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Biotech fund breaks into $4bn hearing loss sector

... signals while being protected from background noise. The products have already been trialled by Qantas and mining company Rio Tinto. "The technology is a world first. It enables people to wear hearing protection and clearly hear face to face speech ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2007
... biggest drop in losing seven per cent. The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton, dropped 22 cents to $34.70. while its rival Rio Tinto lost 65 cents to $10.50.

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... which owns 40 per cent of the world's biggest alumina business with Alcoa holding the rest, lost one cent to $8.03. Rio Tinto hovered under the $100 mark, which it reached momentarily yesterday, falling 41 cents to $99.58. Australia's biggest oil producer ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
... commodities prices on the London Metals Exchange providing a boost. BHP Billiton gained 41 cents to $34.41, while rival Rio Tinto inched closer to the $100 mark after surging $1.70, or 1.75 per cent, to $99.10. BHP Billiton Ltd today said it would commit ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
... annual general meeting in Perth. The Australian stock market closed higher on Friday, led by big miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 32.6 points to 6,293.8, while the all ordinaries rose 28.7 points to 6,317.1. NEW ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... 2,599.41. At 1201 AEST, the major miners resource stocks were higher. BHP Billiton gained 27 cents to $34.17, while rival Rio Tinto continued its march to the $100 barrier after surging $1.60 to $97.50.

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... out," Mrs Macdonald said. "There's obviously still plenty of cash in the system that needs a home before June 30 and Rio Tinto and BHP are doing particularly well. She added base metals were doing "okay" overnight. The overseas listed companies for BHP ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... tumbled overnight, with copper and nickel suffering the biggest losses. BHP Billiton lost 34 cents to $33.02, while rival Rio Tinto pulled back 37 cents to $91.88.

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... metal prices overnight. The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, jumped 63 cents to $33.50 at 1201 AEST, while rival Rio Tinto had forged ahead $1.31 to $93.29.

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
... managing to eke out a rise. The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, was down 37 cents at $32.56 at 1203 AEST, while rival Rio Tinto had fallen $1.70 to $91.80.