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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares rose out of the open Wednesday, as a strong lead from Wall Street and higher commodities prices conspired to drive the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 8:44 a.m. Wednesday 17th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares meandered in early Monday morning action, reflecting limited market cues and a mixed closed for Wall Street's previous session. In the early minutes, the ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 8:44 a.m. Monday 15th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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It was in the Herald Monday . Here's the text: Barely a week goes by without another multi-billion dollar reminder of the gap between the supply and demand of credible ... Peter Martin - Economics, Canberra - 10:35 p.m. Wednesday 10th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks slipped lower out of the open Tuesday, with the market using a fall in some commodities prices as cue to sell some resources stocks ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 10:01 a.m. Tuesday 9th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks pulled solidly higher in early Monday morning trade, boosted by a strong end-of-the-week finish for Wall Street and favorable news domestically in the mining ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 9:48 a.m. Monday 8th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

2 weeks, 1 day ago

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares ticked higher in early Wednesday trade, getting another boost from miners as metals prices gained. In early morning action, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 9:47 a.m. Wednesday 3rd March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares moved higher at the open Tuesday, with miners and media stocks helping lead the charge. In early morning trading in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 9:47 a.m. Tuesday 2nd March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

3 weeks ago

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Sydney, Australia, Feb 25, 2010 - (ABN Newswire) - The Australian share market fell sharply Wednesday after led by mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto as metals prices dropped. ... Yahoo!7 Finance News - 8:48 a.m. Thursday 25th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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The Australian share market fell sharply Wednesday after led by mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto as metals prices dropped. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended down 69.8 points, or ... ABN Newswire - 8:30 a.m. Thursday 25th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

3 weeks ago

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The Australian share market closed sharply lower after resources heavyweights BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX: BHP) and Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) lost ground on softer base metals prices. The benchmark S&P ... TradingMarkets.com - 5:38 p.m. Wednesday 24th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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The Australian share market closed ... The West Australian Your Money - 3:36 p.m. Wednesday 24th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares dropped in early Wednesday trading, dragged lower by an overnight fall on Wall Street and lower commodities prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was down ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 10 a.m. Wednesday 24th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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THE share market closed sharply ... Herald Sun - 9:58 a.m. Wednesday 24th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto plc operate as one business organization (Rio Tinto). Rio Tinto is an international mining company. Rio Tinto’s business is finding, mining and processing mineral resources. Its major products include aluminium, copper, diamonds, coal, uranium, gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc), and iron ore. Rio Tinto’s principal product and global support groups include Aluminum, Copper, Diamonds and Industrial Minerals, Energy, Iron Ore, Exploration and Technology and Innovation. Rio Tinto's Copper group comprises Kennecott Utah Copper in the United States and interests in the copper mines of Escondida, Grasberg, Northparkes and Palabora. Rio Tinto’s Aluminum group consists of integrated, bauxite, alumina and aluminium businesses. The Rio Tinto Energy Group comprises uranium, thermal coal and coking coal operations. On November 14, 2007, Rio Tinto Canada Holding Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto acquired Alcan Inc.

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