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Spending up in June: Commonwealth Bank

Recent rate cuts and household stimulus have helped economy-wide spending rise for the sixth consecutive month in June. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) business sales indicator (BSI) for J..

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Australian share market ends lower

The Australian sharemarket has closed slightly lower as investors took profits on stocks that rose steadily during the week. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index eased 7.6 points, or 0.18 per cent, t..

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Four players bid to eat up Darrell Lea

Australia's biggest independently owned chocolate-maker Darrell Lea could fall into foreign hands, with four international and local players emerging as frontrunners to buy the troubled confectioner. ..

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Aussie dollar maintains its rise

The Australian dollar has maintained its six-week high against the greenback with the release of domestic terms of trade data doing little to halt momentum. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the Australian d..

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Ten to sell Eye Corp for up to $145m

Broadcaster Ten Network Holdings has agreed to sell its outdoor advertising business, Eye Corp, to Outdoor Media Operations (OMO) for up to $145 million. OMO owns oOh!media, an Australian outdoor a..

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Google profits surge on ad revenue

Google has reported a surge in quarterly profit to $US2.79 billion ($A2.69 billion) on the back of rising online advertising revenue, beating Wall Street expectations. The California-based online s..

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First ever loss for Microsoft

Microsoft has posted its first ever loss, shedding $US492 million ($A476.26 million) in the fourth quarter due to a massive $US6.2 billion ($A6.00 billion) write-down to reflect the slump in value of ..

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US stocks score third day of gains

US stocks have notched gains for a third straight day as investors looked past disappointing economic data to a batch of positive corporate earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Thu..

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