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Stocks to watch early on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday, August 13 ANZ - ANZ BANKING GROUP LTD - up two cents at $23.84 ANZ has left its variable interest rates on hold at 6.8 per cent after ..

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US stock market ends slightly higher

The market had a wishy-washy Friday, capping an equally directionless week.Stocks inched down for most of the day. Then, with 45 minutes of trading left, the Dow Jones Industrial Average turned positi..

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Stocks to watch early on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, August 10 AVJ - AV JENNINGS LTD - steady at 31 cents Residential developer AV Jennings says its short-term outlook for the property ma..

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Webjet full-year profit grows by 25%

Online travel agent Webjet posted a net profit increase of nearly 25 per cent to $13.6 million for 2012 as consumer enquiries to the site through mobile devices doubled. Rising fuel costs and a str..

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Newspapers force News Corp loss

Rupert Murdoch's struggling Australian newspapers have helped drag down News Corporation's performance enough to produce a fourth quarter loss of $US1.6 billion ($A1.52 billion). The result was hit..

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APA ups stakes in Hastings takeover

Takeover target Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF) says it will consider an increased offer from pipeline operator APA Group. Hastings, which invests in energy infrastructure, is the subject..

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Telstra adds $500m to network spend

Telstra will invest an extra $500 million in its mobile and the national broadband (NBN) transition networks over the next two years, the telco says. Telstra said the investment of $500 million of ..

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Qantas claims win against the union

Qantas can use as many contract staff as it likes after the industrial umpire ruled in the airline's favour in the long-running dispute with the Transport Workers Union (TWU). Fair Work Australia's..

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