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Aussie stocks close stronger

The Australian share market closed higher on Wednesday, boosted by encouraging economic data from Japan and South Korea and slightly stronger retail sales data in Australia. The S&P/ASX200 inde..

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WorleyParsons disapoints

Analysts are expected to downgrade full year forecasts for WorleyParsons after the engineering company's first half result missed expectations. WorleyParsons on Wednesday delivered an 18 per cent r..

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Seven Group shares soar

Seven Group Holdings shares were stronger at noon after the diversified investments company forecast buoyant full year earnings. Seven Group chief executive Peter Gammell on Wednesday flagged the c..

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Harvey Norman shares fall

Shares in consumer goods retailer Harvey Norman fell more than six per cent after the company reported worse than expected sales in an uncertain retail environment. Harvey Norman said net profit af..

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Macquarie Atlas posts loss

Global toll road owner Macquarie Atlas Roads has posted another full-year loss, but says it expects to pay dividends to its shareholders in 2013. The company has interests in six toll roads in the ..

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Dow closes above 13,000

The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday finally reclaimed the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession - bailouts bank failures layoffs by the million and a stock market panic that..

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