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Australian stocks build on early gains

The Australian market has built on early gains with all sectors in the black, mainly due to a positive earnings season. CMC Markets chief analyst Michael McCarthy said Australian market's solid ris..

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Modest profit increase for car dealer

Australia's largest car and truck retailer has managed a small rise in half year profit, as changes in its road transport operations weighed on earnings. Automotive Holdings Group owns more than 15..

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Newcrest banks on strong cash position

Newcrest Mining expects to be in a sustainable cash position by the end of the financial year as it keeps a lid on costs and pays down debt. Australia's largest gold miner recently improved its cas..

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US stocks rise

US stocks have ended higher, shrugging off some disappointing retail sales and jobless claims data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 63.65 points (0.40 per cent) to 16,027.59 on Thursday. T..

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Australian share market edges lower

The Australian share market's run of gains has ended, due to mixed reactions to corporate profit reports. Shares had posted five straight days of gains, but the market closed marginally lower on Th..

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Dairy bidding war comes to end

Canadian dairy giant Saputo has fallen short of taking full ownership of Victoria's Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory. Beverage and food group Lion has refused to sell its 10 per cent stake, an..

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Aussie stocks give up early gains

Australian stocks gave up early gains in share prices after the unemployment rate hit its highest level in more than a decade. News that the jobless rate was 6.0 per cent sent the ASX200 falling fr..

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At least 1300 Forge employees sacked

At least 1300 Forge Group employees have been sacked without pay after the engineering company's clients cancelled their contracts. Forge is on the verge of being delisted from the Australian share..

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Telstra 10% profit rise lifts dividend

Telstra has increased its dividend for the first time in eight years as it gains almost 740,000 new mobile customers and lifts its half yearly profit by nearly 10 per cent. Telstra made a net profi..

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Transurban looks for major stake in QML

Toll road operator Transurban says it will take a substantial stake if it and its consortium partners bid for Queensland Motorways Ltd (QML). "Clearly, for us to be involved it would have to a very..

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Unemployment rate hits 10 year high

Economists expect little improvement in the jobs market in the months ahead, after the unemployment rate hit six per cent for the first time in over 10 years. Australia's jobless rate for January r..

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China trade surplus rebounds in January

China's trade surplus surged in January, according to data Wednesday that showed exports strengthening in a potentially brighter note for the world's second-biggest economy after a disappointing perfo..

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Property owner Dexus lifts profit

Dexus Property Group has managed to lift its half year profit while moving to acquire Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA). Dexus, the owner of $7.4 billion in office and industrial properties, ..

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Stockland boss says houses are cheap

The head of property developer Stockland says there is no housing price bubble and Australia remains a cheap place to achieve the dream of home ownership. Despite first home buyers being outnumbere..

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CSL says new drug has great potential

Blood products and vaccines maker CSL says a treatment that it is developing to stop recurring heart attacks has the potential to transform its business. Chief executive Paul Perreault says data co..

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Primary boosts dividend by 38 per cent

Pathology and medical centres operator Primary Health Care has boosted its half-year dividend by 38 per cent after lifting profits 8.6 per cent to $75.5 million. The company made more money from it..

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CBA says strong banks bolster economy

Commonwealth Bank chief Ian Narev has defended his bank's record $4.27 billion half year profit, saying strong banks lead to a strong economy. The result puts the country's largest bank on track to..

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US stocks soar

US stocks have jumped more than one per cent after new US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen confirmed she would continue existing Fed monetary policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leaped 192.9..

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Mixed trading conditions for Macquarie

Macquarie Group says its market exposed businesses have experienced mixed trading conditions in recent months, sending its share price lower. But the investment bank still expects to achieve profit..

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