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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... renewed conflict in the Middle East and how this will continue to drive up oil prices and impact on global growth." He said mining stocks have also been hit by further declines in the iron ore price. The iron ore price dropped below $US90 a tonne for ...

Women to feel pain of scrapped LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... $37,000 a year. The government reaffirmed in its recent budget that it intended to scrap the LISC as it was part of the mining tax package.

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower as weak iron ore prices continue to weigh on mining stocks. The market is expected to drift on Monday due to a lack of drivers, Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said. "There was no major impulse ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... set to open flat after escalating violence in Iraq spooked investors and falling iron ore prices continued to pressure mining stocks at the end of last week. At 0822 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up one point at 5,406. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... plunged 5.5 cents, or eight per cent to 65.5 cents. Some investors have headed for the security of gold, with Newcrest Mining up 26 cents, or 2.7 per cent, to $9.97 and Resolute Mining up 3.5 cents, or 5.8 per cent, to 63.5 cents.

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... flat in early trade as investors take a cautious approach ahead of an anticipated rate cut by the European Central Bank. Mining and energy stocks were the main movers, due to a rise in iron ore prices and Oil Search's increased full year production guidance. ...

Crime survey finds fraud rife in Australia

PETRINA BERRY, AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... procurement fraud. Cybercrime is a bigger problem for banks while procurement fraud is more common in the construction, mining and energy industries, PwC Partner and Forensic Services leader Malcolm Shackell says. Procurement fraudsters can be an employee ...

Nothing's good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... Sydney Morning Herald prints on its website, "Economists were caught off guard by the pace of the export growth, saying the mining boom had shifted from its investment phase to its production and export phase". Yeah? So? What's wrong with that? Isn't ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... 73 cents to $58.57, BHP Billiton fell 67 cents to $36.34 and Fortescue Metals was nine cents lower at $4.32. Elsewhere, mining contractor Ausdrill slumped nine cents to 88.5 cents after again downgrading its full year profit forecast, this time by nearly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... time this week. Valeant rose 1.5, while Allergan jumped 5.7 per cent. LONDON - European stock markets were mixed, with the mining sector hit by concerns about Chinese demand. But Frankfurt held its ground near record territory despite disappointing data. ...