Dollar surges on iron ore leap
THE Australian dollar has surged to an eight-month high on the back of a “spectacular” jump in iron ore prices.
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THE Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed session on Wall Street overnight.
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EUROPEAN Union leaders have not been able to agree to an ambitious plan put forward by Turkey to stop migrants flooding into Europe.
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View ArticleNew twist in cattle empire sale
AN AUSSIE company has emerged as part of a joint bid for the $370 million Kidman cattle empire, Australia’s largest beef producer.
View ArticleFortescue, Vale talk iron ore joint venture
FORTESCUE Metals is in talks with Brazilian iron ore giant Vale to strike a deal for blending iron ore for China, their largest market.
View ArticleOptus denies silliest plan ever
OPTUS has emphatically denied reports it is planning to change its name to ‘Yes’. Which is good, because that would be silly.
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THE anti-Trump faction in the Republican Party could still turn to one ultimate act of desperation to stop him.
View Article‘White people don’t know poverty’
IF YOU’RE white, you “don’t know what it’s like to be poor”. Another day, another US presidential candidate making bizarre claim.
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