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Oz Minerals shares rally on better 2014

Oz Minerals shares have rallied more than 15 per cent as the company forecast a boost in copper and gold production after a disappointing 2013. Australia's third largest copper producer also flagge..

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Australian shares open higher

Australian shares have bounced back from Tuesday's losses, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street. The market is more than three-quarters of a per cent higher, which partly offsets the previous..

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Newcrest extends loans by $US200m

Australia's largest gold miner Newcrest has extended its debt facility by more than $200 million as it faces a class action from shareholders over its massive financial writedown. Newcrest Mining s..

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Australian share market closes lower

The Australian share market closed more than one per cent lower after a top US central bank official raised the prospect of ongoing reductions in the US's economic stimulus program. Federal Reserve..

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Australian shares open lower

Australian stocks have opened in the red following a selloff on Wall Street overnight. The local market is around half a per cent lower, which is better than futures markets had anticipated followi..

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GPT will not increase offer for CPA

Property group GPT Group will not increase its offer for the Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA) nor extend the offer period. GPT's offer of 0.141 GPT securities and 75.32 cents in cash for eac..

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Forge shares punished again

Forge Group's shareholders have been punished after the company announced another profit writedown, bringing the total in less than two months to up to $155 million. The latest problems for the Per..

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Australian market set to open lower

The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of Wall Street which has fallen more than three-quarters of a per cent. At 0645 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures..

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Australian share market closes lower

The Australian share market has closed lower following the release of disappointing US jobs figures. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said it was the sixth session in seven trading sessions t..

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Theiss wins $135m iron ore contract

Leighton subsidiary Thiess has won a $135 million contract from Western Desert Resources to lead the mining operations at the Roper Bar iron ore mine in the Northern Territory. The contract starts ..

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Stocks to watch at noon on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Monday: AIO - ASCIANO - up 1.5 cents, or 0.27 per cent, at $5.635 WHC - WHITEHAVEN COAL - down 4.00 cents, or 2.16 per cent, at $1.815..

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Telstra offloads Sensis for $450m

Telstra has sold off its shrinking directories business Sensis as it builds up a multi-billion-dollar stockpile of cash to fund investment and, possibly, higher returns for shareholders. The telco ..

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Australian market set to open flat

The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed mostly higher following a surprisingly weak US jobs report. At 0645 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contrac..

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US stocks open higher

US stocks have opened higher after the much-watched December US employment report showed the economy added less than half the expected number of jobs. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industr..

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