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Job cuts to continue at Perpetual

Fund manager Perpetual will cut more jobs next year as it continues with a major restructure that contributed to a 57 per cent drop in its full year profit. The company on Thursday announced a $68 ..

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Newcrest resolves dispute in PNG

Operations have resumed at Newcrest's flagship gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) after a dispute with local land owners was resolved. Australia's biggest gold miner said normal operations had res..

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Beach Energy returns to profit

A cashed-up Beach Energy will spend $200 million this year to develop its Cooper Basin assets closer to production, after the company returned to profitability. The oil and gas producer and explore..

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GrainCorp to create mega oils business

Grains marketer and malt producer GrainCorp has acquired two food oils businesses for $472 million and will combine them to form GrainCorp Oils. GrainCorp said on Tuesday that it had agreed to acqu..

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Stocks to watch early on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange today. AGO - ATLAS IRON LTD - down five cents at $1.605 Atlas Iron expects the price of iron ore to increase over the next two months as China's ..

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