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Aussie shares close lower

The Australian share market has closed flat, with some investors booking profits, after a seven-day run of gains. The ASX200 index still closed nearly one per cent higher for the week and repeatedl..

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Market and dollar shrugs off disasters

The share market is pushing through six year highs and the Aussie dollar is stubbornly hovering around 94 US cents despite the MH17 tragedy and escalating conflict in Gaza. Aside from a knee-jerk r..

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Economists focused on RBA, CPI

Key inflation figures and a speech from the RBA boss came under the microscope this week as economists pondered the outlook for interest rates and share prices. AMP Capital chief economist Shane Ol..

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Australian market slightly lower

The Australian share market has opened flat following a mixed session on Wall Street. The Dow Jones finished slightly lower overnight after a session of mixed corporate earnings and a fall in famil..

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S&P 500 hits new record

Wall Street stocks have finished little changed with the S&P 500 inching to a new record following mixed US economic data and a flood of corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sli..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, July 25: AGO - ATLAS IRON - up two cents, or 3.5 per cent, at 59 cents Atlas Iron is cutting costs and ramping up production as it off..

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