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Aussie share market rises one per cent

The Australian share market has rebounded as a surge in iron ore prices boosted the miners and bargain hunters piled into other sectors. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the local bour..

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Wotif takeover delayed

The $700 million foreign takeover of Wotif.com has been delayed by a New Zealand regulator. Wotif's shareholders last week approved the company's takeover by global travel booking giant Expedia, an..

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Caltex shuts Sydney refinery

Caltex Australia's 58-year-old Sydney oil refinery at Kurnell is now officially closed with the last of its operations shut down. The site is now being run by Caltex as a fuel import terminal. T..

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Miners lead share market rebound

Local shares are rebounding as a surge in iron ore prices boosts the big miners. Higher commodity prices were also boosting other sectors, and are likely to help break the share market's recent los..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Monday: JHX - JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES - down 16 cents, or 1.4 per cent, at $11.28 James Hardie has been dragged back into the New Zea..

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US stocks tumble again

US stocks have finished sharply lower again as worries about global growth weighed on the market a day ahead of major company earnings releases. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday tumbled 2..

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