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The Australian share market has opened higher as the banks continue to rally.

US equities have enjoyed their best week in months as buying fever returns to the market on solid earnings and easing anxiety about the Ebola virus outbreak.

The share market has posted its biggest weekly gain since February as easing concerns about Europe helped the big banks.

The federal government has rejected calls to establish a Royal Commission into the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

The share market is half a per cent firmer with the banks making, gains but the big miners sliding.

The much-anticipated stock market float of Medibank Private has attracted the kind of hype not seen since the sell-off of Telstra.

The Australian dollar is lower following disappointing inflation figures out of New Zealand.

US stocks have bolted higher following a series of mostly strong earnings reports from Dow members Caterpillar, 3M and others.

The Australian share market has finished slightly lower as global growth worries kept buyers at bay after a seven-day winning streak.

The cheque may no longer be in the mail. The use of cheques reached its peak in 1995 but since then it has declined 80 per cent.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has raised the bar on education qualifications for financial planners across its wealth management business as it attempts to move on from the shoddy financial advice scandal.

The central bank boss is keeping a close watch on lending standards and the rapid rise in house prices.

The Australian share market has opened lower after a pullback on Wall Street.

The Australian dollar has drifted lower after better-than-expected US inflation figures gave the greenback a boost.

US stocks have dropped following mixed earnings, with the broad market retreating from three straight sessions of big gains.

The share market has finished firmer for the seventh consecutive session, adding more than 1 per cent after the European Central Bank indicated it could buy corporate bonds.

Australians are expected to get a little more footloose and fancy-free with their cash over the next six months, giving the economy a shot in the arm.

The Australian share market has opened one per cent higher after Wall Street rallied on talk of broader monetary stimulus in Europe and good home sales figures.

US stocks have barrelled higher, propelled by talk of broader monetary stimulus in Europe and a strong Apple earnings report that helped lift the Nasdaq by more than 100 points.

The Australian dollar has reversed Tuesday's gains in the face of US dollar strength.

A late rally has pushed the share market to a sixth straight day of gains, overcoming a mid-afternoon slump.

The Australian share market has opened higher on strong US leads and iron ore price gains.

The Australian dollar is higher, boosted by a gain in the iron ore price and a weaker greenback.

US stocks have risen, shaking off weak IBM earnings and extending the rally that began late last week.

Online payday lender Loan Ranger is negotiating with one of the US’s biggest online lenders to launch a business finance service early next year.

The share market has closed firmer for a fifth consecutive session as concerns about global economic growth appear to fade.

Shares are more than one per cent firmer as Australian investors shrug off concerns about slowing global growth.

The federal government hopes to raise up to $5.5 billion from the sale of Medibank Private.

US shares have surged after a strong rise in Europe's equity markets, with investor zeal returning following a sell-off earlier in the week.

The Australian dollar is slightly higher as global stock markets stabilise after last week's heavy falls.

The number of backdoor listings or reverse takeovers in Western Australia is likely to rise after a change in ASX policy has simplified the process for emerging companies to access capital via existing entities.

The share market has bucked the global trend to achieve a fourth straight day of gains, as investors snap up cheaper stocks.