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Australian market set to open lower

The Australian market looks set to open lower after a global sell-off over concern about a possible end to US stimulus measures and as data showed slumping business activity across the eurozone. At..

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US stocks fall on weak economic data

US stocks closed lower Thursday, hit by weak data on US manufacturing and a glum turn downward in the much-watched Markit purchasing managers index that suggested more recession in the eurozone.The Do..

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Aust shares close sharply lower

The Australian share market has closed sharply lower after its biggest one-day percentage loss for the past nine months. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 118.6 point..

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ASX optimistic on market surge

Share market operator ASX looks set for an improving second half of the 2012/13 financial year as investor confidence returns.Activity in the company's largest businesses has boomed since the beginnin..

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APN slumps to $456m full year loss

The week has gone from bad to worse for APN News and Media as the trans-Tasman publisher reported a massive full year loss amid further writedowns on its newspaper assets.Having already lost a chief e..

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Qantas reports big lift in net profit

Qantas' key domestic operations have suffered a steep drop in first half earnings as the battle for market share forces down airfares.However, an improved performance from Qantas international, and gr..

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Alumina full year loss widens

Alumina says it needs to drive through change in its pricing structure after its full year net loss blew out.The group's net loss for the 12 months to December 31 tripled to $US152.9 million ($A149.96..

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IAG lifts forecasts and dividend

Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has raised its performance targets for the full year after fewer natural disasters contributed to a sharp rise in its first half profit. However the owner of NRMA In..

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US stocks dive after Fed minutes

US stocks have piled up losses after Federal Reserve minutes showed divisions over asset purchases, with some officials suggesting to wind them down before the jobs market picks up.The Dow Jones Indus..

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Australian share market closes higher

The Australian market has closed at a fresh four-year high as gains by financial stocks offset falls by the big miners. At close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had lifted 16.8 poi..

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FMG says demand strong for decades

Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals has rejected suggestions that it is vulnerable because Chinese steel use is waning, saying that country's urbanisation had more than another 20 years to run.Fortescue's..

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Good growth expected for H1 2013

Australian economic growth should maintain its momentum in the first half of 2013, a private survey shows. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic..

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Dow, S&P 500 hit new post-crash highs

US stocks pushed higher on Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 to their best levels in more than five years. US markets kept alive a rally in Europe, where shares ..

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Seven West shares down after H1 loss

Seven West Media's newspaper and magazine businesses look set to endure more tough times, with few signs of any improvement in advertising markets.The Kerry Stokes-chaired Seven posted a net loss of $..

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Australian share market closes higher

The Australian share market has closed at its highest level in more than four years, with reporting season delivering mostly positive results. At the close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ..

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RBA playing wait and see on cash rate

The minutes of the central bank's February board meeting struck a positive tone about the local economy. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate at three per cent at its first meetin..

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Arrium flags steel job cuts

Steel and mining group Arrium has warned it will cut more jobs from its Australian steel division, after it pushed further into the red.Arrium on Tuesday posted a $447.2 million net loss in the six mo..

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Australian shares open lower

The Australian market has opened lower as investors remain cautious ahead of Italy's general election. At 1023 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 7.3 points, or 0.14 per c..

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