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Aussie shares close lower

The Australian share market has closed slightly lower despite a strong quarterly profit result by market heavyweight the Commonwealth Bank. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 i..

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Ten silent on takeover talk

Fresh takeover speculation is swirling around the troubled Ten Network, with pay TV operator Foxtel and US cable giant Discovery believed to be considering a joint bid.Discovery and Foxtel, which is h..

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Aussie shares have fallen

Australian shares have fallen with the largest companies on the bourse, including banks and miners, weighing on the market. Commodity price slumps overnight, including four-year lows for oil prices..

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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, Nov 5: HVN - HARVEY NORMAN - up two cents, or 0.5 per cent, at $3.74 JBH - JB HI-FI - up 12 cents, or 0.8 per cent, at $15.41 MY..

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CBA lifts quarterly profit to $2.3b

Commonwealth Bank has delivered a surprisingly strong $2.3 billion quarterly profit, putting paid to suggestions its best days are over.The result sets Australia's biggest lender up for a record $9.2 ..

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Sprint, Priceline push US stocks lower

Shares of Sprint and Priceline have tumbled following disappointing earnings to help push the broad US equity market down.Buyers sent the blue chips of the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 17.60 points..

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