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Thais snap up sugar mill shares
WITH just a week to go before the deadline on Mitr Phol's takeover of MSF Sugar, the Thai company has acquired 35% of shares.
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Palmer sues QR National for $8b
CLIVE Palmer's China First Pty Ltd is launching an $8 billion lawsuit against QR National for competing with its plans to build a 500km rail link to carry coal.
Heritage mortgages go nationwide
HERITAGE Bank will expand its mortgage broker network to offer home loans in every state and territory in Australia.
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Dick Smith stores under a cloud
THE future of three Toowoomba Dick Smith stores are under a cloud after Woolworths Limited announced plans to sell off the iconic Australian brand.
Employees see red over wages
THE management of Childers tomato giant SP Exports is continuing to go to ground as more workers have spoken up about pay problems with the farm.
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Depositors fret about guarantee
FROM 1 February, the Federal Government Bank Deposit Guarantee will be reduced from $1 million to $250,000 - a move that has depositors on edge.
Statford lied for 25 years
ALLEN Stanford was lying to employees and cheating investors as far back as 1987, a court was told yesterday.
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Signs good for rates cut
FAVOURABLE inflation figures and growing confidence that the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates have sparked a rise in the sharemarket.
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Inflation stays steady, beer rises
INFLATION has stayed steady since last quarter, with rent, beer and petrol among the strongest pressures on the cost of living.
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IMF warns Australia's big banks
THE IMF has called on Australia's biggest banks to bolster their levels of capital even further following a stress test of the banking system late in 2011.
Opinion
Re-energise your resolutions
WE ARE now more than halfway through January – how are your New Year’s Resolutions going?
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Déjà vu for technology investors
OLDER investors could be forgiven for having a sense of de ja vu on hearing the news that Facebook is expected to float at $100billion, writes Julian Knight.
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