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2013-05-22

Australia’s S&P ASX200 falls 0.3% on weak consumer confidence

 
Despite a strong performance by miners, Australian banks and retailers were dragged down by a fall in consumer confidence with the benchmark S&P ASX200 down 14.7 points, or 0.3%, to 5,165.4. The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index was up 0.22% to 2,305.11 points while the Dow Mini is up 7 points to 15,387.58.
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2013-05-23

UPDATE: IMIC agrees in principle to buy Afferro for £126mln

 
International Mining & Infrastructure Corporation has agreed in principle to acquire Cameroon-focused iron ore development group Afferro for £126mln. Investors are being offered 80 pence in cash – a 9.9 pence premium to last night’s share price – along with a lone note worth the equivalent of 40 pence a share.
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2013-05-23

HP tops on the bottom line in Q2

 
Shares of Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) are soaring in after-hours trading after the company topped expectations in the second quarter. HP's earnings dropped 31 per cent to $0.55 per share from the same prior-year period. After adjusting for one-time items, earnings fell 11 per cent to $0.87 per share, six cents ahead of analyst expectations. 
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