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Aussie shares close higher

The Australian share market closed firmer after a positive US lead but trading volumes were low as investors sat on the sidelines amid ongoing anxiety over eurozone debt. The benchmark S&P/ASX2..

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CBA’s funding costs rising

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is warning its funding costs could rise as a result of economic uncertainty in Europe. Chairman David Turner gave a bleak assessment of Europe's debt problems a..

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Gold hits a six week high

A summary of trading in key commodities markets overseas: ENERGY Oil prices surged Monday as Greece worked to forge a new government to tackle its debt crisis and traders awaited data on world e..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Tuesday: ADE - ADELAIDE ENERGY LTD - up six cents at 20 cents BPT - BEACH ENERGY LTD - up 2.5 cents at $1.225 South Australian-based ..

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Wall street closes stronger

US stocks jumped strongly in the last two hours of trade Monday to finish in the green after a day spent mostly in the loss zone under more clouds from the eurozone crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial..

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