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International financial news

MAY 17, 2012

FRANKFURT - The head of the European Central Bank (ECB) says its "strong preference" is for Greece to stay in the euro.

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US panel backs rapid, take-home HIV test

MAY 16, 2012

American consumers may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes, after a panel of experts recommended approval of the first rapid, over-the-counter HIV test.

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International markets roundup

MAY 16, 2012

NEW YORK - US stocks have sunk as speculation about Greece's potential exit from the eurozone continues after the country's political parties failed to forge a government.

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FXJ, HTC, TWR, RBS, IMF, ASX

3 shares that blew the ASX away last week

MAY 14, 2012

The S&P / ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) fell just 0.2% on Friday, but the bigger news was that it was the worst week for the index this year, falling a total of 2.5% over the week, with investors going on the defensive and buying utilities, health care and consumer staples shares.

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ASX Market Wrap: ASX up – just – and again underperforms the Dow

MAY 02, 2012

After a strong lead from Wall Street and an optimistic increase in the ASX SPI futures this morning, the ASX looked set for good gains today.

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APA, APN, ASX, ANZ, BOQ, CBA

Spain falls back into recession

APR 30, 2012

Spain has tipped back into recession, an official estimate confirms, even as the government pressed ahead with unpopular spending cuts to rein in burgeoning debt.

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Tens of thousands protest in Spain against austerity

APR 30, 2012

Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated across Spain against new austerity measures targeting education and health care spending.

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Spain crisis deepens with jobless rise

APR 28, 2012

The government reported on Friday that unemployment rose to 24.4 per cent in the first quarter - compared with 22.9 per cent in the fourth quarter - and that more than half of Spaniards under 25 are now without jobs.

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Merck posts big Q1 profit jump on lower ch

APR 28, 2012

Drugmaker Merck & Co says its first quarter profit jumped 67 per cent despite lower-than-expected sales, due to lower spending on production, marketing and research as well as an arbitration charge a year ago.

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ASX Market Wrap: Gives up early gains, but closes in the green

APR 26, 2012

Despite two nights of positive news out of the US and a strong early start, the Australian market couldn’t hold onto the best of the day’s gains, but still closed in positive territory.

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