US shares rebound, but Dell falls on deal

US shares have rebounded in opening trade after the previous day's sharp correction, but Dell sank 2.6 per cent after the company announced a plan to take itself private and de-list from the Nasdaq. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial...

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Dell to be bought by founder and Microsoft

SLUMPING personal computer maker Dell is selling itself for $US24.4 billion ($A23.51 billion) to its founder and a group of investors that includes Microsoft. It's the largest deal of its kind since the Great Recession dried up financing for risky...

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Somalia jails alleged rape victim, journo

SOMALIA has jailed for one year a woman who said she was raped by security forces and a journalist who interviewed her, saying they were guilty of insulting the state in a case that has alarmed rights groups. "We sentence her for offending state...

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Happy Waitanga Day from the US

US president Barack Obama and new secretary of state, John Kerry, have wished New Zealanders a happy Waitangi Day. Kerry, who took up the job this week following Hillary Clinton's retirement, said the US and New Zealand share a strong and enduring...

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West Australians getting to know McGowan

THE decision to officially launch the West Australian Labor election campaign 10 days before the Liberals may well prove to be a masterstroke, but will it be enough to elevate leader Mark McGowan to premier? After a flurry of big-spending announcements,...

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Grylls fighting for his political life

IN the past four years, Brendon Grylls has brought royalties by the billions to the regions, while almost single-handedly reviving the power and glory of the Nationals Party in Western Australia. In the next four weeks, the Nationals WA leader...

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Play fighting over as WA campaign begins

WHEN is an election campaign not an election campaign? When Western Australia's Premier Colin Barnett says so. Despite the state's Labor opposition making more than $2 billion in rail promises, planning a new circular freeway, pledging to recruit...

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Boom state emperor digs in for long haul

THERE'S a clear irony that Australia's longest-serving Liberal premier, Colin Barnett, seems set to stay in politics for the long haul after planning to retire in 2004. The development-minded economist recently told reporters he'd consider another...

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