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• Macmahon wins $190m contract at Qld mineEngineering contractor Macmahon Holdings Ltd says it has won a three-year contract valued at over $190 million at the new Cameby Downs coal mine in Queensland.
• Big banks burn credit union profitsA squeeze on interest margins and higher costs hit credit unions' profits in 2009 as they felt the brunt of the big banks' pricing power.
• Privacy 'a must' ahead of gold M&A surgeAustralia's gold sector should lock in confidentiality agreements with potential investors to protect their interests, a lawyer says.
• Rate rise is '50/50 call each month'Borrowers should fear the worst at each of the Reserve Bank of Australia's board meetings this year, an economist says.
• Navigator expecting Bronzewing gold barsNavigator Resources says it is bringing the Bronzewing gold mine in WA back into operation on time and on budget after learning the lessons of its former owner.
• $A closes flat after RBA minutesThe Australian dollar closed flat after the minutes of the Reserve bank of Australia's March 2 board meeting cooled market expectations of an April rate rise.
• Acrux eyes up to $366m in Axiron dealAcrux could receive up to $A366 million plus royalties from Eli Lilly and Company for the rights to commercialise Acrux's underarm testosterone booster, Axiron.
• Late gains push stocks higherLate gains pushed the share market to close in positive territory after range-bound trading that ignored an upbeat assessment of the economy by the RBA.
• Market WrapAcross Asia, regional indices are all weaker after inconclusive direction from Wall Street, with higher metal prices and positive reads on the US service sector being offset by Washington rhetoric about reforms to the healthcare and financial sectors
• Stocks to watchStocks of interest on the Australian Stock Exchange at the close of trade.