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Aussie shares close lower

The Australian share market could not hold onto early gains as disappointing local economic data overshadowed better-than-expected manufacturing figures from China. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ind..

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Consumer prices rise 0.5%

Consumer prices rose in March on the back of holiday expenses, alcohol and fuel - and despite falls in meats, housing and clothes. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge rose 0.5 per..

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Tatts in search of new CEO

Gambling firm Tatts Group has begun looking for a replacement for outgoing chief executive Dick McIlwain. The company wants to find a replacement before Mr McIlwain leaves, at the end of 2012, to e..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange Monday, April 2 AUN - AUSTAR UNITED COMMUNICATIONS LTD - up three cents at $1.45 Austar shareholders have said yes to a proposed $2 billion takeo..

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US stocks up 8% in quarter

US stocks closed out their best quarter in years on Friday, with record point-gains in the period for the S&P 500 and the Dow blue-chips. After another positive week confirming the first quarte..

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