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Australian market set to open lower

The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street as tensions between the US and Europe and Russia continued with Crimea expected to vote to break from Ukraine. At 0645 A..

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US stocks fall ahead of Ukraine vote

US stocks closed modestly lower as the United States and Europe appeared headed for collision with Russia over Crimea's plan to vote on splitting from Ukraine on Sunday. The Dow Jones Industrial Av..

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ANZ leaves rates on hold

ANZ is keeping its home loan interest rates on hold for another month. The bank's standard variable rate remains at 5.88 per cent per annum, after the Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate a..

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US stocks fall more than 1%

US stocks fell sharply as weak Chinese economic data and rising tensions in Ukraine offset solid US retail sales and labour-market data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 231.19 points (1.41..

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Miners drive market higher

Mining stocks have pushed the sharemarket higher, after heavy falls in iron ore prices came to an end. Encouraging news on the local jobs market, with jobs growing by more than 47,000 in February, ..

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Head of The Reject Shop resigns

The managing director of discount retailer The Reject Shop has resigned after more than four years in the role. Chris Bryce will leave the company at the end of June, and said on Thursday it was ti..

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Banks pull sharemarket lower

Weakness amongst the major banks has pulled the sharemarket lower, despite some mining stocks bouncing back from recent losses. Invast Securities chief market analyst Peter Esho said resources stoc..

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Gorgon gas 65% committed, Chevron says

Australia's largest gas project Gorgon is almost 80 per cent complete, with two thirds of the gas already committed to buyers. In an investor update Chevron, the lead operator of the joint venture ..

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Housing loan growth stalls

The flow of cash into the housing market has slowed for the second month in a row. But, at $26.864 billion, the value of housing loan approvals in January was still 22 per cent higher than January ..

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Housing construction set to strengthen

Housing finance failed to grow for a second straight month in January, but economists are encouraged by a rise in the number of loans approved for construction of new homes.The number of home loans ap..

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Mass job cuts dent consumer confidence

Massive job cuts by Qantas and car manufacturers shutting up shop have helped pushed consumer confidence to its lowest level in 10 months. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentimen..

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US stocks dip

US stocks have finished lower as the market retreated from last week's records and waited for news that might support further gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 67.43 (0.41 per cent) o..

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CUA profit down 18%

Credit Union Australia has recorded an 18 per cent decline in its first half profit and expects subdued growth over the next six months. CUA made a net profit of $27.9 million for the six months to..

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We’ll survive ore price drop, BHP

Global miner BHP Billiton says it's in a good position to weather steep iron price falls, despite predictions of more pain to come. Analysts have forecast more falls as the iron ore price reached $..

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Lynas shares tumble on half year loss

Shares in rare earths miner Lynas have tumbled after its half year loss widened. Rare earth minerals are used in a range of hi-tech products, including telescopes, X-ray and MRI scanning devices. ..

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