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Debt negotiator is Greek finance ministerGiorgos Zanias, who helped negotiate Greece's debt writedown deal, has been appointed the country's caretaker finance minister. Mining laws being drafted in Haiti: new PMHaiti is an emerging mining location and the new government of Laurent Lamothe says legislation is being drafted for the industry.

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Commodities markets summary

MAY 17, 2012

Oil prices extended their downward slide Wednesday on rising US supplies and fears that debt-crippled Greece will exit the euro, wreaking havoc in the euro zone.

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EDT, LME, PFG, NOC, RIO, BHP

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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QAN, VBA, IMF, RIO, RIV, FXJ

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

Aust stocks open lower

MAY 16, 2012

Australian stocks have opened more than one per cent lower amid broad based declines as local market players took their cues from a poor night on Wall Street and ongoing troubles in Europe.

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ASX, RIO, TEL, GGG, CRG, GNS

Aust stocks lower at noon

MAY 16, 2012

Australian stocks were down close to two per cent at noon with the resources-linked sectors doing it toughest on a day of broad-based declines.

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ASX, WPL, ANZ, BHP, LYC, NAB

Commodities markets summary

MAY 15, 2012

Oil prices have slumped, with New York crude striking five-month lows, as the dollar strengthens against the euro on mounting worries over Europe's debt crisis, traders say.

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LME, EDT, IMF, CRB, MRE, BHP

Aust stocks open higher

MAY 14, 2012

Local stocks have opened firmer with market players buoyed by the Chinese central bank's actions to support lending in one of Australia's key trading partners.

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ASX, ANZ, BHP, CBA, NAB, PBG

Review of the week's economic data

MAY 11, 2012

Retail trade rose in the month to a seasonally adjusted $21.231 billion, compared to a upwardly revised $21.032 billion in February the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.

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ANZ, NAB, CBA, BSI, III, RIC

Preview of next week's economic data

MAY 11, 2012

Last result: The number of home loans approved in February fell 2.5 per cent to 46,322, official figures show.

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RIC, ANZ, CBA, NAB, AWE, BSI

ArcelorMittal net profit drops in Q1

MAY 10, 2012

ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steel maker, has posted a sharp drop in first-quarter net profit, announcing earnings of $US11 million ($A10.99 million) compared with $US1.069 billion for the same period a year ago.

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