska with ExxonMobil estimated to be worth $US115 million ($A111.80 million). WorleyParsons will provide project management and engi..
Mineral sands producer Iluka Resources' sales revenues in the December quarter were up 53 per cent, capping a year of strong growth in production and sales. Mineral sands, such as rutile, zircon an..
Australian bond futures have opened firmer after a record breaking US note auction overnight. During the offshore session, the US Treasury sold $US21 billion ($A20.42 billion) of 10-year notes at a..
As tough economic conditions left most retailers' coffers emptier than hoped, fashion chain Noni B has fared better. The company on Thursday announced it expected to lift its first-half profit by u..
The eurozone will tumble into a brief recession for two quarters at the end of 2011 and early 2012, according to forecasts published jointly on Wednesday by leading French, German and Italian economic..
A surprisingly big increase in US crude oil reserves hit oil prices already under pressure Wednesday from eurozone debt worries heightened by slowing growth in Germany. New York's main contract, We..
A summary of trading in key commodities markets overseas: PRECIOUS METALS Gold rose nearly one per cent to a one-month high, breaking ranks with the euro and equities, as evidence of strong physical..
A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks opened lower on Wednesday a day after a burst of buying sent markets higher on the promising first results of the corporate earning..
