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Aussie shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed higher, marking four straight sessions finishing in positive territory. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 16.8 points, or 0.32 pe..

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Bargain hunters lift market

The share market is higher as investors shrug off further falls on overseas markets and pounce on cheaper stocks. The market is around half a per cent higher, and on track to finish in the black fo..

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Smartphones cut into Google profit

The rise of smartphone use to access the internet, and slowing clicks on ads, cut into profits by Google in the third quarter. Shares in Google fell after the technology giant said that although ov..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, Oct 17: ANR - ANATARA LIFESCIENCES - down eight cents, or 16 per cent, at 42 cents A biotech firm that's using a pineapple root extrac..

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US stocks finish little changed

Wall Street has finished little changed after another rocky trading session, as the market weighed better US economic data against its fears over sluggish global growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Av..

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