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Markets Live: Wesfarmers leads ASX gains

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Australian shares finished 0.5 per cent higher today with Wesfarmers' demerger plan for Coles giving the market a shot in the arm.

Coles spin-off lifts ASX to flat finish for the week

Wesfarmers was a standout in the ASX after announcing it will demerge Coles.

The S&P;/ASX 200 Index was higher on Friday and almost flat for the week as the Wesfarmers spin-off boosted spirits.

8@eight: ASX to open higher after Wall Street ping pong

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The Australian share market is expected to open higher after the Dow Jones index in the US made a strong surge on easing fears of an international trade war.

The bitcoin fad is fading - for now

Bitcoin's 2018 lull shows just how quickly investment fads can come and go.

Suddenly, Bitcoin seems a bit boring.

Malls turn themselves into old-style town centres - and it's working

Chadstone shopping centre is the Big Gun mall in the country.

Big gun shopping centres are now turning over up to $2 billion in annual sales, putting paid to any concern that they are not relevant to consumers.

ASX extends losing streak to three as banks fall

The ASX was hit by losses in the banking sector on Thursday.

Australian shares fell for the third straight session as banks wilted under the spotlight of the Hayne inquiry.

Panama Papers law firm Mossack Fonseca shuts down after tax scandal

In the Panama Papers, millions of documents were stolen from Mossack Fonseca and leaked to the media in April 2016.

The law firm at the centre of the "Panama Papers" said it's shutting down due to the economic and reputational fallout from the global tax evasion scandal.

8@eight: ASX set to follow Wall Street lower once again

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The markets are palpably uneasy heading into Thursday with investors spooked by trade war worries once again and an unexpected fall in US retail sales sending Wall Street lower.