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RBA in wait and see mode on rates

The Reserve Bank of Australia is in a wait-and-see mode as it tries to work out whether it needs to deliver households more interest rate cuts.The minutes from the RBA's April 2 board meeting show the..

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Australian stocks finish lower

The Australian share market has closed lower as commodity price falls and weak economic data from China sparked a major sell off. Last week's gains were wiped out and some of the big miners were pu..

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Gold price rout could continue

The rout of the gold price is expected to continue after holders of the precious metal and gold mining stocks were punished on Monday.The speed of the fall has surprised market watchers, with gold tra..

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Rio says 1300 jobs at risk after loss

Mining company Rio Tinto warns the jobs of 1300 workers are at risk after a court overturned approval for a coal mine's expansion. Rio attacked the NSW planning system after the Land and Environmen..

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PrimeAg shareholders approve sale

PrimeAg shareholders have approved the sale of some of its assets to a US-based farm investor, as it moves towards delisting from the share market and winding up. Investors in the Australian rural ..

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Computershare takes stake in INVeSHARE

Shareholder services provider Computershare has paid $US10 million ($A9.57 million) to buy a quarter stake in a US-based company. Computershare has bought a 25 per cent stake in INVeSHARE - which d..

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Australian stocks open lower

Australian stocks have opened weaker, with the big miners leading the broader market lower after commodities prices, particularly gold, were hit hard in offshore trading. The price of gold reached ..

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Turnbull looks forward to Telstra deal

The federal opposition has rejected suggestions that Telstra has it over a barrel because it needs the telco's copper wires for its alternative national broadband network. The coalition released it..

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US stocks slip after two record days

US stocks have closed lower after two record-setting days, with sentiment dulled by poor US retail sales figures for March and more prospects of slow economic growth around the world. The Dow Jones..

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Stocks to watch at close on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Friday: ANZ - ANZ - up two cents at $28.71 ANZ has left its variable interest rates on hold for April following its monthly review. ..

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ANZ leaves rates on hold

ANZ has left its variable interest rates on hold for April following its monthly review. The bank said on Friday that its Australian retail mortgages would remain at 6.40 per cent. Variable inte..

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Airlines cut ticket prices in April

Australia's domestic airlines cut the price of their cheapest economy tickets in April.Discount ticket prices for domestic travel fell by as much as 20 per cent compared with March, according to the B..

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Santos chairman steps down

Australian banker Ken Borda is to replace Peter Coates as chairman of oil and gas producer Santos. Mr Coates has taken a full-time executive job at the merged Glencore-Xstrata resources group and t..

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Australian stocks flat at noon

Australian stocks were flat at noon after giving up some of its early gains. Local stocks opened 0.2 per cent higher, as investors took their cues from fresh record highs on Wall Street and confirm..

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Shares in Calibre plunge 59 per cent

Shares in Calibre Group have plummeted nearly 60 per cent following a profit warning just one month after the engineering and asset management firm affirmed guidance for a higher profit. Calibre, w..

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US stocks surge to new record highs

US stocks have pushed to new record levels after the government's weekly report on jobless claims came in better than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 62.90 points, or 0.42 per cen..

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Woolies looking at global expansion

Australian grocery giant Woolworths is considering setting up shop overseas, but won't say where it's looking. Chief executive Grant O'Brien made the comments as the retailer posted a 2.5 per cent ..

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Stocks to watch at close on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Thursday: WOW - WOOLWORTHS - up 48 cents, or 1.42 per cent, at $34.37 WES - WESFARMERS - up 42 cents, or 1.05 per cent, at $40.54 ..

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