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Exco eyes sale of QLD asset

Gold miner Exco Resources doesn't want to develop its Mt Colin copper and gold deposit in Queensland and may sell it. The miner earlier this year sold its prime asset, the Cloncurry copper project ..

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Sims plans share buyback

Metal recycler Sims Metal Management says it will take advantage of current market volatility and buy back up to 10 per cent of its own shares. Sims Metal says it will buy back a maximum of 10 perc..

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Takeover interest for CSG

Information technology company CSG Ltd has received new takeover interest following a $340 million takeover offer from an unnamed bidder last week.Shares in CSG were up 6.5 cents, or 6.16 per cent, at..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Friday:APA - APA GROUP - in trading halt after rising 3.5 cents to $4.085AGK - AGL ENERGY LTD - up 11 cents at $14.43AGL Energy and APA Group ..

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World mourns Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs saw the future and led the world to it.He moved technology from garages to pockets, took entertainment from discs to bytes and turned gadgets into extensions of the people who use them.Jobs..

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Webjet sales increase 25%

Online travel agency Webjet says the value of its ticket sales in the three months to September was up by 25 per cent on the same period last year.Webjet said its total transaction values (TTV) from J..

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British economy stands still

Britain's economy has slowed to a trickle in the second quarter and the country's last recession was much deeper than thought, official data shows, piling pressure on the government.British gross dome..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday:AAI - ALCOA INC - untraded at $10.50EPW - ERM POWER LTD - untraded at $1.355Gas-fired power supplier ERM Power has entered into a joint-ven..

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US, European stocks surge

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks surged for a second day on Wednesday on signs that Europe was preparing a plan to contain the Greek crisis and protect the region's..

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Retail sales rise in August

Retail spending rose 0.6 per cent in August, according to official figures.Retail trade rose in the month to a seasonally adjusted $20.813 billion, compared to an upwardly revised $20.679 billion in J..

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Services sector activity rises

Activity in the Australian services sector expanded in September for the second consecutive month, with some sub-sectors helped by the mining boom, a private survey shows.The Australian Industry Group..

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Coffey to raise $40 million

Engineering firm Coffey International says it will issue about $40 million in new shares to pay down debt.The company announced a fully underwritten capital raising on Wednesday to "substantially stre..

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