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The Commonwealth Bank has become the second major lender to lift the interest rates it charges property investors following an intervention by the banking regulator.

The Australian share market has opened lower.

Gold has turned lower, dipping back below $US1,100 an ounce as a steeper-than-forecast drop in US jobless claims helped the US dollar recover from earlier lows, though prices remain under pressure after this week's plunge.

Oil prices have slipped on persistent concerns about abundant supplies in a slowing global economy.

The Australian dollar has nudged lower despite the greenback falling overnight due to a sell-off sparked by profit taking.

US stocks have fallen for a third straight day on the back of disappointing earnings from Caterpillar, American Express and others.

The Australian share market has closed lower, pulled back by the resources sector.

Macquarie Group has lifted its full-year guidance, putting the investment company on track for one of the best results in its history.

Construction and contract mining giant CIMIC Group believes there are significant opportunities for its mining services operations in the Americas, after reporting a weaker net profit of $257.2 million for the six months to June.

ANZ has lifted interest rates for property investors in response to the banking regulator's efforts to slow investor lending growth.

Gold miner Newcrest Mining is expected to post its best earnings figures in years after lifting its profit margins thanks to lower production costs and a weaker Australian dollar.

Business confidence has jumped to its highest level since September last year, with sentiment improving across all sectors except for mining.

The ABC will close its brick and mortar shops and focus on online retail in a move that will slash 300 jobs.

Fortescue Metals Group's cost cutting is delivering benefits to the iron ore miner, amid wild movements in the price of Australia's key export commodity.

The share market has opened flat following losses on Wall Street overnight.

Qantas will offer discount fares to small and medium business owners in an effort to shore up its share of the crucial premium traveller market.

Oil prices have fallen after US government data showed higher crude stockpiles, adding to concerns about a global supply glut.

Shares of Apple tumbled 4.3 per cent and Microsoft fell 3.7 per cent as disappointing earnings from the two technology titans weighed on the broader market.

Gold fell more than one per cent to a five year low as a bounce in the US dollar fueled downside momentum, with investors continuing to pull away from the metal after its dramatic slide earlier this week.

The Australian dollar is lower after the Reserve Bank indicated there is room to cut interest rates further.

The share market has fallen as weaker than expected inflation provided room for the Reserve Bank to deliver another rate cut.

Construction of Perth's Elizabeth Quay is cutting customer numbers at Barrack Square businesses, which say they're not being fairly compensated by the state government.

An interest rate cut is still possible, but evidence of further economic weakness will not automatically trigger such a move, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens warns.

A spike in petrol prices has lifted inflation, but not to levels that would prevent a rate cut by the Reserve Bank.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten believes his ambitious renewable energy target will give voters a "clear choice" at the next federal election.

BHP Billiton spin-off South32 will write down $US1.9 billion of its manganese and coal businesses after suspending capacity at its South African smelter.

The Australian share market has opened lower.

BHP Billiton has beaten its full-year iron ore production guidance but has flagged a hit to its full-year profit of up to $US650 million ($A876 million) due to weakness in its copper business.

World oil prices have staged a modest rebound on the eve of the latest official snapshot of US commercial crude inventories and production.

Disappointing earnings from IBM and United Technologies hammered the Dow and led the broader market lower.

The Australian dollar has surged after the greenback fell overnight in a sell-off sparked by profit taking.

Gold has edged higher, the day after it took its deepest dive in years and hit five-year lows, with many dealers bracing for more losses on expectations for a rise in US interest rates and subdued demand from India.