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Aussie shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed more than one per cent higher, its seventh straight session in positive territory. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 60.9 poin..

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House price growth softens

A slowdown in house price growth has put pay to talk of an overheated market and could open the way for a further fall in interest rates, a survey suggests. House prices rose 1.2 per cent in the Se..

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US existing-home sales bounce back

US existing-home sales rebounded in September from a dip in August to their highest pace of the year, the National Association of Realtors says. Sales of used single-family homes increased 2.4 per ..

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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, Oct 22: CAB - CABCHARGE - up five cents, or 1.1 per cent, at $4.70 US fleet card giant Fleetcor has been rebuffed by Cabcharge Aust..

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US stocks jump on Apple earnings

US stocks have barrelled higher, propelled by talk of broader monetary stimulus in Europe and a strong Apple earnings report that helped lift the Nasdaq by more than 100 points. The Dow Jones Indus..

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