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Gold miner Perseus hit by downgrade

Gold miner Perseus has cut its production forecasts and flagged changes at its mine in Ghana to maximise margins after a sharp fall in the gold price. The update from the company sent its share pri..

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Sizzler weighs on Collins Foods

Profit at Australia's largest KFC franchisee has grown by 43 per cent, but investors are more concerned about its struggling Sizzler business.Collins Foods made a $16.4 million net profit in the 12 mo..

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US strength to keep $A below parity

The days of the Australian dollar being above 100 US cents are done and dusted as the economic fortunes of Australia and its major trading partners change. None of the 18 foreign exchange professio..

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Goodman Fielder secures bread deal

Foods giant Goodman Fielder has renegotiated its private label bread contract with supermarket chain Coles. But in a case of good news, bad news, Goodman Fielder expects its earnings for the 2012/1..

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Hong Kong stocks close 0.21% higher

Hong Kong stocks have risen rose 0.21 per cent, reversing earlier losses on bargain hunting, but traders remain concerned about a liquidity crisis in China's banking system.The benchmark Hang Seng Ind..

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App company Snapchat’s value soars

The startup behind a Snapchat application for sharing self-destructing smartphone photos and messages has got a dizzying valuation in a new funding round. Reports that the company launched in late ..

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US stocks sink on China concerns

US stocks have ended the day decisively lower on concerns about the Chinese economy but rallied well above their intraday lows as US Treasury yields retreated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank..

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Poor market debut for iSelect

Shares in health insurance comparer iSelect have sunk by more than 15 per cent in their first day on the share market. The 13-year-old company's share price opened at $1.76 when it began trading on..

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Supermarket game not fair: Metcash boss

Incoming Metcash chief executive Ian Morrice has lashed out at his rivals Coles and Woolworths, saying Australia's supermarket business is not a level playing field.Mr Morrice made the statement as Me..

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Leighton and Fortescue in $2.8b deal

Leighton has won an extension to its work at Fortescue Metals' Solomon Hub iron ore project in the Pilbara, taking the total value of the work to a record $2.8 billion.Leighton Contractors, a subsidia..

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AMP shares hit eight-month low

Nearly $1.9 billion has been wiped off the market value of wealth manager AMP after it warned of a fall in its first half profit.Higher than expected income protection claims are a key reason for an e..

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Arafura backs out of land deal

Rare earths miner Arafura Resources has pulled out of a deal to buy land from steel maker Arrium as it looks to save $400 million by moving to the Northern Territory instead. Arafura was going to b..

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Newcrest shares hit 9-year lows

Shares in Newcrest Mining have slumped to nine-year lows as the miner battles disclosure and operational problems.However, all gold stocks on the ASX were being punished on Friday after the price of t..

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