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Dexus names its new CEO

Property Council of Australia president Darren Steinberg will take the top job at Dexus Property Group when chief executive Victor Hoog Antink retires in March. Mr Steinberg will begin in his new r..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday: BBG - BILLABONG INTERNATIONAL LTD - down 11 cents, or 3.02 per cent, at $3.53 Surfwear maker and seller Billabong says it doesn't know..

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US, European stocks mixed

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks closed lower in light trading on Friday, ending the worst week for the Dow Jones industrial average since late September. Major ..

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Aussie shares close lower

Australian shares closed weaker for the sixth straight day and at a seven-week low, following losses on European markets as investors grew impatient with a lack of action from Germany on the region's ..

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Telstra changes on track

Telstra Corporation chief customer officer Gordon Ballantyne says the telco's plan to lift service standards and improve its standing among customers is on track. Mr Ballantyne said on Friday Telst..

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Economic data preview

A preview of next week's Australian economic data, November 28 to December 2: ***** HOUSING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (HIA) NEW HOME SALES Due: Tuesday Period: October Market forecast: No ma..

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Sundance enters trading halt

Sundance Resources has requested its shares be placed in a trading halt pending an update on the proposed take-over by Hanlong Mining Group. The company said, in a letter to the Australian Securiti..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchangeon Friday: BSL - BLUESCOPE STEEL LTD - down 12.7 cents, or 24.5 per cent, to 39 cents Struggling steelmaker BlueScope Steel has raised $338 millio..

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Aussie stocks close lower

The Australian sharemarket has closed weaker for the fifth consecutive day at a seven-week low with investors staying away or moving their money to safer assets. At the close on Thursday, the bench..

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Westpac splits into two

Westpac has overhauled its management structure and hired a potential chief executive successor as it pushes to be the country's leading financial company. The country's second largest lender behin..

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Murchison assets dwindling

Murchison Metals will be left with just a few exploration tenements and little funds if it pays shareholders with cash received from the sale of key assets to Mitsubishi. Murchison accepted $325 mi..

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David Jones tips profit drop

David Jones shares slumped to an eight-week low after the retailer reported that first quarter sales fell more than 10 per cent and confirmed expectations of a hefty drop in first half profit. Whil..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday: AVM - ANVIL MINING LTD - down eight cents, or 1.1 per cent, at $7.15 Minmetals' $C1.3 billion ($A1.28 billion) takeover bid for Demo..

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