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The Australian dollar has climbed higher ahead of the release of the US Federal Reserve's minutes.

Wall Street stocks have pushed higher, despite some disappointing earnings news from Yum Brands, Adobe Systems and others.

The share market has recovered from a midday slump to post a third straight gain, driven by a sustained rally among energy companies.

Insurance Australia Group's new boss expects to maintain the company's focus on Asia for growth.

Telstra's retail boss Gordon Ballantyne, who helped revive the telco giant's fortunes in the mobile market, will leave in December after more than five years with the company.

Mining giant Glencore says its Australian coal mines will be shut down if the long downturn in commodity prices makes them unprofitable.

A resident fearful of losing her home under the controversial $1.76 billion Perth Freight Link project has wept while making her submission to a senate inquiry.

The Australian share market has opened slightly higher, led by energy stocks and the major banks.

The Australian dollar has continued to outperform on the back of the Reserve Bank's decision to leave the cash rate on hold.

Global oil prices have extended gains, hitting one-month highs on hopes for an easing of the global oversupply of crude.

Gold has risen to its highest in nearly two weeks as the US dollar fell in the wake of disappointing US economic data that raised doubts over a Federal Reserve interest rate rise this year.

Major US internet company shares have fallen after the top EU court ruled in a case involving Facebook that an agreement on cross-Atlantic data transfers was invalid for privacy reasons.

The share market has gained ground for a second straight session as confidence in China's economy strengthens, and a weaker US dollar benefits resources companies.

Credit information provider Veda has backed a US takeover after the price tag was bumped up to $2.5 billion.

The chances of an interest rate cut before Christmas are diminishing, with the Reserve Bank of Australia still on hold and barely changing its commentary from a month ago.

The Australian share market has climbed more than one per cent in early trade, following strong cues from US and European equities, on hopes of a delay in a US Federal Reserve rate increase.

The Australian dollar is higher as global risk appetite firmed overnight after fears of a US interest rate rise eased.

Oil prices have rallied, following equity markets higher and still finding support from a drop in US drilling activity that could ease the global oversupply.

US stocks have powered higher, joining European equities in rallying on confidence the Federal Reserve will delay hiking interest rates in light of some poor economic data.

A historic Pacific free trade deal will transform Australia and usher a new era of economic growth, the federal government predicts.

Gold was little changed, as profit-taking set in after rallying on US economic data that pushed back expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate rise to early 2016, while silver extended gains on chart-based buying.

A subsidiary of Mineral Resources has been fined $90,000 in a Western Australian court after a worker was injured three years ago while unloading pipes from a truck at Consolidated Minerals' manganese mine in the Pilbara.

The Australian share market has closed almost 2 per cent higher as bargain hunters move in and a weaker US dollar increases the appeal of the mining and energy sectors.

The Australian share market has opened one per cent higher.

Gold has jumped more than two per cent and silver has surged over five per cent for its best day this year as weaker-than-expected US jobs data dented expectations the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year, triggering short-covering.

The Australian dollar is higher against its weaker US counterpart following the release of weaker-than-expected US jobs figures.

The share market has fallen one per cent in the final session of a tumultuous week, leaving it at levels close to where it was seven days ago.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is tipped to leave the cash rate unchanged on Tuesday, and most economists are predicting there will be no more rate cuts for the foreseeable future.

The Australian share market has opened lower after Wall Street stocks struggle to makde any significant gains.

The Australian dollar is lower as weak US manufacturing data and caution about upcoming US jobs figures weigh on the currency.

Wall Street equities have finished little changed as investors take stock of mixed US economic data and await Friday's US jobs report.

Oil prices have finished lower following a choppy session as traders looked ahead to Friday's US jobs report for September.