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Aussie stocks end stronger

The Australian share market closed slightly higher, with late gains in financial and mining stocks helping the bourse out of earlier negative territory.At 1615 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX..

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House prices slump again

Capital city home prices have fallen for a seventh consecutive month as cautious consumers pull back from major purchases amid poor business conditions outside the resource sector.And, in a further si..

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Gold, oil, copper prices rally

A summary of trading in key commodities markets overseas:ENERGYOil prices rallied on Tuesday in volatile, low-volume trade, with sentiment supported by the weaker dollar even as weak new consumer data..

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Wednesday stock watch

STOCKS TO WATCH ON THE AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ASL - AUSDRILL LTD - up five cents at $3.36Mining services firm Ausdrill is targeting about $1 billion in revenue this financial..

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Former Centro bosses fined, banned

A former chief executive of Centro Properties Group has been fined and its former chief financial officer banned from management for two years for breaches of corporate law.In Melbourne on Wednesday, ..

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