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Elders expects to post a $510m loss

Rural services company Elders expects to report a loss of more than $500 million for its recently concluded fiscal year. The company is due to release its full year results on November 18 but has w..

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Home loan approvals jump in September

Home loan approvals jumped in September as low interest rates continue working their magic.The number of owner-occupier mortgages approved rose by 4.4 per cent in September, the Australian Bureau of S..

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Transurban buys Sydney tunnel debt

Transurban is buying $475 million of debt held by Sydney's Cross City Tunnel as it looks to take control of the troubled toll road. The 2.1 kilometre tunnel, which connects the west side of Sydney'..

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Australian market set to open higher

The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's strong gains following better-than-expected US jobs figures. At 0707 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contra..

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US stocks rally as Dow hits record

US stocks have roared higher after jobs growth in October widely topped forecasts, lifting the Dow to an all-time closing high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 167.80 points (1.08 per cent)..

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Aussie shares slide as commodities dip

Australian shares slid as weaker commodity prices weighed down the big miners and banking giant Westpac paid out its dividend. A fall in most base metal prices dented diversified resources giant BH..

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Groupon trims 3Q loss

Groupon has whittled its losses during the third quarter, but weak revenue growth underscores the challenges facing the online daily deal service as it tries to morph into a more comprehensive destina..

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$A lower as RBA cuts growth forecasts

The Australian dollar is lower after the Reserve Bank changed its growth forecasts for the economy. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 94.41 US cents, down from 94.83 cent..

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ANZ home mortgage rates left on hold

ANZ will keep its home mortgage rates on hold following the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) Melbourne Cup day decision to leave the cash rate unchanged. The bank's standard variable rate remains ..

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Australian share market trading lower

The Australian market is trading lower on the back of weakness on Wall Street and Westpac paying out its dividend. US markets fell overnight in the wake of better-than-expected US gross domestic pr..

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Echo unveils $1.5b Qld casino plans

Echo Entertainment plans to spend $1.5 billion on a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to take a leading role in Queensland's bid to become a gambling epicentre.The company has unveiled plans to redevel..

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US stocks tumble despite Twitter IPO

US stocks have tumbled despite a successful launch of trading in Twitter stock and report on US economic growth that bested expectations by a wide margin. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 152...

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Banks lead share market lower

Australian shares slipped as ANZ and National Australia Bank paid out their final dividends. The resulting falls in the two banks' share prices proved a major drag on the wider market, Morgans equi..

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SEEK sells education business

Jobs website SEEK is selling its stake in a private colleges firm to a multinational higher education group with ties to former US president Bill Clinton. Laureate International Universities (LUI) ..

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Jobs figures put RBA in hot seat

A weak set of jobs figures puts the Reserve Bank of Australia in a tough spot. The labour market argues for lower interest rates but the housing market says the opposite. The job figures, releas..

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Live export ban, drought weigh on AACo

Australia's largest beef producer says the impact of the temporary suspension of live cattle exports to Indonesia in 2011 and drought led to a $31.6 million half-year loss. Australian Agricultural ..

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Jobless rate steady but expected to fall

The Australian economy added just 1,100 jobs in October, but recent retail spending and housing data could be a sign improvement is on the way.October's unemployment rate was steady at 5.7 per cent, a..

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Dow hits record as Nasdaq retreats

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has climbed to a new record, even as investors punished some tech names after Tesla earnings disappointed.The Dow on Wednesday jumped 128.66 (0.82 per cent) to 15,746...

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Flat day on local market

The Australian share market has closed almost flat, with a healthy quarterly earnings report from the Commonwealth Bank the highlight.Overseas markets had not provided the Australian bourse with any s..

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Leighton vows to fight legal action

Construction giant Leighton has seen more detail of a claims being made in a class action related to allegations of corruption in the company, and says it will vigorously defend the action.Melbourne s..

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