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Papandreou to step aside

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, a son and grandson of premiers, finally had to make way after an epic struggle for survival in the face of a crippling, humiliating debt crisis. After crunch..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange Monday, November 7 CKF - COLLINS FOOD LTD - up 0.5 cents at $1.205 KFC restaurant chain owner Collins Foods is hoping for a Shane Warne and crick..

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Bayer boost cash reserves

German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer says it has boosted its cash reserves five-fold to some 3.8 billion euros as insurance against any unexpected downturn in the economy. "We have avai..

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Aussie stocks close higher

The Australian share market ended the week on a high note after Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said plans to put a European financial rescue plan to a referendum may be abandoned. Global ma..

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G20 to boost IMF war chest

The world's biggest economies will agree to increase the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) resources to help tackle the European debt crisis, officials at the Group of 20 summit said Thursday.Countr..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange erly on Friday: ANZ - AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LTD - down 41 cents at $20.49 ANZ's weak revenue growth, particularly at its Asian ..

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The end of retirement?

Worried you might not have enough put aside for a comfortable retirement? Relax - you may never retire at all. As a new report finds that 78 per cent of Australians won't have enough superannuation..

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Boral shares slip on results

Building products maker Boral expects to repeat its second half performance in the first half of financial 2012 after a tough start to the year. Boral's second half net profit in financial 2011 was..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, November 3ANZ - AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LTD - down 46 cents at $20.90ANZ posts full year results on ThursdaySeparately: ANZ cuts it..

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Aussie stocks slump 1.1%

Australian shares posted a third consecutive trading day of losses as optimism evaporated about the eurozone debt deal after Greece's call for a referendum on the plan.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index c..

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