And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was up, as were the Dax and Euro. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is up. And the Australian dollar is worth nearly one dollar two US this mor

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Expansion plans are on hold at Fortescue Metals Group as it feels the pain of the slump in commodity prices. Several hundred jobs will be lost as non-essential work is cut back. The company says it will defer some developments until iron ore prices r

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Let's go to finance news.An oil and gas company Woodside will take another year to decide on its controversial energy project off the northern WA coast.The WA and federal government have agreed to the extension which will also delay the controversial

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As you heard standard and pools has decided to downgrade the France top notch credit rating. From its television says the rating's agency were cut pairs triple A rating. Other EU nations set to be facing the same fate late today. The northern territo

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1. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been hearing the anger of Republicans over the attack on a US consulate in Libya. Clinton testified before Congress about the department's missteps leading up to the assault on the outpost in Benghazi.

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Australia is mourning the deaths of several mining executives, including billionaire tycoon Ken Talbot, in a plane crash in West Africa. The entire management board of Sundance Resources was wiped out in the accident, leaving the company in crisis. 澳

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The Australian Green Peace activist who spent almost three months in a Russian jail is finally home. Colin Russell was one of 30 people charged with hooliganism after a protest at an arctic oil rig in September. Mr. Russell says he has no regrets and

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Taliban Kills at Least 130 People at Pakistani School 塔利班袭击巴基斯坦学校至少130人遇难 At least 130 people are confirmed dead in Pakistan after Taliban militants raided an army-operated school. The raid happened Tuesday in the nort

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Chinese striker Qu Shengqing Chinese striker Qu Shengqing will play at the inagural Australian Super League. The 1999 Footballer of the Year, Qu Shengqing, will join Australian soccer club Adelaide in

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Talbot Group Holdings shows Queensland mining magnate Ken Talbot (top C) with management board members of Sundance Resources, killed in West Africa Plane Crash, 21 June 2010 Australia is mourning the deaths of several mining executives, including bil

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The Australian dollar has dropped to a six-year low in response to weak Chinese manufacturing data. The manufacturing survey showed activity in China crumbled to a 15-month low. The Australian dollar is sensitive to news out of China because (of) its

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Good morning everyone. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcome the proposal to reduce Sunday pay rates for workers in the retail and hospitality industries. A draft report from the Productivity Commission calls penalty rates in th

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Pacific Brands is selling its KingGee, Stubbies and Hard Yakka workwear brands to Wesfarmers for 180 million dollars. The effort to look at the company's performance comes against the backdrop of another big full-year loss. Pacific Brands lost a quar

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A resources expert is warning iron ore prices will continue to slide. The benchmark iron ore price has hit a five-year low overnight of 84 US dollars and 30 cents a ton. Quentin Grafton, a Professor of Economics at the Australian National University

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The Australian share market has closed at a six-month low after duties on Wall Street sparked a sharp sell-down. By the close, the All Ordinaries Index was down 1.2% or 66 points. The ASX 200 Index fell 1.3%. Stocks were low across the boards. Iron o

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The share market has ended the week on a positive note and bounced back from yesterday's losses: The All Ords finished 29 points higher, that's about 0.5%, and the ASX 200 added the same amount. Qantas shares finished the session more than 3.5% highe

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A new video of the man thought to be Australia's first suicide bomber has emerged on the internet. The man known as Abu Asma blew himself up at a Syrian army checkpoint in September. The video shows the terrorist group preparing the massive truck bom

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The European Central Bank has announced a new stimulus package to boost economic growth in the euro zone. ECB President Mario Draghi cut the banks main interest rate to 0% for the first time. The bank will also increase its increasingly bond-buying p

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The Australian share market is tracking heavy selling in European and the US overnight after the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve disappointed traders. The All Ords is down 1.8%. The ASX 200 Index down just a little more than that. Sl

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It's a flat day on the Australian share market. As fXXX energy shares all set gains in the mining sector. Right now, the ALL ORDS is maneging a gain of 3 points as is the ASX200 index. On Wall Street, sharp losses among house care stocks, all set gai

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