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Australian stocks close lower

Australian stocks closed about half a per cent lower as the big resources companies dragged the market down following falls in China. Chinese shares were down 2.43 per cent on Thursday as heavyweig..

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Sensis cleared to buy Truelocal

Telstra's struggling directories business Sensis has been given a boost after the competition watchdog cleared its takeover of online business directory TrueLocal. Sensis managing director John All..

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Australian stocks lower at noon

Australian stocks are lower at noon as investors took profits from high yielding stocks. CMC Markets chief strategist Ric Spooner said the financial sector and Woolworths were dragging the market d..

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Linc raises $US200m to develop assets

Linc Energy will pay down debt and strengthen its balance sheet as it looks to develop oil and gas assets after raising $US200 million ($A192.42 million).Linc raised the money through a convertible bo..

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European turmoil leaves US stocks down

US stocks mostly fell on Wednesday amid renewed anxiety over the eurozone as Cyprus moves to implement the EU-IMF rescue plan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 33.49 points (0.23 per cent) ..

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Australian share market closes higher

The Australian share market closed almost one per cent higher as investors took their cues from positive news in the US. On Wall Street overnight on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped..

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Australian share market higher at noon

The Australian share market is trading about 0.4 per cent higher as investors turn their attention from Cyprus to the United States. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the Australi..

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Hills to sell building materials assets

Hills Holdings is offloading its remaining building materials businesses so it can focus on selling more closed circuit TVs, antennas, alarms and other electronics products and services.Hills will ret..

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QBE shareholders angry at dividend cut

QBE shareholders have vented their anger over the Australian insurer's decision to slash their dividends.Several mum and dad investors at QBE's annual general meeting on Wednesday took the board to ta..

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Australian shares open higher

The Australian share market has opened higher. At 1010 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.1 points, or 0.55 per cent, at 4,977.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index..

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ACCC approves Qantas-Emirates alliance

Qantas is free to pursue its plan to revive its struggling international arm after the competition watchdog gave the green light to a partnership with Emirates. However the Australian Competition a..

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Dow hits new record, S&P misses high

US stocks surged higher on Tuesday as favourable sentiment towards equities more than compensated for a mixed bag of economic indicators. The Dow set a new record while the S&P 500 narrowly mis..

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UGL to review corporate structure

UGL is considering whether to split its engineering and property services operations. UGL said on Tuesday it was reviewing its corporate structure, given its property services division now generate..

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Australian share market opens lower

The Australian share market has opened lower over renewed jitters about the euro zone, following a bailout deal for Cyprus. IG Markets market strategist Stan Shamu said the Australian market had op..

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Cyprus banks closed until Thursday

The Central Bank of Cyprus says the country's finance minister has decided to order all banks in the country to remain shut until Thursday.The announcement late on Monday came hours after the central ..

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Warm weather eats into Kathmandu sales

Australia's long hot summer appears to be hurting sales at adventurer retailer Kathmandu.The retailer managed to lift its first half profit by 73 per cent, but the hotter-than-expected weather in Febr..

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