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    Australian Associated Press

    Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations

    Microsoft reported fiscal first-quarter profit on Tuesday of $US13.9 billion ($A19.5 billion), or $1.82 per share, beating Wall Street expectations.

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    Australian Associated Press

    ASX ends down 1.7pc, all sectors lower

    Investors had a bad day on the Australian market as the indices closed 1.7 per cent down, following US worries about COVID-19 infections and election nerves.

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    Australian Associated Press

    Bendigo bank: more loan payments restart

    Australia's fifth-largest retail bank has reported a sharp increase in the number of residential and commercial customers resuming their loan repayments.

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    Australian Associated Press

    Wall St slumps amid US stimulus worries

    US stocks have closed sharply lower amid uncertainty about further stimulus measures.