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10 Feb 2012 - Aus shares sink 0.9% into red. ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) becomes the first of Australia’s Big Four banks to raise its home loan and small business rates following the RBA's decision to kept rates steady this week.
 

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10 Feb 2012 - ASX weaker on growth cut. Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) posts a record first half net profit of $659 million.
 
COMPANY NEWS
news itemJohn Holland wins $220M contract

John Holland, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) has been awarde ...

news itemTen board changes

Ten Network Holdings Limited (ASX:TEN) has elected Lachlan Murdoch as non-executive chairman, ...

news itemTransfield confirms FY guidance

Transfield Services Limited (ASX:TSE) has confirmed guidance for the 2012 financial year for n ...

news itemNewcrest record H1 profit
Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) has posted a record first half net profit of $659 million, a 50 pe ...
news itemFoxtel earnings hopes
Foxtel, half owned by Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS), with News Corp (ASX:NWS) and Consolidat ...
news itemFairfax paper sales fall

Fairfax Media Limited’s (ASX:FXJ) Sydney Morning Herald weekday sales have fallen almost ...

news itemTabcorp H1 profit down after demerger

Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX:TAH) has reported a lower net profit but a higher underlying pro ...

REAL ESTATE

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10 Feb 2012 - The Housing Industry Association says the Reserve Bank's decision to keep interest rates on hold could rattle confidence. But SQM Research Managing Director Louis Christopher says the decision to hold rates is good news.
 

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02 Feb 2012 - RP Data reports capital city house prices fell by 3.5 per cent last year and the Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows prices fell 4.8 per cent. Despite the discrepancy in the figures, one thing is certain, it was a tough quarter for residential property.
 
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07 Feb 2012 - Malcolm Turnbull slams the NBN Co as “a massively over-capitalised monopoly” and calls on a rigorous cost-benefit analysis. Mr Turnbull answers speculation he will challenge Liberal leadership and heralds the end of the mining tax under a Coalition government.
 

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31 Jan 2012 – Fairview Equity Partners executive director and portfolio manager, Michael Glenane, reveals which sectors he has his eye on; the relationship between private equity and small caps; and the key influencers of his fund’s performance last year.
 

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20 Jan 2012 – Westpac Banking Corporation’s (ASX:WBC) Global Head of Economics, Bill Evans, provides forecasts for Australian growth, interest rates and house prices and predicts a recession in Europe, stagnant US growth and China slowdown will spark stimulus policies.
 

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16 Jan 2012 – Central Petroleum Limited (ASX:CTP) MD, John Heugh details how the company has struck the first significant oil flow from an onshore discovery well for almost five decades in the Northern Territory, and explains plans for listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
 

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10 Jan 2012 – Phylogica Limited (ASX:PYC) CFO and VP Corporate Development Nick Woolf outlines its partnership with Janssen Biotech, a division of global giant Johnson & Johnson, and shares the company’s goals and guidance for 2012.
 
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS

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Carrick Gold's managing director John McKinstry explains how the company has been 'reborn' this year and shares how close it is to drilling new resources.
 

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Manas Resources' (ASX:MSR) managing director Stephen Ross delves into the detail of how and where the gold miner is operating and where it is headed.
 
US Finance News
02/09/12 A multi-billion dollar settlement was reached between the nation's largest banks and 49 states, following lengthy government investigations into mortgage-related practices.
02/09/12 At the end of a fairly light week for US economic data, consumer sentiment and trade deficit figures will be released. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will be speaking about housing at the National Association of Homebuilders International Builder
02/09/12 Groupon Inc., the largest daily-deal site, tumbled as much as 16% after reporting an unexpected, tax-related Q4 loss.
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STOCK WATCH

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08 Feb 2012 - Investment advisor Gary Glover takes a technical look at Dow Jones, S&P ASX 200, S&P ASX 200 Financials, US Dollar, Copper, Gold Comex, NCM, ORG, BXB, CPU.
 

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06 Feb 2012 - Investment advisor James Gerrish takes a technical look at Dow Jones, Nonfarm Payrolls (U.S. Jobs), Annual U.S. Money Supply Growth, U.S. Interest Rate, U.S. Government Bond, China Req. Deposit Reserve Ratio for Major Banks, China Monthly Money Supply, CRB Index, Italy Govt Bonds, Lynas Corporation Limited, Atlas Iron Limited.
 
RESOURCES CORNER

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06 Feb 2012 - Deloitte Access Economics reports the Australian investment pipeline has grown to more than $900 billion in the December quarter despite global uncertainty. Resources and mining companies dominating the headlines this past week include Lynas securing a temporary operating licence for its rare earths refinery in Malaysia and Arc Exploration’s Indonesian joint venture partner‘s licence is revoked.
 
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