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Australian share market closes lower

The Australian share market has closed 0.7 per cent lower, with concerns about global economic growth pulling down resources stocks. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the local bourse h..

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AGL cuts profit forecast

The nation's second-largest energy retailer AGL Energy has blamed intense competition and weak demand for a reduction in expected profit. AGL Energy said on Thursday it expected full year net profi..

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Building sector remains at low ebb

Looking through the volatility in the data, the picture of a building sector at a low ebb even after a series of interest rate cuts is clear. The number of approvals to build new homes fell by 5.5 ..

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VHA improving but will still make loss

Struggling telco Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) is improving its performance but will still report a loss in 2013, says part-owner Hutchison Telecommunications Australia (HTA).HTA and Vodafone eac..

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GrainCorp due diligence complete

US-based suitor Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has completed the due diligence process for its proposed $3 billion-plus takeover of Australian grains marketer GrainCorp.ADM was now "required to make a t..

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Australian stocks close lower

The Australian stock market has closed lower, with weakness among the major miners helping snap a two-day rally. Weaker commodities prices in offshore trade, as well as some disappointing Chinese m..

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Qantas pulls back capacity in March

Qantas has pulled back the number of seats in the domestic market for a second consecutive month. The Flying Kangaroo reduced domestic capacity by 0.4 per cent in March and reported a drop in load ..

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Virgin pushes back Tiger deal deadline

Virgin Australia has pushed back the completion of its takeover of Tiger Airways Australia until July.Virgin said it had extended the date to conclude the 60 per cent purchase of Tiger Australia from ..

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Telstra maintains earnings guidance

Australia's biggest telco, Telstra, has maintained its full-year earnings guidance and is aiming to lift dividends over time.Telstra said on Wednesday that it expects to pay fully franked dividends to..

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More share market activity lifts ASX

Greater activity on the share market in the March quarter has helped lift the profit of stock exchange operator ASX Ltd by nearly two per cent in the first nine months of the financial year.In an earn..

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US stocks rise on upbeat data

US stocks have risen amid solid data on housing and consumer confidence and as reports of a $US17 billion ($A16.51 billion) Apple bond sale cheered investors.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 21.0..

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