Business
Aussie jobs safe from Alcoa cuts
MORE than 1800 jobs at Alcoa's two Australian smelters are safe, despite the announcement of massive global job cuts.
Porsche takes over Volkswagen
GERMAN luxury sportscar maker Porsche has taken over Volkswagen after purchasing more than 50pc of VW shares.
Stronger sales 'could stall rate cuts'
A BOOST to retail sales in November could put further rate cuts in jeopardy, economists say.
Resources push shares higher
THE share market was higher at noon, as miners and banks gained following gains on Wall Street overnight.
Billionaire, tycoon take own lives
ONE of the world's richest men commits suicide after the financial crisis hits his business empire.
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Companies brace for the worst
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'Not happy Rudd'
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Online scammers ruining retailers
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What crisis? It's a buyers market
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Banks bad for business
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Bosses worst for workplace harassment
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Workers salary sacrifice to spend big
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| PNA | Panaust | 0.23 | +31.42% |
| KZL | Kagara Ltd | 0.79 | +24.6% |
| BLY | Boart Longyear | 0.29 | +22.91% |
| EQN | Equinox Minerals | 2.36 | +20.1% |
| TIM | Timbercorp | 0.17 | +17.85% |
| MMG | Macquarie Media Group | 0.93 | -14.29% |
| BNB | Babcock & Brown | 0.34 | -12.99% |
| MCC | Macarthur Coal Ltd | 3.19 | -10.65% |
| RIV | Riversdale Mining | 2.49 | -9.13% |
| NCM | Newcrest Mining | 29.55 | -6.49% |
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