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Australian shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed higher, with a sharp late rise into the green after spending almost the entire session in negative territory. At the close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/A..

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Aussie shares up on US lead

The Australian share market is higher on positive leads from Wall Street. The local share market continues to take its lead from a positive US session overnight as the Reserve Bank of Australia's m..

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Rising house prices lift spirits

Australians are set to loosen the purse strings a little as rising house prices give consumer confidence a leg up. Consumer confidence remains broadly stable, despite taking a hit last week, ANZ ch..

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Wages and jobs the key for the RBA

Strip back all the talk about exchange rates, credit conditions and commodity prices and the Reserve Bank of Australia's stance on interest rates comes down to one thing: the labour market. It's a ..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, Oct 21: ARI - ARRIUM - up 0.5 cents, or 1.5 per cent, at 34 cents Arrium shipped a record amount of iron ore in the first quarter of ..

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Shares rise for fifth straight session

The share market has closed firmer for a fifth consecutive session as concerns about global economic growth appear to fade. Global markets bounced back from heavy falls on Friday, which proved the ..

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Aussie shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed almost one per cent higher, its fifth straight session in positive territory. At the close on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 47.7 points, or 0..

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Shares maintain strong early gains

The share market remains one per cent higher due to stronger commodity prices and positive leads from overseas markets. European markets and Wall Street posted strong gains on Friday, putting an en..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at the close on Friday: BHP - BHP BILLITON - up 7.00 cents, or 0.2 per cent, at $33.40 Mining giant BHP Billiton has caved in to shareholder dema..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US shares have surged after a strong rise in Europe's equity markets, with investor zeal returning following a sell-off earlier in the week. ..

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NSW topples WA as strongest economy

NSW has knocked off Western Australia as the country's strongest economy, as the glow of the mining investment boom continues to fade. It is the first time NSW has topped CommSec's quarterly State ..

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Aussie shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed higher, marking four straight sessions finishing in positive territory. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 16.8 points, or 0.32 pe..

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Bargain hunters lift market

The share market is higher as investors shrug off further falls on overseas markets and pounce on cheaper stocks. The market is around half a per cent higher, and on track to finish in the black fo..

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Smartphones cut into Google profit

The rise of smartphone use to access the internet, and slowing clicks on ads, cut into profits by Google in the third quarter. Shares in Google fell after the technology giant said that although ov..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, Oct 17: ANR - ANATARA LIFESCIENCES - down eight cents, or 16 per cent, at 42 cents A biotech firm that's using a pineapple root extrac..

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US stocks finish little changed

Wall Street has finished little changed after another rocky trading session, as the market weighed better US economic data against its fears over sluggish global growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Av..

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Aussie shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed higher, finishing in positive territory despite falls among the miners and a dip early in the session. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ..

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Shares weaken as Ebola stirs worries

The share market is more than one per cent weaker as investors worry about sluggish global growth and the Ebola crisis in west Africa. All sectors are suffering losses as Asian share markets follow..

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US dollar retreats on weak US data

The US dollar has retreated against other major currencies after weak US economic data suggested the Federal Reserve could wait longer before raising benchmark interest rates. US retail sales fell ..

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AOFM sells $7bn of new Apr 2037 bonds

The Australian government has sold $7 billion of a new line of April 21, 2037 Treasury bonds. The Australian Office of Financial Management said the bonds were priced at a yield to maturity of 3.94..

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