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Last minute share sales to lock in the profits of a strong financial year have caused the market to fall. The year's best performing stocks - banks, Telstra and healthcare providers - were the hard..
Last minute selling on the final day of the financial year has weighed down the Australian share market. Utility and health care stocks are leading the losses while lower commodity prices have dent..
Australians appear to be skimping on the jackets but spending on gadgets.Electronics retailer Dick Smith says its sales have grown in recent months, in stark contrast to several other major retailers ..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday, June 30: AHY - ASALEO CARE - steady at $1.65 Toilet paper and tissue company Asaleo has had a positive debut on the share market, give..
A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks have finished a quiet day of trade higher as strong earnings from Nike helped offset a profit warning from DuPont. The Dow Jones..
US stocks have finished a quiet day of trade higher as strong earnings from Nike helped offset a profit warning from DuPont.The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 5.71 points (0.03 per cent) to 16,..
The share market has ended the week with a fall as investor caution resulted in muted trade. The weakness on the local market followed a negative performance in Japan and the release of poor spendi..
The Australian share market has closed lower, with the banks, miners and consumer staples all suffering losses. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 19.2 points, or 0.35 p..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at the close on Friday:ATP - ATLAS PEARLS - up 0.5 cents, or 6.3 per cent, at 8.5 centsSouth Sea pearl farmer Atlas has sold $2.5 million worth of the ..
Foreign investors are not pushing first home buyers out of the property market, a central banker says. Rising house prices in the past 12 months have been driven by low interest rates and a growing..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, June 27: AGK - AGL ENERGY - up 43 cents, or 2.8 per cent, a $15.61 The competition tribunal has backed energy giant AGL's bid to buy t..
A strong performance by the share market has more than recovered losses suffered in the previous two days, with retailers and banks among the best performers. "The bulls are back in town, lifting s..
The Australian share market has closed higher, with the big miners, banks and food retailers recovering from losses earlier in the week. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index..
Mineral sands miner Iluka has approached the operator of a titanium mine in Mozambique about a possible takeover. Iluka has confirmed it has approached Kenmare Resources about a potential combinati..
The number of jobs on offer for those looking for work has risen, new figures show. There were 146,000 job vacancies in May, up 2.1 per cent from the number on offer in February. The latest quar..
The Australian government has sold $500 million of Treasury notes that mature on October 24, 2014. The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), which conducts bond auctions on behalf of th..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, June 26: ALL - ARISTOCRAT LEISURE - down 14 cents, or 2.6 per cent, at $5.33 Poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure is in takeover t..
The share market has fallen, with weakness in most sectors, as investors remain cautious due to conflict in Iraq and Ukraine. Uninspiring local jobs data and Chinese consumer confidence figures als..
If economic growth is so strong, why is the number of job vacancies falling? It's not because there's anything wrong with the figures. Economic growth is indeed above average, or at least it was..
The $800 million merger of energy companies Roc Oil and Horizon has been complicated by a takeover approach for Roc Oil.Roc Oil has received a confidential, unsolicited, indicative and incomplete take..
The company behind Penfolds is making major changes to its global business as takeover speculation continues to swirl around the wine maker.Treasury Wine Estates plans to ramp up promotions, cut costs..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, June 25: BHP - BHP BILLITON - up one cent, or 0.03 per cent, at $36.46 The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, has cut 500 Austral..
The Australian bond market is bouncing back after its fall on Monday on the back of strong Chinese manufacturing figures. Westpac senior market strategist Damien McColough said the Australian bond ..
The share market is lower on falling risk appetite and as another retailer downgrades its profit forecasts. Disappointing manufacturing data out of Europe and concerns that US markets have been ove..
The Australian dollar is still riding high on the back of stronger-than-expected Chinese manufacturing figures. At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the Australian dollar was at 94.24 US cents, down from 94.33..
