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Aussie stocks close up

The Australian share market closed slightly higher, led by consumer staples and telecom stocks, but shed some of its earlier gains as traders took a wait-and-see approach to the US debt crisis.The ben..

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Productivity in focus

A common theme emerging from the national accounts on Wednesday was a chorus of calls to improve Australia's labour productivity performance.That followed reports last week that Reserve Bank of Austra..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday September 9AGO - ATLAS IRON LTD - down four cents at $3.70Atlas Iron Ltd has declared its FerrAus takeover offer unconditional.AIX - AUSTRALI..

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Banks can meet APRA timeframe: Moody’s

Australia's banks can easily meet a new official timeframe for introducing new Basel III capital reforms, which will help them access funding in global credit markets.That's the verdict of global rati..

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