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Australian stocks end 7-day winning run

The Australian market closed lower on Friday after a seven-day run of gains that had pushed share prices to five-year highs. Investors booked profits in anticipation of shares falling next week if,..

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$20m final pay for ex-CSL boss

Former CSL boss Brian McNamee left the top position at blood products and vaccines supplier at the end of June with pay and entitlements worth almost $20 million. Dr McNamee spent 23 years as chief..

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ANZ leaves rates unchanged

ANZ's interest rates will be left unchanged for the next month. The bank decided to leave its standard variable mortgage rate at 5.88 per cent at latest rate review meeting, after the Reserve Bank ..

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Aquila Resources rebounds into profit

Aquila Resources has rebounded into profit as it offloads assets and plans to bring its Eagle Downs project into production by 2017. Aquila said 2012-13 profit was $317 million following a loss of ..

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AGL takes majority stake in APG

Energy giant AGL has increased its stake in rival Australian Power and Gas Company (APG) to more than 75 per cent and hopes to fast-track the remainder of its takeover process. AGL on Friday said i..

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American Airlines bankruptcy approved

A US court has approved the bankruptcy plan of American Airlines's parent company AMR, a key part of a proposed American-US Airways merger deal facing a government antitrust challenge. US Bankruptc..

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