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Aussie stocks up after US vote

The Australian sharemarket has lifted after US politicians voted to raise the debt ceiling of the world's biggest economy and reopen the government. But the gains were muted as the market had mostl..

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QBE finance chief delays retirement

QBE Insurance's outgoing finance chief will stay on for another 12 months after his successor decided to retire. Chief financial officer Neil Drabsch was to retire in February 2014, and be replaced..

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Fortescue ready to pay off debt

Fortescue Metals says it's massive expansion project is all but complete, and the iron ore miner is ready to start paying off its $12 billion debt.The massive debt pile has peaked and the news would a..

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Australian shares open higher

The Australian share market has opened nearly half a per cent higher. At 1013 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 24.5 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 5,287.4, while the broade..

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Newcrest delivers some good news

Embattled Newcrest Mining has given its investors some much-needed good news by beating its own expectations on quarterly gold production and costs.However the positive numbers were offset by the news..

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