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Aussie stocks close lower

Australian shares closed half a per cent weaker amid renewed worries about European debt. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 19 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,285.6 points, w..

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Tiger Australia loses $20m

Tiger Airways says it is unable to be profitable in Australia when limited to just 22 daily flights a day, under restrictions imposed after the forced grounding of the airline's fleet earlier this yea..

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Ramsay upbeat on Europe

Europe's financial turmoil could inflict some pain on Ramsay Health Care's fledgling private hospital business on the continent but the company remains committed to expanding there. Speaking after ..

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RBA gives no rate cut signs

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has not given any indication that it will cut interest rates again in the coming months. The RBA cut the cash rate from 4.75 per cent to 4.5 per cent at its Nove..

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Buffett buys 5% IBM stake

US billionaire Warren Buffett says his Berkshire Hathaway investment firm has bought $US10.7 billion ($A10.4 billion) worth of shares in information technology giant IBM since March. Buffett told b..

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US, European stocks slip

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks fell Monday as wary markets kept an eye on political changes in Greece and Italy aimed at tackling the eurozone debt crisis. The..

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