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Share markets: Australia vs the US

A TALE OF TWO SHARE MARKETS: AUSTRALIA AND THE US The US Dow Jones and the Australian All Ordinaries fell by almost exactly the same margin from peaks in late 2007 to troughs in March 2009 in respo..

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Aussie bond futures relatively flat

Australian bond futures prices are relatively flat after little new information was revealed by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen on her second day of Congressional testimony. National Australi..

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Aussie shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed higher, led by strong gains among the big miners. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 3.5 points, or 0.06 per cent, higher at 5,5..

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Materials sector lift Aussie shares

Australian shares have lifted on the back of strong performances across the materials sector. BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto both rose by more than 1.5 per cent, giving a solid push to the overall shar..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, July 17: CTX - CALTEX - down nine cents, or 0.4 per cent, at $22.53 Caltex Australia has signed a $200 million deal to supply diesel..

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Dow closes at new record

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has bolted to a new record as strong Intel earnings and a new IBM venture boosted the blue-chip index. The Dow jumped 77.52 points (0.45 per cent) to 17,138.20 on W..

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