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Australian shares higher today with the S&P/ASX 200 up 0.67 per cent. The S&P/ASX 200 gained 27.1 points or 0.67 per cent to 4073.6. The All Ords was up 25.6 ... Switzer - 7:37 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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James Hardie revealed today that the depressed US housing market will only improve slightly next year. It also revealed a return to profit. Meanwhile another Australian retailer has run out ... PM - 6:50 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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James Hardie fears Australia's soft housing market will be a drag on the company's earnings this year. Bigpond business & finance - 6:02 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Despite negative offshore leads the Australian share market opened higher before briefly dipping into the red in early afternoon trade before closing 0.78 per cent higher. Finance News Network - 5:59 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Australian stocks closed higher, driven by a rebound in resource and finance stocks, as world leaders reaffirmed they wanted beleaguered Greece to remain in the euro zone. TheBull - 4:58 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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The Australian sharemarket managed an unconvincing low-volume bounce from its biggest loss in six-months after fragile sentiment was helped by comments from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that China would give ... The West Australian Your Money - 4:15 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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James Hardie has warned that its earnings this year could be affected by Australia's weakening housing market. SBS World News Australia Finance - 4:04 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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After big drops last week, Australian shares have closed around three-quarters of a per cent higher today. SBS World News Australia Finance - 3:21 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Oro Verde ( ASX: OVL ) is ramping up exploration at its Chuminga copper-gold project in Chile with the start of drilling on the fourth diamond hole. The company is ... Proactive Investors - 3 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Global Geoscience Greenfield gold, copper and silver discoveries in Nevada amp Peru Global Geoscience Page 1 Disclaimer The information contained in this Presentation or subsequently provided to the recipient whether ... egoli - 1:54 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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BHP Billiton is a Dual Listed Company (DLC) comprising BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc. BHP Billiton was created through the DLC merger of BHP Limited (now BHP Billiton Limited) and Billiton Plc (now BHP Billiton Plc), which was concluded on 29 June 2001.The headquarters of BHP Billiton Limited, and the global headquarters of the combined BHP Billiton Group, are located in Melbourne. BHP Billiton Plc is located in London, United Kingdom. Both companies have identical Boards of Directors and are run by a single management team. Shareholders in each company have equivalent economic and voting rights in both companies. BHP Billiton Limited has a primary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange and BHP Billiton Plc has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange, with a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. BHP Billiton also has two American Depositary Receipt listings on the New York Stock Exchange. Main activites: Minerals exploration, production and processing (particularly coal, iron ore, copper and manganese ore) and hydrocarbon exploration, production and refining.

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