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The Australian share market has ended Wednesday with a late move into positive territory, recovering from a midday slump to catch up with a strong overnight lead from Wall Street.

Department store sales helped retail spending rebound sharply in February, but economists aren't getting carried away by the surprisingly strong result.

NBN chief executive Bill Morrow will quit his role by the end of the year.

The Australian share market has opened slightly lower despite US markets bouncing back overnight from recent losses

Oil prices have edged higher, supported by a recovery in the equities market and on a technical bounce for crude after the biggest daily percentage drop in almost a year, but Brent futures stayed w

The Australian dollar is slightly lower as the US dollar flattens out after suffering three consecutive days of falls..

Gold prices fell on Tuesday as US stock markets stabilised, easing fears of a deeper selloff, and the US dollar strengthened, making bullion more expensive for users of other currencies.

The Australian share market has closed slightly weaker but avoided most of the impact of an overnight fall in US tech stocks that has weighed on Asian markets.

Former deputy prime minister and diplomat Kim Beazley has been appointed Western Australia's 33rd governor.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate unchanged at 1.5 per cent, witht the central bank board continuing to worry about weak wages growth.

Foxtel and Fox Sports have merged into a single company two months earlier than expected.

The US private equity firm aiming to buy Santos has raised its bid for a third time, valuing the local oil and gas producer at about $13.5 billion.

Australian shares have opened lower after the major Wall Street stock indexes were dragged down by heavy falls in technology shares and resurgent trade war worries.

The Australian dollar has hit a fresh three-month low after US stocks plunged as traders sold off tech stocks.

A sell-off in technology majors has deepened, wiping out the tech-heavy Nasdaq index's gains for the year and pushing the benchmark S&P 500 below a closely watched technical level for the first

The Australian share market has closed lower, with weakness among mining and energy stocks and a dip in ANZ outweighing modest gains elsewhere for the big banks in lacklustre pre-Easter trading.

Nine Entertainment has snatched Australian tennis broadcasting rights from long-term holder Seven Network for $60 million per year, in the latest plot twist in the current sports rights negotiations.

Australian shares have eased into positive territory at the open of trade ahead of the Easter break, following a choppy session overnight, where tech giant Amazon led late falls on the technology laden Nasdaq index.

The Australian dollar has hit a three-month low as US stocks appear on track to post another day of losses, and base metal prices also suffered losses.

Oil prices fell about one per cent after data showed US crude inventories unexpectedly rose 1.6 million barrels last week, weighing on market sentiment.

Gold prices have fallen more than one per cent as a US dollar bounce on US economic growth data pulled prices further from the previous day's near six-week peak, although softer equities markets ke

Australian shares have ended the session sharply lower, with broad losses across most sectors after a Facebook-led tech stock slump induced heavy overnight falls on Wall Street.

Seven West Media has sold its half-share of online media business Yahoo7 back to Yahoo's US owner, Oath.

Rio Tinto has finalised its exit from Australian coal with the $2.25 billion sale of its 80 per cent stake in Queensland's Kestrel underground mine.

Australian shares have opened lower after Wall Street suffered a heavy fall, fuelled by a selloff in the technology sector.

The Australian dollar is lower as the major US stocks index suffer heavy falls, weighed down by tech stocks .

Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday, with Brent futures retreating after hitting $US71 a barrel, as the US dollar recovered from earlier losses and as the market continues to stagnate after s

Gold prices fell on Tuesday after hitting a near six-week high as the US dollar rose and risk appetite revived in global financial markets, but the precious metal remained underpinned by an array o

Australian shares have closed higher led by the big miners following strong overnight leads from Wall Street as fears of a trade war between the US and China receded.

Copper miner OZ Minerals has launched a $444 million takeover bid for Avanco Resources, sending shares in the Subiaco-based ASX-listed exploration company soaring.

Fortescue Metals Group has cut the amount it expects to receive for its iron ore shipments this year, saying slow Chinese construction and the recent Trump-inspired trade war fears are weighing on forecasts.

Australian shares made solid gains in morning trade after Wall Street had a strong rebound on easing anxieties over US trade protectionism.