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Retailers wishing for a Merry Christmas

Retailers are set for a very jolly Christmas, with optimism about the key sales period running at a 12-year high. The Dun and Bradstreet National Business Expectations Survey shows retailers' sales..

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Gold futures climb to a five-month high

Gold futures climbed to a five-month high, capping the largest monthly gain since January as investors bet that Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's defence of the central bank's previous easy-money p..

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Etihad doubles Virgin stake to 10%

Etihad Airways has doubled its stake in Virgin Australia to 10 per cent, six weeks after receiving the all clear from the federal regulator. The Middle East carrier says it has bought 221 million s..

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