Property

"It is not a perfect measure, but it suggests residential property investor activity could have halved over the last decade."

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Banking

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by Gareth Vaughan

David Morgan

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4th Mar 09, 4:53pm

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Top 10 links: Bigger Australian bank profits; Toyota's emergency loan; US car sales slump; Exploding Range Rovers; Insurance run averted

Top 10 news links; Thain

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26th Jan 09, 12:07pm

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Top 10 news links; Thain profligacy, O'Reilly's debt woes, Free shipping