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The recent run of warm autumn weather is about to send a chill through the nation's department stores.New figures show department store cash registers were ringing more often in April, with sales up 2..
Consumer confidence has picked up for the first time since the federal government began releasing details of spending cuts in its budget. Confidence rose 2.9 per cent in the week ending June 1, acc..
Copper prices rose as better than expected economic data from China suggested the world's largest importer of the industrial metal may be seeing its economy stabilise after a rocky start to the year. ..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, June 3: ASL - AUSDRILL - down 11 cents, or 11.28 per cent, at 86.5 cents Mining contractor Ausdrill has again downgraded its full yea..
It looks like the Reserve Bank of Australia's "period of interest rate stability" will come to an end with a rate rise late this year or early next year.A resurgent Chinese economy is expected to boos..
The Australian economy is set to get a serious boost from mining exports this year but there are signs that other parts of the economy are picking up too. The strong influence of exports in Austral..
Westfield Retail Trust (WRT) investors will have the chance to change their mind on a proposed controversial merger with the Australasian business of Westfield Group. The planned merger hit a brick..
Rising inflation and a pick-up in non-mining activity shows a rate hike could be on the cards in early 2015. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge rose by 0.3 per cent in Ma..
The housing construction sector has hit a soft patch but a bounce back could be on the cards for later this year.Building approvals fell for the third consecutive month in April, weighed down by anoth..
Fresh merger and acquisition activity helped lift US stocks higher in a holiday-shortened week that was otherwise light on trading catalysts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 110.90 points..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday, June 2: DJS - DAVID JONES - up six cents, or 1.51 per cent, to $4.04 Billionaire Premier Investments chairman Solomon Lew has taken a ..
The Dow and S&P 500 have closed at new records following fresh merger and acquisition activity, even as the Nasdaq Composite Index dipped slightly.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 18.43 (0.11 p..
US stocks have opened lower following reports showing weak consumer spending and results for leading retailers. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 48.80 (0.29 per cent) ..
The Australian share market has closed lower as falling iron prices weighed upon the resources sector. "A lot of the mining stocks and mining infrastructure stocks are getting hit pretty hard," IG ..
Whether you're think the glass is half full or half empty, there's something just for you in the latest survey of private business capital spending. The survey from the Australian Bureau of Statist..
Apple says it is buying Beats Music and Beats Electronics in a much-hyped deal worth $US3 billion ($A3.25 billion). The move is expected to help the US tech giant, a pioneer in digital music with i..
New home sales continue to soar, serving as a key support for Australia's economic growth. Sales were up 2.9 per cent in April, figures released by the Housing Industry Association on Thursday show..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, May 29: ALL - ARISTOCRAT LEISURE - up 17 cents, or 3.29 per cent, at $5.34 Poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure expects strong ann..
The Australian share market has closed in positive territory after touching a six year high in afternoon trade. The ASX200 hit 5540.8 points at 1420 AEST before retreating later in the day. Morg..
Iluka Resources was the second-best performer on the share market on Wednesday after giving shareholders an upbeat view of the long-depressed mineral sands market. Iluka expects total sales of its ..
A proposed split of shopping centre giant Westfield's Australasian and international assets into separate entities faces stiff opposition when securityholders vote on the matter. Westfield Group wa..
Housing affordability is the best it's been in over a decade thanks to low interest rates and easing home price rises. Affordability is at its most favourable level since March 2002, according to t..
Expectations for Australia's economic growth have slumped to a three-year low, weighed down by a tumble in consumer confidence following the federal budget.The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Leading Inde..
Stockland says its sweetened $2.5 billion takeover bid for fellow property developer Australand is final and as good as it will get. Australand's board did not rule out accepting the offer as it di..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, May 28: ALL - ARISTOCRAT LEISURE - up two cents, or 0.4 per cent, at $5.17 Aristocrat Leisure releases its half year results on Wed..
