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US stocks open weaker

A disappointing figure for US job creation in April has sent US stocks lower on opening, with the 115,000 new jobs in the month below the modest expectations of forecasters. In the first five minut..

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Aussie stocks close lower

Australian stocks closed marginally lower on a day of low volumes as gains among finance-linked companies were offset by weakness in the energy sector. At 1615 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&..

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Super Retail’s sales rise

The reserve bank's interest rate cut may have been music to the ears of the nations' retailers, but it could take a while before they start to reap the benefits. So says Peter Birtles, head of Supe..

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CBA cuts rates by 40 points

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has cut its standard variable home loan rate by 40 basis points to 7.01 per cent. The decision on Thursday came two days after the Reserve Bank of Australia..

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