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Woolworths Q3 sales up 2.5%

Woolworths has lifted its quarterly sales by 2.5 per cent to $14.4 billion despite challenging retail conditions.Its core Australian food and liquor operations, which includes the Woolworths supermark..

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Australian shares close weaker

The Australian share market has closed slightly weaker as investors sold off defensive and high yielding financial stocks after a couple of days of gains. CommSec market analyst Steve Daghlian desc..

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Adani offers more room for Aussie coal

India's Adani is confident of providing an extra 10 million tonnes a year of coal capacity for virtually no cost at Queensland's Abbott Point coal port to douse worries about infrastructure bottleneck..

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Stocks to watch at noon on Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Wednesday: BBG - BILLABONG - down 19 cents, or 26 per cent, to 54 cents Shares in troubled surfwear retailer Billabong have dived to r..

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Santos seeks NSW support for CSG

Energy company Santos believes it will win community support for coal seam gas in NSW with a plan to supply a quarter of the state's gas needs from new wells in the remote Pilliga state forest.Santos ..

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RBA fairly upbeat on Aust economy

The RBA is painting a positive outlook for Australia's economy, despite the end of the mining investment boom nearing and the high dollar weighing on growth. RBA assistant governor of economics Dr ..

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Australian shares close stronger

The Australian share market enjoyed a bumper day, closing almost one and a half per cent higher on positive overseas leads. Lower than expected inflation in China in March appears to have convinced..

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Rex applies to develop SA copper mine

Rex Minerals hopes to start work on developing what it says is Australia's largest unexploited copper project, from next year. The mining hopeful has asked the South Australian government for appro..

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Alumina shares jump on good news

Shares in Australia's Alumina have leapt up after its joint venture partner Alcoa signalled that the aluminium industry had turned around, with a jump in profit. The US aluminium giant Alcoa report..

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NBN able to work with both parties

The company charged with building the national broadband network will adjust to any changes the federal opposition makes to the project if it wins the September election. Opposition Leader Tony Abb..

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Stocks to watch at noon on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Tuesday: TEN - TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS - up one cent, or 3.4 per cent, at 30.5 cents Ten has posted a $243.3 million first half loss, its..

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Michael Hill sales rise

Michael Hill International, the jewellery chain that bears its founder's name, said sales in the first nine months of the year rose 8.8 per cent on revenue gains in its biggest markets of Australia an..

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Ten posts $243 million first half loss

Ten Network Holdings has posted a $243.3 million first half loss, its results dragged down by one-off redundancy, termination and impairment costs. The network's loss was hit by $304 million in cos..

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Australian stocks close higher

Australian stocks finished mildly higher as investors took their cues from Japan, amid renewed interest in local mining stocks. The Tokyo market surged by as much as 3.5 per cent during their tradi..

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Russell Caplan to chair Orica

Chemical firm Orica says former oil and gas head Russell Caplan has been elected company chairman to take over from Peter Duncan next year. Mr Caplan is a director of Aurizon, chairman of the Melbo..

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