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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Tuesday: AQA - AQUILA RESOURCES LTD - down four cents at $4.94 Aquila Resources has placed its shares in a trading halt pending an annou..

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Aquila, Vale resolve brawl

A legal brawl between mining giant Vale and Australia's Aquila Resources has been halted so they can start selling coal again. The miners' Isaac Plains Coal Mine had been subject to a stoush in whi..

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Aussie stocks close trade flat

The Australian stock market closed flat after offshore bourses failed to inspire investors with a strong lead. Key indices were in the green towards market close but finished lower after a sell-off..

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CFS plans share buyback

CFS Retail Property Trust has sold a 50 per cent stake in Myer's Brisbane shopping centre to a fellow property investment trust for $366 million. Property investor ISPT bough the half share in the ..

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Leighton Asia names boss

Leighton Holdings has appointed an internal candidate to head its largest international subsidiary. Ian Edwards will be managing director of Leighton Asia, India and Offshore, which employs more th..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Monday: AGK - AGL ENERGY LTD - up 24 cents at $14.83 AGL Energy has bought the right to develop the Silverton wind farm in the far west ..

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Gunns might raise $400m

Woodchipper Gunns Ltd may seek to raise about $400 million to cut debt and support the development of its $2.5 billion pulp mill project, in what one analyst describes as its "last throw of the dice"...

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QR cuts earnings forecasts

Private rail operator QR National, previously owned by the state government, has downgraded its forecasts for full year earnings, one day before the Queensland election. QR's shares fell sharply af..

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Aussie stocks close trade flat

The Australian share market managed to claw back most of its early losses to close flat after negative offshore leads and lower commodity prices overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was do..

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Coca-Cola buys Fiji Bitter

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) is back in the beer market after buying the maker of Fiji Bitter for $58 million. The bottling company will buy the 89.6 per cent shareholding of the Fiji brewing business he..

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Premier reports profit slide

Premier Investments is pinning its hopes on funky pyjamas and cute stationery to steer it through the tough times gripping the retail sector. The retailer's Peter Alexander pyjamas and Smiggle stat..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Friday: AZX - AUZEX RESOURCES LTD - up two cents at 28.5 cents Auzex Resources shareholders have approved the gold explorer's merger wit..

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Financials lift Aussie stocks

The Australian share market shrugged off negative offshore leads to finish higher, driven by strong performances among financial stocks. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index..

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Tabcorp raises $250 million

Wagering and gaming firm Tabcorp Holdings has raised $250 million from the bond market, part of which it will use to pay off debt. Tabcorp raised $200 million from institutional shareholders throug..

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Sigma pays out dividend

Drugs wholesaler and pharmacy support services provider Sigma Pharmaceuticals has returned to profitability after gaining market share, cutting costs and winding back discounts to chemists. Consequ..

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