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Rio Tinto’s CFO to retire in 2013

Rio Tinto's chief financial officer and long-serving board member Guy Elliott will step down from his post at the end of 2013. Rio chairman Jan du Plessis said Mr Elliott, who joined the Anglo-Aust..

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Stocks to watch early on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Thursday, July 12: ASL - AUSDRILL LTD - down one cent at $3.35 Mining services firm Ausdrill has signed an agreement to buy earthmoving ..

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New home loans sink by 1.2% in May

The number of home loans approved in May fell 1.2 per cent to 46,120, official figures show. That was from an upwardly revised 46,702 in April. Economists' forecasts were for housing finance com..

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Stocks to watch early on Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, July 11 AWC - ALUMINA LTD - down five cents at 70.5 cents Australian company Alumina's joint venture partner Alcoa has kicked off t..

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Darrell Lea faces rocky road ahead

Darrell Lea has been put up for sale in the hope that Australia's famous chocolate maker and its 700 workers can be saved. Administrators took control of the 85-year-old, family-run company on Tues..

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IAG continues push into Asian market

Insurance Australia Group is working to make its $720 million investments in Asia profitable as it eyes a long-term presence in the rapidly growing region. Chief executive Mike Wilkins told investo..

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