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Google boss defends British tax affairs
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Home loan wars heat up as Westpac cuts
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Westpac drops fixed rate
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Gates overtakes Slim on rich list
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GALLERY, VIDEO: Jaws drop at Myer Shellharbour launch
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2013/05/19 14:34
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Google boss Eric Schmidt defends low UK tax bill, ex-e...
GOOGLE'S executive chairman Eric Schmidt has defended the US internet giant's tax arrangements after claims it has unethically dodged paying vast amounts of British tax. Writing in Britain's Observer...
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2013/05/19 14:26
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US shale gas may become export rival to Australia
In the pipeline: The US could soon be exporting liquefied natural gas from Freeport, Texas. Photo: Bloomberg Fears that the US could become a gas export rival to Australia are firming, after the...
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2013/05/19 14:26
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Tiger Australia cuts its losses
Tiger Australia has continued to narrow its losses due to stronger returns from fares and is operating without restrictions from air-safety authorities. Two months before Virgin Australia is set to...
Read more at Brisbane Times, TheBull, Business Day, Sky News Australia, + 5 more articles
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2013/05/19 14:26
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Morgan Stanley sued over $5m super losses
Betting retirement savings on options is an 'act of insanity' said trader David Waterhouse. Photo: Bloomberg Investment bank Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is being sued after losing more than $5...
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2013/05/19 14:26
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Monopoly delivered on a platter
... this has been glossed over by our organs of propoganda.' Markets ought to be about competition. To quote historian Niall Ferguson, they should ensure the survival of the fittest, not the...
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2013/05/19 14:26
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It takes no brains to kick Treasury
Illustration: michaelmucci.com When it comes to forecasting the economy - and thereby the budget balance - the econocrats of the Reserve Bank and Treasury are on a hiding to nothing. When they get...
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2013/05/19 14:26
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How much more bull can world markets bear?
Illustration: Karl Hilzinger. It is getting virtually impossible to find an expert who believes global equity markets are a risky place to invest. As markets on all continents grind higher and...
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2013/05/19 14:26
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Fortescue told to re-price Pilbara rail
Under the existing structure, Fortescue's railway is broken up into three sections for pricing purposes. Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group has been told to change the way it charges for access...
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2013/05/19 14:26
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Auction clearance level best in three years
Sydney's property market had a boom-time auction clearance rate of 79 per cent at the weekend as buyers shrugged off any concerns about the economy, employment or the election. Low interest rates and...
Read more at Brisbane Times
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2013/05/19 14:17
2013/05/19 14:17
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Daily Telegraph Galaxy poll reveals most trust Joe Hoc...
AUSTRALIANS have declared Wayne Swan a dud treasurer with almost twice as many people trusting his Coalition counterpart Joe Hockey to deliver a budget surplus. Even Labor voters appear to have lost...
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2013/05/19 14:17
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Holden's signs similar to Mitsubishi when it closed Ad...
HOLDEN is in danger of shutting its manufacturing operations and could bring the rest of the car industry down with it. LABOR MP SEEKS TARIFFS TO SAVE HOLDEN JOBS "I'm very concerned about the...
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2013/05/19 13:34
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SA Water executives cash in on plastic with flowers, r...
SA WATER executives spent more than $365,000 in 12 months on credit card expenses including flowers, high-end restaurants and gifts of liquor, jewellery and chocolates. The spending details have only...
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2013/05/19 13:10
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diary: financial events for the week ahead
Sydney - Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator for April Sydney - Leighton Holdings annual general meeting Sydney - Mining for Development Conference 2013 (day 1 of 2) Perth - Austmine 2013...
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2013/05/19 13:04
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BankSA cuts its fixed term mortage interest rates
HOMEOWNERS will be the winners after BankSA ignited a discount war on fixed rate mortgages, which are already at all time low levels. The lender has slashed its one, three, four and five-year fixed...
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Home loan wars heat up as Westpac cuts
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Home loan wars heat up as Westpac cuts
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Home loan wars heat up as Westpac cuts
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Home loan wars heat up as Westpac cuts
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Home loan wars heat up as Westpac cuts
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2013/05/19 12:28
2013/05/19 12:28
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Stronger sales data points to recovery
BUSINESS sales are showing continued signs of strength, with consumer confidence believed to have "turned a corner", a new survey reveals. The latest Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI)...
