Latest Finance News



Newcrest extends loans by $US200m

Australia's largest gold miner Newcrest has extended its debt facility by more than $200 million as it faces a class action from shareholders over its massive financial writedown. Newcrest Mining s..

Full Article >

Australian share market closes lower

The Australian share market closed more than one per cent lower after a top US central bank official raised the prospect of ongoing reductions in the US's economic stimulus program. Federal Reserve..

Full Article >

Australian shares open lower

Australian stocks have opened in the red following a selloff on Wall Street overnight. The local market is around half a per cent lower, which is better than futures markets had anticipated followi..

Full Article >

GPT will not increase offer for CPA

Property group GPT Group will not increase its offer for the Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA) nor extend the offer period. GPT's offer of 0.141 GPT securities and 75.32 cents in cash for eac..

Full Article >

Forge shares punished again

Forge Group's shareholders have been punished after the company announced another profit writedown, bringing the total in less than two months to up to $155 million. The latest problems for the Per..

Full Article >

Australian market set to open lower

The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of Wall Street which has fallen more than three-quarters of a per cent. At 0645 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures..

Full Article >