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Aust bonds weaker in quiet trade

The Australian bond market is slightly weaker after US stocks gained ground during the overnight session. St George economist Janu Chan said there was very little to drive bond futures prices. "..

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Miners lead Aust share market lower

The Australian share market has closed lower as mining stocks were weakened by a fall in iron ore prices, and the market generally worried about falling prices on the Chinese property market.OptionsXp..

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Tabcorp tumbles amid race fee changes

An email from Racing Victoria and market analysts speculating about the future of race fields fees may have contributed to a sharp fall in Tabcorp shares in recent days. Racing Victoria is adopting..

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Caltex refining takes another hit

Caltex Australia continues to generate less money out of fuel refining, with margins in 2014 well below a year ago.Caltex's refining margin - the difference between the price of crude oil and its refi..

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Stocks to watch at lunch

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Monday: BKN - BRADKEN LTD - down 19 cents, or 4.85 per cent, at $3.73 Troubled heavy engineering group Bradken will shed 10 per cent o..

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Elders narrows half year loss to $10m

Agribusiness Elders has narrowed its half year loss to $10.2 million and expects continued improvement over the full year.Elders is starting to reap the benefits of extensive "non-core" asset sales, r..

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Aust bonds weaker after strong US data

Australian bond futures prices are lower after strong US housing data encouraged traders to move out of safe haven assets. The number of new home building permits issued in the US increased eight p..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks finished the week higher after a choppy day of trade as investors weighed some solid retail earnings reports with mixed economic da..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday, May 19: DLX - DULUXGROUP - down two cents, or 0.35 per cent, at $5.73 Paint and home renovation group DuluxGroup releases half year fi..

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Stocks to watch at lunch

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Friday: GFF - GOODMAN FIELDER - down 1.5 cents, or 2.2 per cent, to 65.75 cents One of Australia's largest food companies is the targe..

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Modest gain for Aussie shares

The share market is slightly higher after a mixed session for the heavyweight banking and resources sectors. Two of the big four banks barely moved, and an inconsistent day for the big miners offse..

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Mature age unemployment twice as long

The federal government's plan to create jobs for older Australian will have to overcome decades of entrenched habits.Bad habits.The government plans to introduce a $10,000 subsidy for employers who hi..

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Stocks to watch at close on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at the close on Thursday: GFF - GOODMAN FIELDER - down 0.25 cents, or 0.4 per cent, at 67.25 cents Shares of food company Goodman Fielder were ha..

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BHP flags sale of nickel assets

The future of BHP Billiton's involvement in nickel mining is unclear after it said it was in talks to sell the business. Only hours after chief executive Andrew Mackenzie told a US mining conferenc..

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