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2013/05/19 12:10
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movers and shakers for the week
A round-up of some of the key stock movements on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in the trading week to Friday, May 17, 2013: AZJ - AURIZON HOLDINGS LTD - up 26 cents at $4.53 Aurizon's move to...
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2013/05/19 11:12
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gates overtakes slim on rich list
Bill Gates has regained the title of the world's richest person, a position he lost in 2007 to Mexico's Carlos Slim due to fluctuations in the Microsoft mogul's stock market investments, according to...
Read more at TheBull, Sky News Australia, BigPond News, News.com.au, + 3 more articles
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2013/05/19 09:23
2013/05/19 09:23
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Foxtel celebrates EOFYS again
Foxtel celebrates EOFYS again Foxtel has launched an campaign to promote its annual push for new subscribers as the end of financial year looms. ad The “Christmas in June” panto themed ad once again...
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2013/05/19 08:17
2013/05/19 08:17
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greek economy recovering but few jobs
Greece's international lenders say the country's six-year recession is still likely to end in 2014, but unemployment will remain above 20 per cent for another three years. The European Commission's...
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2013/05/19 08:17
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aust market tipped to open higher
The Australian market is expected to start strongly this week after Wall Street reached record highs. AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver says he expects the Australian market to bounce higher...
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2013/05/19 08:17
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westpac drops fixed rate
Westpac has dropped its one year fixed home loan rate for new customers to 4.79 per cent. Customers applying for new loans at Westpac will be able to fix mortgages over $150,000 for one year through...
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2013/05/19 08:06
2013/05/19 08:06
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Top Spain banker bailed in crisis probe
Top Spain banker bailed in crisis probeUpdated: 09:12, Saturday May 18, 2013 The former head of Spanish bank Caja Madrid has become the first top banker to spend time in jail over alleged...
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Spanish judges hold former Caja Madrid chief in jail
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2013/05/19 08:06
2013/05/19 08:06
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Oil rallies as US consumer sentiment up
Oil rallies as US consumer sentiment upUpdated: 09:12, Saturday May 18, 2013 World oil prices have risen for the third day in a row after a better-than-expected reading on US consumer confidence...
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Oil rises, despite firm dollar @ Sun May 19 2013
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Oil rallies as US consumer sentiment up
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2013/05/19 08:06
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Euro stocks rebound on bargain hunting
Euro stocks rebound on bargain huntingUpdated: 05:05, Saturday May 18, 2013 Europe's main stock markets have rebounded, with Paris jumping above 4,000 points for the first time since July 2011 as...
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2013/05/19 08:06
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Strong data pushes US stocks higher
Strong data pushes US stocks higherUpdated: 09:12, Saturday May 18, 2013 US stocks have resumed their upward push with both the Dow and SP 500 closing at new all-time highs following favourable US...
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2013/05/19 07:46
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When the numbers don't add up, Swan is surplus to requ...
They say every political career ends in failure. But some more than others. All the evidence suggests Wayne Swan's sixth budget, released last Tuesday, will be his last. In recent years the Treasurer...
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2013/05/19 07:15
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GALLERY, VIDEO: Jennifer Hawkins launches Myer
You could feel the excitement in the air at the opening of the Myer store at Stockland Shellharbour today - and most of the buzz was due to the presence of special guest Jennifer Hawkins. The Myer...
Read more at Illawarra Mercury, Illawarra Mercury
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2013/05/19 05:16
2013/05/19 05:16
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'I'm not going quietly': TAFE chief
The chief executive of Holmesglen TAFE has accused the state government of doing more damage to the training sector than any of its predecessors during his 31 years in the job. Bruce Mackenzie has...
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2013/05/19 05:05
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Feds call for East West Link business case
IF the Victorian government wants federal funding for the East West Link road, it needs to deliver its business case, the federal government says. Premier Denis Napthine says the Bolte Bridge crash,...
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