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Fitch upgrades Greece to B-

The Fitch ratings agency has upgraded Greece to B- from "restricted default" after the country carried out the biggest debt writedown in history in a bond swap with private creditors. Fitch said on..

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Aussie stocks finish higher

Australian shares finished stronger as investors shrugged off a mixed US lead and lower prices for some commodities overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 50.9 points, or 1.21 per cen..

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CUA’s interim profit slides

Credit Union Australia (CUA) is confident it can attract more customers and boost revenues despite a slump in first half profit. Australia's biggest credit union on Tuesday reported an unaudited ne..

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Fitch downgrades Macquarie

Macquarie Group is the latest Australian banking firm to suffer a ratings downgrade by Fitch as the reviews most of the world's major financial institutions. Macquarie said the one notch downgrade ..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Tuesday: COK - COCKATOO COAL LTD - up 4.5 cents at 41 cents A South Korean firm plans to increase its stake in Australian coal miner Coc..

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Greece completes debt swap

Greece has implemented the biggest debt writedown in history, swapping the bulk of its privately held bonds with new ones worth less than half their original value. Although the exchange will keep ..

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Stocks drift to weaker close

The Australian sharemarket drifted to a marginally weaker close amid lower trading volumes because of a public holiday in Victoria. Investors sat on their hands ahead of a raft of US economic data ..

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Paladin to drill in Canada

Paladin Energy can now start exploring its Canadian assets, after a three-year moratorium on uranium mining was lifted by indigenous landowners. The Africa-focused uranium miner on Monday said the ..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Monday: AIO - ASCIANO LTD - up one cent at $4.79 Asciano's Patrick ports business has applied to Fair Work Australia to commence concili..

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US stocks end week lower

US stocks took a roller-coaster ride in the week to Friday as Wall Street marked three years since hitting bottom in the middle of the Great Recession. The week, a bumpy one due to worries about th..

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ANZ keeps rates on hold

ANZ Banking Group has left its variable interest rates unchanged but has raised a raft of fixed-interest mortgage products, as it indicates funding pressures will continue to rise. After its monthl..

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Qantas, Malaysian deal off

Qantas has suffered a major setback as plans for its premium airline in Kuala Lumpur hit the skids following a breakdown in talks with Malaysian Airlines.The failure to strike a deal with Malaysian ha..

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