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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - The Dow closed at a fresh record high as US stocks rallied, with investors shrugging off mixed earnings reports and uncertainty over the Russ..

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Dow hits new record as US stocks rally

The Dow has closed at a fresh record high as US stocks rallied, with investors shrugging off mixed earnings reports and uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine crisis.The Dow Jones Industrial Average adva..

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US stocks move higher

US stocks have moved higher, shrugging off mixed earnings reports and uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine crisis.At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 32.05 points (0.19 per cen..

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Aust share market trading lower

The Australian share market has closed lower, despite receiving a lift from the banks in afternoon trade. IG Market analyst Evan Lucas said a mixed performance in the United States had weighed on i..

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Stocks to watch at close on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Friday: ENV - ENVESTRA - up 20.5 cents, or 18.14 per cent, at $1.335 APA - APA GROUP - up seven cents, or 1.02 per cent, at $6.91 S..

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JB Hi-Fi to buy $27m of its own shares

Retailer JB Hi-Fi plans to buy back about $27 million of its shares to help strengthen its capital position. The company said it would buy up to 1.44 million shares from the market between May 26 a..

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Slack economy allows RBA to sit pat

If its latest monetary policy statement had been the answer to a multiple choice question on the outlook for interest rates, the Reserve Bank would simply have ticked "c) Don't know". What is clear..

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Commodities markets summary

A summary of trading in key commodities markets overseas: ENERGY World oil prices fell as traders booked profits from the previous day's rally on signs of strengthening crude demand in the Unite..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks were mixed but some selling pressure continued to dog the technology sector amid worries about overvaluations. The Dow Jones Ind..

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Aussie shares close higher

The share market has held on to its early gains to close three-quarters of a per cent higher. It opened stronger and stayed there on the back of better-than-expected local employment figures and an..

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Stocks to watch at close on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Friday:APN - APN NEWS & MEDIA - down five cents, or 7.4 per cent, at 63 centsThe weak advertising market is dragging APN's underlying earnin..

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$A strong on jobs and China trade data

The Australian dollar has rallied above 93.50 US cents following strong local jobs numbers and positive trade figures out of China.At 1220 AEST on Thursday, the local currency was trading at 93.60 US ..

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Stocks to watch at noon on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Thursday: ARI - ARRIUM - up 2.00 cents, or 1.78 per cent, at $1.145 Steel and mining group Arrium is to cut 120 jobs as part of a rest..

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Aurizon cuts up to 480 jobs in Qld

Queensland's premier has conceded job losses are a danger with asset sales as a privatised freight rail firm flags retrenching up to 480 workers.Aurizon has announced the downsizing of heavy maintenan..

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NAB waiting for business credit growth

Almost six years after the global financial crisis, National Australia Bank is still waiting for businesses to start spending and borrowing money again. NAB unveiled a record $3.15 billion cash pro..

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RBA to remain on hold after jobs data

The central bank is likely to leave interest rates on hold after the release of better-than-expected jobs figures, economists say. The unemployment rate was steady at 5.8 per cent in April, with th..

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Aussie shares finish lower

The Australian share market has followed the global trend and has finished lower, with mining stocks taking the biggest hit. A global risk-off sentiment has spread from the US to Asia and Australia..

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Stocks to watch at lunch

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Wednesday: AMC - AMCOR - down 8.5 cents, or 0.8 per cent, at $10.235 Packaging business Amcor has bought Indonesia's Bella Prima Packa..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks retreated as a sell-off in Twitter revived worries about the tech sector and disappointing earnings from insurer AIG hit financial ..

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Australian shares close higher

The share market is higher after a late rally boosted most sectors. Shares opened more than half a per cent higher, before the market lost most of those gains after the release of data showing a we..

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