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Aussie stocks close weaker

The Australian share market finished firmly lower after battling headwinds on all fronts, with negative offshore leads, concerns about Greece's debt woes and disappointing Australian gross domestic pr..

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Australian bonds prices up

Australian bond futures have fallen after concerns about Greece's debt swap deal and a European recession drove global stock markets and risk currencies lower. Westpac senior market strategist Dami..

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GDP lower than expected for Q4 2011

A lower-than-expected growth reading for the Australian economy in the last three months of 2011 is not surprising, given recent data, economists say. Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose b..

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Stocks to watch today

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Wednesday: AMC - AMCOR LTD - up 14 cents, or 2.05 per cent, at $6.94 Packaging maker Amcor will expand its flexible packaging business..

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Australian dollar at six-week low

The Australian dollar has tumbled almost one US cent to its lowest level in six weeks on fears of a euro zone recession and nervousness about Greece's debt-swap deal. At 0630 AEDT, the Australian d..

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