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Australian share market closes lower

The Australian stock market has closed lower, despite solid gains in the resources sector. Bell Direct equities analyst Julia Lee said materials stocks had again outperformed the wider market follo..

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Stockwatch Week to January 17

A roundup of some of the key stock movements on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in the trading week to Friday, January 17, 2014: AIO - ASCIANO - up 10 cents, or 1.78 per cent, at $5.724 WHC ..

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Paladin shares up 8% on refinancing

Shares in Paladin Energy have risen eight per cent after the Africa-focused uranium miner announced it will save more than $67 million after refinancing its debt facility. Paladin said finance faci..

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Australian shares dip as Wall St slips

Australian shares are slightly weaker as disappointing US earnings results drag down the big banks, but the big miners power ahead. Miners were in positive territory with investors excited about po..

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Investors punish Super Retail

Shares in Super Retail Group have dropped 12 per cent after investors punished the company for a disappointing sales result. Super Retail Group on Friday announced a six per cent rise in sales duri..

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AUD hits new lows on weak jobs figures

The Australian dollar sunk to new three-and-a-half-year lows overnight on the back of weaker-than-expected employment data. At 0700 AEDT on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 88.15 US cen..

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Australian market set to open flat

The Australian market looks set to open flat after disappointing earnings from Citigroup and Best Buy's poor holiday sales pulled Wall Street back from its previous day's solid gains. At 0645 AE..

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US consumer prices jump in December

US consumer prices jumped 0.3 per cent in December after two basically flat months mainly due to higher energy prices, the Labor Department says. But stripping out the volatile energy and food pric..

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US stocks fall on weak company results

US stocks have finished mostly lower following disappointing results from a number of big companies, including Citigroup and Best Buy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 64.93 points (0.39 pe..

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