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Kathmandu’s profit soars

Kathmandu Holdings has quadrupled annual profit as sales shot up through the year.The outdoor clothing retailer faced none of the previous year's cost of floating on the stock exchange.Net profit was ..

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Stocks to watch Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday:JHX - JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES SE - down 14 cents at $5.57The tax office has appealed to the High Court after the Full Federal Court found ..

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Aussie stocks end 1% lower

Australian shares fell more than one per cent ahead of scheduled talks between Greece, the IMF and EU, and a meeting of the US Federal Reserve.By the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index declined 41...

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S&P cuts Italy’s debt rating

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded Italy's credit rating by one notch, saying it sees weakening economic growth prospects for the nation and higher-than-expected levels of government debt..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, September 20)ALK - ALKANE RESOURCES LTD - down 13.5 cents at $1.67One of the world's largest undeveloped zirconium resources is a step clos..

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TPG subscriber growth to continue

TPG Telecom predicts it will continue to accumulate new subscribers in the face of economic uncertainty after the telecommunications provider's full year profit increased by 40 per cent.The group also..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Monday:BSL - BLUESCOPE STEEL LTD - up 3.5 cents, or 5.2 per cent, at 70.5 centsEmbattled Bluescope Steel has again hit back at criticism for p..

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US, European stocks rise

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks closed higher on Friday in their fifth straight day of gains, despite a meeting of euro zone finance ministers that scuttled hopes ..

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