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Australian shares close weaker

The Australian market closed lower as the big miners fell on lower commodity prices and downgrades of Chinese growth forecasts.The falls went against the flow after US, European and Asian markets post..

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Viridian drags down CSR bottom line

Building products supplier CSR has recorded a full-year statutory net loss of $146.9 million, including the write-down of its Viridian glass business.CSR's trading revenue for the year to March droppe..

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France in recession again

France has entered a recession as its first quarter gross domestic product fell 0.2 per cent, after a similar contraction in the last quarter of 2012, the official INSEE statistics office said.A reces..

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CSR happy on housing despite big loss

Building products group CSR has put on a brave face after posting a $147 million loss, saying it believes Australia's housing market is recovering.Chief executive Rob Sindel pointed to two sets of str..

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BHP Billiton to slash capital spending

BHP Billiton's new chief executive Andrew Mackenzie has outlined plans to slash capital spending by almost a fifth.In his first major address as head of the world's biggest resources company, Mr Macke..

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US stocks rally to new record highs

US stocks have surged to new all-time closing highs on renewed optimism after a prominent hedge fund manager said the stock rally of 2013 still has more room to go. The Dow Jones Industrial Average..

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