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New treaty to save the euro

Leaders of 23 European countries desperate to save the continent's shared currency agreed in all-night talks Friday to surrender some sovereignty in a new treaty - but failed to get all 27 European Un..

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Aussie shares close lower

Australian shares ended near their lowest point this month as investors took cash off the table ahead of a weekend of crunch talks on the future of the eurozone. Shares closed more than 1.8 per cen..

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Ten says conditions tough

Ten Network chairman Brian Long says conditions in the advertising market are still difficult and were expected to remain so, although December has provided some encouraging signs. Mr Long said the..

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Harvey Norman fined $1.2m

Harvey Norman says it did not knowingly mislead consumers when it advertised 3D televisions in regional areas where such broadcasts were not available, although a court has found otherwise. The ret..

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Transurban refinances debt

Toll road operator Transurban has refinanced $375 million of debt maturing in August 2012 with a new bank facility. The new facility was in two tranches, with $215 million maturing in February 2015..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday: ANZ - ANZ BANKING GROUP LTD - down 11 cents at $21.13 CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA - down 49 cents at $49.68 NAB - NATIONAL..

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All four big banks cut rates

All four big banks have passed on the full central bank rate cut, saying they want to support customers in a tough economic period even though their own costs are rising. ANZ has also moved to avoi..

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