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Newcrest delivers some good news

Embattled Newcrest Mining has given its investors some much-needed good news by beating its own expectations on quarterly gold production and costs.However the positive numbers were offset by the news..

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Australian shares edge higher

The share market recovered from opening losses to close slightly higher on cautious optimism US politicians will agree on a temporary deal to raise its debt ceiling. IG market strategist Stan Shamu..

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Times get tough for Iluka again

The economic green shoots that boosted Iluka Resources' hopes of a recovering mineral sands market earlier this year have shrivelled. The miner's sales revenue of $147 million in the three months t..

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Fitch puts US debt rating on watch

Rating agency Fitch has put the United States on warning for a downgrade after Congress failed to reach a deal on raising the country's debt ceiling. Fitch on Tuesday placed the United States's top..

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Australian shares slightly higher

The Australian sharemarket is slightly higher, as strong demand for resources stocks offsets concerns about the US debt ceiling debate. Invast chief market analyst Peter Esho said a positive produc..

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Loans to help people out of poverty

With five children to feed on a wage of 63 cents a day, Yumina and her family struggled to survive in their small village in West Timor. A small loan worth about $A460 changed their lives. "I de..

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Personal finance fell 2.6% in August

Personal finance loans were down 2.6 per cent in August. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Tuesday said personal finance commitments, seasonally-adjusted, fell to $7.763 billion in Augus..

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Caltex to sell bitumen business

Fuel supplier and retailer Caltex will sell its Sydney bitumen business to Puma Energy, a subsidiary of Dutch commodities trader Trafigura Beheer BV. Caltex supplies bitumen, which is a by-product ..

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RBA says rate cut still a possibility

The Reserve Bank of Australia is holding fire on interest rates, but says another cut is possible.Most forecasters, including economists from all four of Australia's major banks, are now saying that a..

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Telstra defends CEO’s pay packet

Telstra has defended chief executive David Thodey's $8.8 million pay packet after a shareholder questioned whether the telco's performance justified such a salary.At the telco's annual general meeting..

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Tabcorp’s first quarter revenue grows

Gaming firm Tabcorp's revenue grew by three per cent in the first quarter of the financial year, despite what it describes as tough trading conditions.Revenue in the three months to September 30 was $..

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US stocks close higher

US stocks reversed losses and finished higher amid encouraging signs from the White House and Congress that a deal is in reach on the budget and debt ceiling. At the close on Monday, the Dow Jones ..

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Australian share market closes lower

Investor nervousness has weighed on the local market as the deadline approaches to resolve the US political deadlock over the debt ceiling. US politicians have until Friday (Australian time) to rea..

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Bluescope to buy an Arrium business

BlueScope Steel will buy Arrium's OneSteel sheet and coil business for around $23 million. The steel manufacturer said the agreement included processing and distribution businesses in Sydney, Brisb..

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