ASX: Aussie shares slip as miners drag and Mirvac plunges

ASX: Aussie shares slip as miners drag and Mirvac plunges
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By Derek RoseThe local share market has closed slightly lower ahead of an overnight report that could shed more light on the health of the American economy.Losses for the S&P/ASX200 moderated on Thursday afternoon, with the benchmark index finishing down 17.8 points, or 0.23%, at 7,682.0. It had dropped as many as 55.6 points, or 0.72%, close to midday. The broader All Ordinaries fell 26.6 points, or 0.34%, at 7,886.5.The market was marking time ahead of the overnight release of weekly US jobless claims, says trading veteran Michael Mc...