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Australian shares have opened lower, with energy and mining recording the steepest losses amid concerns about a slowdown in global growth.

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Australian shares have closed flat, with US casino operator Wynn Resorts' $10 billion takeover offer for Crown Resorts providing most of the day's excitement.

Deloitte is expanding its Perth change management services, acquiring two new partners and 22 staff from The Terrace Initiative.

Australian shares have opened marginally lower, with falls from the big banks offsetting a positive energy sector.

TAB Sale rocked by industry ire

Australian shares have started the week on a positive note as investors hope for a US-China trade deal, with miners, the energy sector and health care posting the most gains.

Australian shares have climbed higher at the start of trade, led by the healthcare and energy sectors.

Labor to run star candidate in Curtin to disrupt Liberals

The Australian sharemarket has slumped lower for a second straight day, leaving it flat for the week.

Australian shares have opened lower for the second day in a row, with all sectors joining the slump.

Shorten outbids on tax, health

The Australian share market has suffered its first losing session in eight days, with nearly every sector down.

All sectors of the Australian share market have joined a broad slump, threatening an end to the ASX's seven-day winning streak.

Labor to trump low-income tax cuts

The Australian share market has hit a six-month high, amid positive signs for the local economy and optimism on US-China trade talks.

Communications firm Swift Media has announced that chief executive and managing director Xavier Kris will step down in June, following the recent departure of non-executive chairman Carl Clump.

National retail spending rose 0.8 per cent in February, beating market expectations and potentially giving the Reserve Bank some breathing room on any cut to the cash rate.

The growth forecasts underpinning the federal budget look a touch optimistic, according to economists.

The Australian share market has hit a six-month high, as investors around the world shake off fears of a global economic slowdown.

Back in black: poll pitch puts worker tax cuts first

Australian shares have moved higher for a sixth straight day, as markets around the world rallied on the back of positive data from the world's two largest economies.

Australian shares have opened higher ahead of the federal budget, following strong gains on Wall Street overnight.

Budget to splash the cash

Australian shares have jumped after China reported stronger-than-expected economic data - but the local bourse didn't gain as much as other Asian indices, with investors cautious a day ahead of the federal government's budget.

Australian shares have rallied as consumer staples advance a day before the federal government releases the details of its budget.

Miners vow to fight parks plan

Australian shares have moved higher after a strong performance by the tech and healthcare sectors.

3000 Alcoa jobs on line

Australian shares have bounced back with an afternoon rally that lifted every sector.

Australian shares have moved marginally lower, with miners and utilities the only sectors of the market able to eke out gains.

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