Australian stocks lower at noon
$A in retreat after overnight gains
Crown confirms Echo sale
Ford workers end week on uncertain vote
Base metals fall sharply
Deficit, debt ahead of Tas election
China clears Boeing 787s for take-off
Ralph Lauren's 4Q profit rises 35%
US stocks end slightly lower
Euro stocks slump after Tokyo plunge
12:44 PM:
Love Hewitt says running gave her a butt
12:43 PM:
One Direction wins big
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Amanda Bynes denied entry to private jet
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Aniston and Pitt are 'good friends'
12:38 PM:
Ralph Lauren's 4Q profit rises 35%
