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National Australia Bank will conduct another offer of new shares after failing to raise its intended $5.5 billion.

Bargain hunters and a rise in the iron ore price have helped lift the Australian share market following four days of heavy losses.

The Australian dollar is lower as the fallout continues from the release of disappointing local retail spending and international trade figures.

Wall Street stocks have tumbled due to unease over Greece, volatility in the bond market and worries about growth after the IMF cut its US economic forecast.

The Australian share market has fallen to a fresh four-month low as international investors sell risk assets amid uncertainty.

The Australian share market has opened higher after US stocks gained on the back of some encouraging economic data.

The Australian dollar is slightly lower after its rally on the back of strong economic data lost steam.

Wall Street stocks have risen following a wave of mostly solid US data and a fresh confirmation of ultra-easy money policies by the European Central Bank.

The Australian share market slumped to its lowest level since January with sentiment about both the local and global economy poor.

The Australian share market is weaker, following falls on Wall Street overnight.

The Australian dollar hit a one week high on expectations the Reserve Bank won't be raising its interest rate any time soon.

US stocks have finished lower in choppy trade, following European equities downward after a senior EU official complained of slow progress in talks to avoid of Greek debt default.

The share market fell heavily again, its fourth day of losses in the past five.

There was no explicit pointer to another interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia after its policy meeting today, where it announced it would keep the cash rate at an all-time low of 2 per cent.

The Australian share market has had a flat open after a modestly strong lead from Wall Street.

The Australian dollar fell to a seven week low after strong US manufacturing figures gave the greenback a boost.

US stocks rose as a busy week of economic news kicked off with Intel's announcement it will buy rival chipmaker Altera for $US16.7 billion ($A21.95 billion).

The Australian share market has made its best single-day gain in a month as investors snapped up beaten-down stocks.

The Australian share market has opened significantly higher, despite a weak lead from Wall Street overnight.

The release of weaker than expected Australian business investment data has pushed the local currency to a six week low.

Wall Street stocks have dipped, following leading eurozone equity markets lower on worries about a potential Greek exit from the currency bloc.

The Australian share market has closed lower after the release of worse than expected capital expenditure figures.

The AIMS Financial Group has agreed to buy troubled stockbroker BBY and intends to operate the firm as a standalone entity.

The Australian share market is slightly higher following strong gains on Wall Street overnight.

The Australian dollar has continued its slide against the greenback, which moved higher overnight as markets focused on Greek debt negotiations.

The Nasdaq has bolted to a fresh record peak in a broad-based Wall Street rally that largely reversed sharp losses in the prior session.

The Australian share market has closed lower in a broad sell-off after rising in the past four sessions.

All 170 employees of troubled stockbroking firm BBY have been made redundant, as negotiations continue over the sale of the business to AIMS Financial Group.

The board of gold miner Ramelius Resources has given its approval to begin mining at the company's Vivien project near Leinster, while also announcing a $10 million facility secured with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

The Australian share market has opened lower, after the major Wall Street indexes dropped one per cent overnight.

The Australian dollar is lower in the wake of better-than-expected US economic data and on going concerns over Greek debt.

Wall Street stocks have fallen sharply on a strengthening US dollar despite news of Charter Communication's $US78.7 billion ($A100.6 billion) deal to buy Time Warner Cable.