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Iluka shares lift 7% on improved sales

Iluka Resources shares have risen seven per cent after the company reported a sharp increase in quarterly sales revenue. Revenue lifted 28 per cent to $234.3 million in the three months to December..

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Australian shares bolstered by weak AUD

Australian shares have rallied as a sharp drop in the local currency helped give the mining giants a boost. The Australian dollar plummeted by more than one US cent, to below 88 US cents, for the f..

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Rio hits record iron ore tonnes

The halcyon days of three years ago are over but Rio Tinto looks well placed to deliver a healthy full year profit next month after achieving record iron ore shipments in 2013. The mining giant eke..

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US producer prices rise in December

US producer prices rose modestly in December on higher energy costs, ending two consecutive months of declines, the Labor Department says. The producer price index rose 0.4 per cent in December, sl..

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