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Australian market ends the day flat

The Australian stock market has closed virtually flat, shrugging off a 12-year high in the unemployment rate. The nation's jobless rate was expected to remain steady at six per cent, but it jumped ..

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Australian market lower at noon

The Australian market is lower at noon despite reacting calmly to worse than expected unemployment figures. Economists had expected the nation's jobless rate to remain steady at six per cent but it..

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$A falls on weak jobs figures

The Australian dollar fell by almost half a US cent after the release of worse than expected jobs figures. Australia's unemployment rate rose to 6.4 per cent in July, and the number of people with ..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, Aug 7: AAD - ARDENT LEISURE - in a trading halt at $2.51 Theme park and Goodlife gym owner Ardent Leisure is more than doubling its ..

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