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Freddie Mac posts $6b loss
07 Nov 2009, 4:10PM
The troubled US mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac has lost $A6.9 billion for shareholders but is not seeking further government bailout funds.
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Fannie Mae posts $18.9 billion Q3 loss
06 Nov 2009, 9:18AM
Fannie Mae, the largest provider of funding for U.S. home loans, has said it will be asking for another US$15bn in taxpayer funds.
Super help for small businesses
06 Nov 2009, 8:51AM
Small business operators will have access to a free superannuation clearing house service from July 2010.
Ericsson to close Nortel deal 'very soon'
06 Nov 2009, 7:29AM
Telecom equipment maker Ericsson expects to close its acquisition of key assets of bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp shortly, a senior company executive said.
RBA chief backs govt's stimulus action
06 Nov 2009, 9:10AM
The Reserve Bank of Australia chief has given his full backing to the stimulus actions taken by the Rudd government.
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