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Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Tuesday: NSW - NEWS CORPORATION - down 19 cents, or 0.56 per cent, at $33.79 NWSLV - NEWS CORPORATION NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK - down 10 cents, ...

Australian stocks have opened weaker, with declines among the banks and miners dragging the local market lower. Market players took their cues from a soft finish on Wall Street, where stocks eased back ...

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, May 21: GPT - GPT PROPERTY GROUP - up four cents at $4.16 LLC - LEND LEASE GROUP - up 13 cents at $10.60 Property owner GPT Group has sold its ...

* Crude stockpiles still high, seen falling, Reuters poll * U.S. Fed meeting minutes released on Wednesday * Coming up: API data on Tuesday, EIA data on Wednesday (Adds settlement prices.) By Jeanine Prezioso ...

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Transparency campaigners say governments need to step up and be more open about the income they receive from their resources industries. Mining ministers from Africa and across the Asia Pacific, aid groups, ...

A broad-based rally in nearly every sector pushed the share market higher today, with only healthcare stocks edging lower. The market jumped at the open after another record close for Wall Street overnight, ...

Australian stocks closed stronger, pushing above one per cent during the day but easing to around half a per cent higher by the finish. Investors initially took their cues from a positive finish on Wall ...

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Monday: GPT - GPT PROPERTY GROUP - up four cents at $4.16 LLC - LEND LEASE GROUP - up 13 cents at $10.60 Property owner GPT Group has sold its ...

US drugs company Actavis on Monday agreed to buy Irish peer Warner Chilcott for $8.5 billion (6.6 billion euros) including debt, in a bumper takeover that creates a key global player. "Actavis, Inc. ...

Irish no-frills airline Ryanair said Monday that annual profits rose slightly last year, aided by higher revenues, and hiked its traffic forecast for the current financial year. Earnings after taxation ...

US pharmaceutical company Actavis on Monday agreed to buy Irish rival Warner Chilcott for $8.5 billion (6.6 billion euros) in an all-stock takeover, creating a global giant focused on women's health, gastroenterology, ...

Australian stocks are firmer at noon, with the banks and miners leading the broader market higher. The local market opened the new trading week up about 0.75 per cent and extended gains through the morning, ...

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Monday: GPT - GPT PROPERTY GROUP - up 5.00 cents, or 1.21 per cent, at $4.17 LLC - LEND LEASE GROUP - up 22 cents, or 2.10 per cent, at $10.69 ...

Irish no-frills airline Ryanair raised net profit slightly in its last financial year but said on Monday that traffic was set to rise this year. Ryanair, based in Dublin, said that group profit after tax ...

Australian bond futures prices are lower as more good US economic data increases speculation that the US Federal Reserve is close to winding down its economic stimulus program. On Friday (US time), both ...

The Australian share market is higher as another Wall Street record buoys mining and banking stocks. IG market strategist Chris Weston says the strongest University of Michigan consumer sentiment reading ...

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday, May 20: VAH - VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD - up four cents at 42 cents Virgin Australia shares regained some ground after their 17.39 per cent ...

Japan's earnings season has drawn to a close with the sharply weaker yen helping inflate profits at some of the nation's top exporters, but, some commentators warn, the drop is not all good news. Sony ...

Dollar Posts Second 1.5% Weekly Rally in 17 Months, QE3 In Focus

Dollar Posts Biggest Surge in 18 Months on the Way to 3 Year Highs

* US gold futures down 1.6 pct, down 5 pct on week * Traders see more losses, could take market to 2010 level * Fed officials pressure for stimulus end, driving dollar up * Strong US consumer data, stock ...

The development of new oil reserves and a more aggressive exploration strategy will enable French oil group Total to meet its targets for boosting production of oil and gas, chief executive Christophe ...

The Australian share market closed higher on Thursday, with positive manufacturing data out of the US overnight and China during the day promoting positive investor sentiment.

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Friday: VAH - VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD - up four cents at 42 cents Virgin Australia shares regained some ground after their 17.39 per cent ...

Japan's premier said Friday he would slash red tape in a bid to boost corporate investment as he seeks to capitalise on the feel-good mood of a soaraway stock market and a plunging yen. Prime Minister ...

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Friday.

A major aid agency says Australia's resources companies are not being open enough about how they gain the consent of Indigenous land owners at their overseas mining projects. A study by Oxfam Australia ...

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, May 17: FMG - FORTESCUE METAL GROUP LTD - down 14 cents at $3.45 Iron ore hopeful Brockman Resources is seeking access to Fortescue Metal Group's ...

Japan's premier will Friday unveil the next stage of his plan to reboot the economy, reports said, as he seeks to capitalise on the feel-good mood of a soaraway stock market and a plunging yen. Prime Minister ...

* U.S. weekly jobless claims rise more than expected * Brent oil to drop to $102.50 - technicals * Coming up: CFTC, Baker Hughes rig data on Friday (Adds details, settlement prices.) By Jeanine Prezioso ...

* Philadelphia Fed data shows a drop in business activity * U.S. weekly jobless claims rise more than expected * Brent oil to drop to $102.50 - technicals (Adds details and New York dateline, updates prices) ...

US computer giant Dell said Thursday its quarterly profit plunged 79 percent from a year ago, as a shift away from PCs hammered the company's bottom line. The net profit for the first fiscal quarter slumped ...