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Wall St tumbles in global equities slump

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  omss, this is your Australian Business update for Wed Aug 25 08:18:54 EST 2010  
 
Wall St tumbles in global equity slump
Wall Street UPDATE: Jonathan Cheng US stocks fell sharply today for a fourth straight session as investors snapped up safe-haven Treasuries, amid economic fears.
 
Dangerous fall in US house sales
House ANALYSIS: Kathleen Madigan THE 27.2 per cent plunge in July sales of US existing homes -- almost twice the drop expected -- was a head-turner.
 
Foster's suffers $464m hangover
Foster's CEO Ian Johnston Rebecca Urban INVESTORS will have to wait to find out whether Foster's Group intends to proceed with a split of its beer and wine businesses.
 
Origin set to join forces with gas rivals
LNG Matt Chambers ORIGIN Energy chief Grant King says his $35bn LNG joint venture has caught up to rival Gladstone LNG projects planned by BG and Santos.
 
Clean-up done, GPT ready for action again
CEO GPT Turi Condon, Property editor MICHAEL Cameron admits there has been little point in focusing on growth over the past 15 months.
 
Canberra stalemate threatens resources
China Annabel Hepworth, Scott Murdoch and Tracy Lee A HUNG parliament would threaten the nation's ability to capitalise on China-led demand for commodities.
 
Flight Centre triples net profit
Flight Centre Teresa Ooi FLIGHT Centre has begun to reap the rewards of record ticket sales and higher margins, tripling its full-year net profit to $139.8 million.
 
Sonic seeks healthier markets overseas
Sonic Healthcare Rebecca Urban SONIC Healthcare will increasingly focus its growth plans overseas while the outlook for the Australian pathology market remains uncertain.
 
Financial Markets
S&P cuts rating on Ireland
Ireland banking John Kell CREDIT ratings agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has trimmed its rating on Ireland.
 
Wall St tumbles in global equity slump
Gold prices gain on flight to safety
 
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Mining & Energy
Gold prices gain on flight to safety
gold Matt Whittaker INVESTORS bid up gold prices today as they fled to the perceived safety of the metal after weak US housing data.
 
Oil prices slide to two-month lows
Origin set to join forces with gas rivals
 
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Business Breaking News
 
08:14am Zurich Insurance cops record fine
08:10am Dollar lower on global risk aversion
07:58am S&P cuts rating on Ireland
06:37am Wall St tumbles in global equity slump
06:27am US stocks drop on fall in home sales
06:14am Gold prices gain on flight to safety
06:04am Oil prices slide to two-month lows
05:51am Dangerous fall in US house sales
04:36am Wall Street slumps
04:33am GFC staff cuts come back to bite
12:00am Global economic woes a drag for dollar
12:00am Aevum's turnaround
12:00am Cautious outlook weighs on bourse
12:00am Macquarie to secure star assets
12:00am Amcom picks up speed thanks to iiNet
 
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Tired and emotional over Foster's future
REALITY hit Foster's stock price yesterday.
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Dangerous fall in US house sales
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