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Shares recover to close slightly lower

The share market ended an eventful day slightly lower, with gains by the big miners offset by falls from the banks, retailers and health care companies. Shares opened flat and then dropped heavily ..

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Aussie shares close lower

The Australian share market has closed lower, with gains by the big miners unable to push the broader market into positive territory. At the close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was..

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RBA singing the same old song

The story of the RBA's latest interest rates decision is that things may have changed, but not enough to bring an interest rate change onto the central bank's agenda. As expected, the RBA left the ..

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Consumer confidence suffers a setback

Consumer confidence has suffered its first setback in three weeks, sparked by concerns about household finances. The ANZ/Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence index fell one per cent to 112.5 point..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks have finished modestly lower as investor caution returns to the market ahead of Wednesday's unofficial kickoff of third-quarter com..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, Oct 7: BHP - BHP BILLITON - down 75.0 cents, or 2.24 per cent, at $32.70 BHP Billiton says it will cut costs at its iron ore mines by..

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