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The Australian share market has opened higher after Wall Street rose on upbeat US consumer confidence.

The Australian dollar has hit a three-week high after weaker-than-expected economic data caused a sell off in the greenback.

The Dow has jumped back above 17,000 following a strong report on US consumer confidence and another round of mostly solid corporate earnings.

Rules are costing Western Australians $37 billion every year and an average of eight hours a week complying with self-imposed red tape, a new Deloitte report has found.

The share market improved from a poor start but still closed marginally lower, due to weakness in sectors exposed to commodities.

The share market has opened weaker as another disappointing German business confidence reading reignited European growth concerns.

Wall Street stocks have finished little changed as the market absorbed losses in petroleum stocks while looking ahead to a two-day US Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting.

The Australian dollar is slightly lower after weak German economic data weighed on market confidence.

ANZ says "an abundance of caution" led it to request a stop to trading of its shares after the bank accidentally published its own profit data on its website.

The share market has made a strong start to the week, with a rebound by the banks pushing it higher.

The combined wealth of WA's richest public company directors fell by around $3 billion in the past year, but some individuals bucked the trend.

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.