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Late burst pushes share market higher

The share market has closed slightly higher after iron ore miners reversed early losses. The market was in negative territory for most of the session, but turned around when mining stocks picked up..

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Consumers get their groove back

Consumers have got their groove back, having shaken off their woes about the federal government's planned budget cuts. The latest weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan survey shows consumer confidence levels at a ..

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Aussie share market trading flat

The Australian share market is trading flat, though marked by a plunge in the shares of insurer QBE. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local bourse was "as flat as a tack". ..

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Housing sector gaining strength

The housing market is continuing to strengthen, and looks set to take over from mining investment as the main driver for economic growth in the coming year. New home sales were up 1.2 per cent in J..

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Consumers feeling more confident

Consumers have got their groove back, with confidence levels rebounding to where they were before people started worrying about government budget cuts. The latest weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan survey shows..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, July 29: BCI - BC IRON - up two cents, or 0.6 per cent, at $3.27 Miner BC Iron has flagged a lift in its full year earnings, despite ..

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