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  1. China's questionable data

    To the absolute surprise of no one, Chinese economic growth came in at an annualised growth rate of 6.7 per cent in 2016.

  2. Virtual reality in real life

    When you think of virtual reality, you think of fancy headsets used for gaming and entertainment, but what if the technology could be applied to make building a house easier?

  3. Sydney tourism support

    Investing in the tourism industry should be one of the top priorities for the next NSW premier, a tourism expert says.

  4. Immigration masks decline

    A huge increase in migration has been driving headline economic growth, but it's also masked a dirty secret - individuals haven't felt the benefit of this record run.

  5. Universal income cop out

    Leading economists are backing a job guarantee program over a universal basic income, to better address both inflation and unemployment.

  6. Is Alcoa's Portland viable?

    Alcoa's Portland aluminium smelter will continue production over the next four years thanks to a $240 million government bailout.

ASX Quotes

Table showing ASX index quotes for today (as of Fri Jan 20 2017 16:11:30 GMT+1100 (AEDT))
Index Opening Closing Change
5745.40 5709.70 -0.6%
5692.20 5654.80 -0.7%
2113.60 2103.30 -0.5%
9344.20 9279.40 -0.7%
6512.00 6436.00 -1.2%
20862.50 21084.60 1.1%
813.80 816.00 0.3%
10177.90 10049.50 -1.3%
5158.40 5158.20
8847.60 8852.90 0.1%
1803.50 1803.40
8044.40 8098.70 0.7%
2367.80 2358.20 -0.4%

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