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OneSteel’s shares plunge

Shares in OneSteel plummeted to a 10-year low after a poor outlook for the only profitable part of its business - its iron ore mines - prompted it to revise down its entire earnings guidance.OneSteel ..

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Westpac profit jumps 10%

Westpac has flagged further possible job cuts after unveiling a record profit of almost $7 billion that eclipsed those of its rivals. Australia's second biggest lender posted a 10 per cent jump in ..

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Mirvac maintains guidance

Mirvac Group has reaffirmed its earnings forecast, saying it has a 97.8 per cent portfolio occupancy rate and had realised $127 million from its 2012 financial year asset sale program.In its 2012 firs..

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NAB rate cut less than peers

National Australia Bank (NAB) has cut its standard variable home loan interest rate by less than its peers and the central bank.NAB said it would cut its standard variable rate (SVR) by 20 basis point..

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Plain packaging delayed by five months

Labor's legislation on plain packaging of cigarettes is set to pass parliament next week, but tobacco products won't be sold in olive-brown packages until the end of 2012 - five months later than orig..

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Stocks to watch Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Wednesday: ANZ - AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LTD - down 53 cents, or 2.48 per cent, at $20.83 ANZ cuts its variable intere..

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Aussie stocks slump 1.5%

Australian stocks fell 1.5 per cent on Tuesday, as weakness among the nation's major miners dragged the broader market lower on weaker Chinese manufacturing data and concerns about Europe. There wa..

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Wesfarmers raises $500m

Wesfarmers has raised $500 million through the issue of fixed-rate medium-term notes. The Coles supermarket chain owner said the note issue continued its strategy of pre-funding its upcoming debt m..

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Manufacturing still declining

Australian manufacturing activity fell at a slower rate in October, as the sector continued to suffer from a high Australian dollar and cheap imports, a survey shows.The Australian Industry Group/Pric..

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US, European stocks slide

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks plunged Monday amid renewed worries about the eurozone debt crisis, which claimed its first major US casualty -- a key brokerage th..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday November 1ASX - ASX LTD - up 24 cents at $30.70The Australian Securities Exchange's 21-year monopoly on share trading is over after cheaper ..

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