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The share market has fallen as gains by miners were more than outweighed by falls in all other sectors.

Cracks are appearing in Australia's housing construction boom, with fears it will peak in the next 12 months.

Skilled Group has suffered a full-year loss of nearly $17 million due to write-downs linked to its impending takeover by rival labour hire business Programmed Maintenance Services.

The Australian share market has opened lower.

US stocks have finished lower following a mixed batch of earnings reports and another big decline by technology giant Apple.

Oil prices have risen modestly snapping a three-day skid as traders await key data on US petroleum supplies and employment levels.

The Australian dollar is virtually unchanged, with a push for a US rate hike from a Fed boss offsetting favourable comments from the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Gold has retreated from intraday highs as the US dollar moved higher and a voting member of the Federal Reserve said he's ready to support an interest rate increase in September.

The share market closed higher as biotechnology giant CSL broke a milestone and retailers surged on good sales numbers.

Gold miner Regis Resources is looking for acquisitions as a weak gold price opens up opportunities.

The Reserve Bank appears unlikely to cut rates any time soon after leaving the cash rate at a record low of 2 per cent for a third straight month.

Australians splashing out on household goods have delivered a boost to retail spending in June.

The Australian share market has opened lower.

US stocks have fallen with petroleum-linked equities retreating on a big drop in oil prices as Wall Street girds for a busy week of economic reports.

Oil prices have dived, with Brent crude tumbling about five per cent, after new data showed weakening US and Chinese manufacturing and amid worries about the global supply glut.

The Australian dollar has dipped against the greenback, as investors remain cautious ahead of the Reserve Bank's interest rate decision.

Gold has dropped, after falling by the most in two years in July, as the dollar rose and investors monitored US economic indicators for clues on the timing of a hike in US interest rates.

The Australian share market has closed lower amid weak prices for commodities, such as oil, and weak manufacturing data from China.

Newmont Mining is pushing ahead with new exploration sites to extend the life of its Kalgoorlie operations, but says it will not encroach on the historic gold rush town.

Skilled Group is facing a writedown of up to $67.4 million in relation to its takeover by rival labour hire business Programmed Maintenance Services.

The annual rate of inflation is staying well below the Reserve Bank's two to three per cent target, weighed down by falls in utility prices.

The Australian share market has opened flat.

The Australian dollar has lifted against the greenback, which fell after weak US wage growth data raised concerns an expected Federal Reserve rate rise could be delayed.

Gold has reversed earlier losses as the dollar US fell after weaker-than-expected US data, but prices remain on course for their biggest monthly decline in more than two years on expectations the Federal Reserve will soon raise interest rates.

The story of this reporting season will be a familiar one: companies with offshore earnings or exposed to the booming housing market doing well, while miners and the companies that service them suffer.

Federal MP Don Randall has been farewelled at a funeral service in Perth.

Australia's biggest lender to landlords has hiked interest rates for investors to meet the regulator's "speed limit", aimed at taking some of the heat out of the housing investment market.

The share market has overcome weakness in the mining sector to post its third straight day of gains.

Perth-based uranium miner Paladin Energy plans to continue slashing costs in its bid to break even as uranium prices remain weak.

The Australian share market has opened higher.

US oil prices have dipped, snapping a two-day streak of gains after a top official with OPEC reiterated that the cartel has no plans to cut petroleum production.

The Dow has been dragged lower by weak Procter & Gamble results Thursday, but the Nasdaq gained as food giant Mondelez raised its forecast after better-than-expected earnings.