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Australian stocks close lower

Australian stocks closed about half a per cent lower as the big resources companies dragged the market down following falls in China. Chinese shares were down 2.43 per cent on Thursday as heavyweig..

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Sensis cleared to buy Truelocal

Telstra's struggling directories business Sensis has been given a boost after the competition watchdog cleared its takeover of online business directory TrueLocal. Sensis managing director John All..

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Australian stocks lower at noon

Australian stocks are lower at noon as investors took profits from high yielding stocks. CMC Markets chief strategist Ric Spooner said the financial sector and Woolworths were dragging the market d..

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Linc raises $US200m to develop assets

Linc Energy will pay down debt and strengthen its balance sheet as it looks to develop oil and gas assets after raising $US200 million ($A192.42 million).Linc raised the money through a convertible bo..

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European turmoil leaves US stocks down

US stocks mostly fell on Wednesday amid renewed anxiety over the eurozone as Cyprus moves to implement the EU-IMF rescue plan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 33.49 points (0.23 per cent) ..

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