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IAG warns on curbs to rate risk

Consumers could end up paying more for insurance if Australia goes down the European path and limits insurers' abilities to rate risk on factors such as gender. Curbs on insurers' ability to discri..

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Australian stocks higher at noon

The Australian market has shot up by more than one-and-a-half per cent at noon, with investors using yesterday's falls to lap up cheaper stocks. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner describ..

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Stocks to watch at noon on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Tuesday: ALZ - AUSTRALAND PROPERTY GROUP - up five cents, or 1.46 per cent, at $3.47 Property developer Australand has confirmed sever..

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Dow sets new five-year high

The Dow Jones Industrial Average defied the effects of new US spending cuts and pushed to a new five-year high on Monday. At the closing bell, the Dow picked up 38.16 points (0.27 per cent) to 14,1..

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