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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Monday: AIO - ASCIANO LTD - up one cent at $4.79 Asciano's Patrick ports business has applied to Fair Work Australia to commence concili..

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US stocks end week lower

US stocks took a roller-coaster ride in the week to Friday as Wall Street marked three years since hitting bottom in the middle of the Great Recession. The week, a bumpy one due to worries about th..

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ANZ keeps rates on hold

ANZ Banking Group has left its variable interest rates unchanged but has raised a raft of fixed-interest mortgage products, as it indicates funding pressures will continue to rise. After its monthl..

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Qantas, Malaysian deal off

Qantas has suffered a major setback as plans for its premium airline in Kuala Lumpur hit the skids following a breakdown in talks with Malaysian Airlines.The failure to strike a deal with Malaysian ha..

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ECB, BoE hold interest rates

The European Central Bank has left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low of one per cent, holding off on further measures to boost the shaky economy in the 17 countries that use the euro. ..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Friday: JHX - JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES SE - up 16 cents at $7.31 James Hardie says it has received an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) re..

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Court reduces Optus fine

The full bench of the Federal Court has upheld an earlier ruling that found some of Optus's advertisements on internet broadband packages misleading but reduced the fine the telco must pay. The fin..

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Stock market finishes higher

The Australian share market closed stronger after three consecutive days of losses on views that there is a reduced likelihood of a Greek debt default and solid US private sector job numbers. Inves..

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Peabody names Aussie boss

The world's biggest non-government coalminer Peabody Energy has announced a major restructure, including appointing a new head of its Australian operations. The US-based company announced that its ..

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Wall Street closes higher

US stocks rebounded on Wednesday after Tuesday's rout, with investors encouraged by US jobs data and signs that Greece was likely to make Thursday's deadline to seal a crucial debt write-off deal. ..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Thursday: AMC - AMCOR LTD - up 10 cents at $6.90 Packaging maker Amcor will expand its flexible packaging business with the $238 million..

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