Woolworths, an Australian retailer, has recalled chilled vegetable products nationally over metal contamination, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). The products associated with the recall include 225g ...
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The S&P/ASX200 has fallen 0.3 per cent to 4899.6 after hitting a fresh two-month low of 4893.8 in mixed trading before tonight's US jobs data. Materials and industrials stocks have recovered at the expense of defensive and high-yield ...
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Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the big supermarket chains and energy companies leading the broader market higher. At 10.26am AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4991.5 points. The ...
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Meat packer Hilton Food Group, which supplies retailers such as Tesco, is expected to ride out the recent horsemeat contamination issue unscathed, following publication of its preliminary results for 2012 which showed sales up 5% to 1bn. ...
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Meat packing firm Hilton Food is likely to suffer a short-term impact from the horsemeat scandal, despite none of its products being involved, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon. Hilton Food Group was likely to suffer a short-term ...
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The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.2 per cent at 4967.3 points after hitting a six-week low of 4927.9. Financials and consumer staples lent support, with ANZ, Westpac, NAB, Woolworths and Wesfarmers up 0.8 per cent to 1.5 per cent. ...
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Investors ignored positive offshore leads yesterday as political uncertainty grew following the dramatic events in Canberra throughout the afternoon. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.2 per cent at 4959.4 points, reversing an early ...
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The sharemarket has closed lower for a second straight day after giving up early gains during afternoon trading. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 28 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 4987.4 points. The broader All ...
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The sharemarket continued its fall yesterday, dropping back below 5000 points even though European and US markets brushed off concerns that plans for a deposit tax in Cyprus could reignite the European debt crisis. The benchmark S&P/ASX ...
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It's been eons in coming, but pre-ordered BlackBerry Z10's will start being delivered in Australian from Monday. More than four years has elapsed since BlackBerry brought out its first touchscreen model, the Storm, in late 2008. It also ...
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The sharemarket roared back to life today with its biggest rise in the past eight months as investors snapped up bargains after a three-day decline. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 closed up 1.8 per cent at 5120.2 after hitting a seven-day low ...
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The sharemarket rose this morning, with consumer staples and financials leading a broad-based recovery following lower-than-expected US jobless claims data. At 11.30am AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 1 per cent at 5081.9 points. The ...
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Australia's sharemarket roared back to life with its biggest rise in the past eight months as investors snapped up bargains after a three-day decline. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 1.8 per cent at 5120.2 after hitting a seven-day ...
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The sharemarket reversed an early rise as mining companies declined on uncertainty about China's growth outlook and Goldman Sachs downgraded the resources sector to from overweight to neutral. High-yield and defensive sectors initially ...
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The sharemarket reversed an early rise as resources companies declined on uncertainty about China's growth outlook and Goldman Sachs downgraded the resources sector from overweight to neutral. High-yield and defensive sectors initially ...