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Boral appoints new chief executive

Australian building products maker Boral has appointed the 61-year-old head of US operations as its new chief executive. Mike Kane starts officially in the head role on October 1, replacing interim..

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Bonds close lower on ECB plan

Australian bond futures prices are weaker following a plan by the European Central Bank (ECB) to support its region's weaker economies. At 1630 AEST on Friday, the September 10-year bond futures co..

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$A may be headed below parity

The Australian dollar could head back below the $US1 mark within weeks as currency markets sour on the little battler. In recent years, Australians have become used to their currency, which 10 year..

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CCA completes Fiji beer buy

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has completed its $58 million takeover of the maker of Fiji Bitter, but says it will not take total control of the brewer. The bottling company on Friday said it now holds 89..

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Dow, S&P hit best levels since 2007

US stocks have surged to new multi-year highs, helped by positive economic data and the European Central Bank's (ECB) new plan to help ailing eurozone countries in the bond market. The S&P 500 ..

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Stocks to watch early on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, September 7 ANZ - AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LTD - up four cents at 24.21 CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA - up 17 c..

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Unemployment rate drops to 5.1%

Australia's unemployment rate fell to 5.1 per cent in August, official figures show. The July figure was 5.2 per cent. Total employment fell 8,800 to 11.498 million in August, according to the s..

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Brambles says it is in good shape

Pallets and containers supplier Brambles says it has entered the 2012/13 financial year in good shape despite uncertain economic conditions. "Brambles has entered the 2013 financial year in robust ..

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Hacking scandal hits News Corp bonuses

Rupert and James Murdoch have had part of their multi-million dollar cash bonuses withheld as a result of News Corp's UK phone hacking scandal. But the company's most senior executives were still p..

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