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Lynas downplays radioactive fears

Australian miner Lynas has gone into its fourth trading halt in five weeks as Malaysian government ministers ordered it to export waste from its local rare earths plant. Lynas began processing rare..

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Transfield wins $140m in new work

Transfield Services has won several new contracts worth $140 million, including work on two major energy projects. Transfield will provide maintenance at Woodside's offshore oil and gas facilities ..

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Stocks to watch early on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday December 11 AGO - ATLAS IRON - up nine cents or 6.9 per cent to $1.39 Iron ore miner Atlas Iron says it has completed a $US275 million..

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Stocks to watch early on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday December 10 MYR - MYER HOLDINGS LTD - down one cent at $2.16 Myer's chairman Paul McClintock is confident the federal government will a..

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Warehouse Group buys Noel Leeming

Warehouse Group, the country's biggest listed retailer, is buying consumer electronics and appliance chain Noel Leeming Group for $65 million from Gresham Private Equity. The acquisition will be co..

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Mining services firms slip on ASX200

Mining services and media outlets are slipping down the ASX top 200 companies list, with digital sales and travel businesses replacing them. December's changes to the S&P/ASX 200 were announced..

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Gina Rinehart backs Ten capital raising

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart is believed to have given her last-minute support to the troubled Ten Network's $230 million capital raising. Media reports on Friday indicated Mrs Rinehart, who ho..

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ANZ expands to into Myanmar

ANZ is the first Australian bank to be granted approval to open an office in Myanmar (Burma). ANZ expects to open an office in Yangon in early 2013, expanding its presence in what it terms the grea..

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