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Australian shares close slightly higher

The Australian market closed slightly higher as gains from mining giant BHP Billiton's strong profit results were dragged down by more disappointing results from other companies. CMC Markets chief ..

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Monadelphous lifts 1H profit 10%

Shares in engineering group Monadelphous climbed more than nine per cent after the company posted a strong rise in its first half profit. Monadelphous defied the weakness in the mining services sec..

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Sydney Airport 20 year plan approved

The federal government has approved Sydney Airport's 20-year masterplan which is designed to meet forecast demand of 74 million passengers by 2033. The plan includes shared domestic and internation..

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Australian shares lose early gains

The sharemarket has lost its early gains as investors digest a wealth corporate earnings reports. Stocks were buoyed in early trade after BHP Billiton reported an 83 per cent rise in half year prof..

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Arrium in black as iron ore price holds

Steel and mining group Arrium expects iron ore prices to remain at solid levels this year as it returned to profit thanks to record mining earnings. Statutory net profit for the first half to Decem..

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RBA more confident about the economy

The economy is showing signs of getting stronger and that means more interest rate cuts from the central bank are unlikely. The minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's February board meeting sho..

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Solid growth in emerging markets: Amcor

Global packaging giant Amcor says solid growth in emerging markets such as China has contributed to a 21 per cent rise in profit from the group's continuing operations. Amcor on Tuesday reported a ..

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Buy local or bye-bye farmers: Coke boss

Departing Coca Cola-Amatil boss Terry Davis hopes consumers and retailers have realised that if they don't buy Australian produce, there won't be any Australian farmers. Mr Davis announced a $404 m..

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