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News Corporation's Australian titles have suffered an 18 per cent fall in revenue, but chief executive Robert Thomson believes conditions in the advertising market will improve.

The Australian stock market has opened lower as tensions increase over Ukraine and the Middle East conflicts.

The Australian dollar has recovered some of the losses made after the shock rise in the unemployment rate.

US stocks have finished lower as advances by jihadists in Iraq trumped encouraging labour-market data and spurred talk of possible military action by the US.

The Australian stock market has closed virtually flat, shrugging off a 12-year high in the unemployment rate.

India's central bank governor, renowned for forecasting the 2008 financial meltdown, has warned that the world economy faces risk of another market crash as asset prices surge.

The Australian sharemarket has opened flat following soft leads on Wall Street.

US stocks have edged higher despite new Russian sanctions against the West and amid disappointing news that major potential media and telecom mergers fizzled.

The Australian dollar is higher, getting a boost from a one per cent rise in the gold price and a better outlook for the Chinese economy.

The share market has fallen for a fourth straight session as investors weigh up a possible escalation of conflict in Ukraine and potential interest rates hikes in the US.

The Australian share market has opened lower following negative leads from Wall Street and fears the conflict in Ukraine is set to worsen.

The Australian dollar is losing ground following reports that Russia is increasing the number of troops on the Ukraine border.

US stocks have fallen sharply in a sell-off analysts attributed to anxiety about a Wall Street correction and worries that the conflict in Ukraine could worsen.

The business banking sector is shrinking in Perth, with falling staff levels and bank branch closures the latest signs of a cooling Western Australian economy.

At its meeting today, the Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent, with Governor Glen Stevens flagging a period of stability in interest rates.

The local sharemarket has opened flat ahead of the Reserve Bank's interest rate announcement and the full swing of earnings season.

Businesses confidence has hit its highest level in 11 years, as the services sector and retailers become more optimistic about their sales outlook.

US stocks have risen, recovering some ground lost last week when the S&P 500 notched its biggest weekly decline since mid-2012.

The Australian dollar is higher after US stocks recovered some ground after last week's losses, as market sentiment turns around.

The share market lost ground but not as much as expected, as strong retail spending figures boosted sentiment.

Western Australia is once again the key player in a money flood, though this time it’s outgoing rather than incoming.

Western Australian based stocks rose 18.9 per cent in the twelve months to Hune 30, but most of the gains were in the first six months of that period, according to the Deloitte WA Index released today.

The Australia share market has continued its slide, following further losses on Wall Street and in Europe.

The Australian dollar is back above 93 US cents after US employment data disappointed the market.

US stocks finished sharply lower after a news-packed week that bolstered confidence in the economy even as speculation grew that the Federal Reserve will more quickly raise interest rates.

The Reserve Bank is expected to go 18 months without a change to its interest rate, but a string of interest rate hikes are expected in the new year.

The Australian share market has retreated on the eve of Australia's company earnings season.

Andrew Thorburn has shaken up NAB’s executive team in his first day on the job.

The Australian share market has opened sharply lower.

The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level in almost two months as big falls in overseas equities markets and the prospect of interest rate hikes weigh on the local currency.

US stocks have plummeted about two per cent in a broad sell-off attributed to a range of factors, including weak eurozone data, the Argentine debt default and disappointing US corporate earnings.

The Australian share market has continued to hold above the 5,600-point mark - its highest level since the GFC in 2008.