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Jobs unveils new-look iPods with a Ping

5:13AM APPLE'S gadget changes shape, colour and size again and iTunes embraces the world of Facebook.

• Stig wins: 5:25AM Mask comes off

Greens-Labor alliance has miners worried

PACT sparks fears that industry will come under attack through emissions trading scheme and possible changes to mining tax.

James Hardie tax appeal dismissed

2:58PM JAMES Hardie loses its appeal against an amended tax office assessment that could cost it more than $370 million.

Stella Travel and Jetset allowed to merge

2:11PM SHARES in Jetset Travelworld take off after the competition watchdog said the tour operator could buy Stella Travel Services.

ANZ best value bank for small firms

1:40PM ANZ awarded 'best value banking service' for small business but came last of big four banks in customer satisfaction.

Economic growth hits the 'sweet spot'

12:25PM SHOPPERS drove strong economic growth in the June quarter but rates should remain on hold until late in the year, economists say.

Economic growth at three-year high

11:37AM DOLLAR jumps in value after official data shows the economy grew strongly in the June quarter.

'Demoted' by Qantas for being Falun Gong

9:01AM QANTAS stewardess says she lost her job on overseas flights after being deported from China.

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• DJs case: $850,000 offer spurned

Tutors to fill overseas 'education gap'

8:57AM AN award-winning tutoring duo is planning to expand their business to fill the learning gap in the British education system.

BHP hostile bid for Potash turns dirty

7:39AM BHP accused of "sowing confusion" by cold-calling customers of Potash, a company it is trying to buy in a hostile takeover.

Penny-pinching shoppers hurt retailers

2:31AM THE recovery of nation's biggest stores hampered by thrifty consumers waiting for sales to spend hard-earned cash.

Stock market 'hobby' cost $4.2 million

GEORGE Hawa lists "financial markets" as a hobby but trying to turn it into a profession left him accused of a $4.2 million fraud.

How DJs could have avoided $37m suit

STORE rejected $850,000 offer to settle just days before damaging harassment complaint lodged.

• Paul Hogan: I can't pay tax office

Rent hikes cripple small retailers

SMALL retailers are being held to ransom by their landlords, the nation's peak retail body claims.

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Rumours China's bank chief has defected

1:00PM SPECULATION swirls that China's central bank governor has defected to avoid reprisal after a $481 billion loss on US Treasury bonds.

Strong data increases rate hike chance

12:19PM RETAIL trade and building approvals figures "blitz expectations", making a rate hike "all but certain" before 2011.

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Poor risk assessment led to crisis - RBA

9:30AM POOR risk assessment was a key element of the financial crisis, a senior Reserve Bank official says.

Working together can be a challenge

8:23AM IF you thought marriage had its challenges, try running a business with your other half.

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New Holden runs on cheaper bio-ethanol

7:25AM HOLDEN'S latest Commodore could eventually be powered by fuel made from household waste.

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Jews share same gene - German banker

4:42AM BOARD member of German central bank comes under fire after anti-Jew and Muslim rant.