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Realview confirms 30,000 published editions can be viewed in iPad

Australian digital publishing services provider Realview today confirmed that more than 30,000 editions from over 2,000 publications it produces for clients can now be interactively viewed on the Apple iPad, without having to download anything from the App Store.

RBC Capital: One more rate hike for NZ then halt

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Allan Bollard is likely to raise interest rates in September and then take a respite to allow the economy to grow further amid a fragile global recovery, RBC Capital Markets today said in a forecast.
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NAB survey says Aussies expect snags on property price gains

Many Australians are bracing for a property slowdown over the next 12 months following the accelerated price expansion seen last year as the latest survey by the National Australia Bank (NAB) showed that the annual property price growth plunged from the 5.2 percent posted in March to a mere 1.4 percent in the June quarter.

Shell may join Woodside-rival Chevron

Oil major Royal Dutch Shell is likely to join Chevron's Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project in competition with Woodside Petroleum's Pluto project.

Trucking group bats for dual-runs to improve freight services

A transport group said on Thursday that enabling trucking companies to implement the dual-run system would lead to better profits, slashed costs and less travel time for the freight industry as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) instructed DP World Australia and Patrick to set up a blue print on the trucking scheme.

REX cuts down seat capacity of its Port Lincoln-Adelaide service route

Regional Express Holdings Ltd (REX) (ASX: REX) announced on Thursday that it is set to reduce its seat capacity by 18 percent for the Port Lincoln-Adelaide service route in South Australia, blaming stiffer competition from QantasLink which earlier resumed its flight services on the region.

Micro Cap Rising Stars ? Manaccom

Australia's lottery market is worth $3.6bn a year but only 4% of punters play online. Manaccom is well established to take advantage of inevitable growth.

Union says Telstra lay offs attack customer service

Australian telecommunications and media company Telstra (ASX: TLS, NZX: TLS) is continuing with its plans to lay-off the 900 operational employees announced several weeks ago, according to a statement released today by the Communications Electrical Plumbing Union.

Centro wraps up financial arrangements for US operations

Property specialist Centro Properties Group (CNP) (ASX: CNP) said on Thursday that its financial arrangements covering a total of $US2.7 billion or $A3.03 billion of debt in the company’s US operations have been completed amidst the business’ continued restructuring.

IG Markets - Opening calls

Overnight, US stocks retreated on the back of a disappointing earnings report from Dow component Boeing and the latest Beige Book report which suggested several districts were experiencing softening growth.

Australian Stock Market Report

US durable goods orders fell by 1.0pct in June after a 0.8pct fall in May and 2.9pct rise in April. Economists had tipped a 1.0pct rise in orders.

World Market Overview

The US stock market edged lower Wednesday on news that orders for big ticket items sank in June. The Dow fell 39.81 points (0.38%) to 10,497.88 in final trades, after a four day winning streak.

Daily Forex Commentary 29/7/2010

The Aussie's three-week ascent towards US90.50 came to an abrupt halt yesterday immediately after the release of the much-anticipated June quarter inflation data.

The Overnight Report: Waiting For GDP

Having stalled on Tuesday, Wall Street could only drift off last night with little positive impetus ahead of Friday's GDP release. Dow down 39. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)

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