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Weak investment data weighs on shares

The sharemarket has fallen due to a worse than expected fall in business investment in the December quarter. Trading was also marked by a sharp fall in the value of Qantas shares, after the airline..

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Joyce says he’s the man for the job

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says he's the right man for the job of overseeing the tough measures needed to return the airline to profit. He said their plan to axe 5,000 jobs, defer buying or ..

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Optus boss Russell quits

Optus chief Kevin Russell will step down at the end of March, just over two years after taking the post. Paul O'Sullivan, currently group consumer chief executive at Optus' parent company Singapore..

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Mining investment boom has peaked

Australia's mining investment boom is well and truly over, but other parts of the economy aren't quite ready to pick up the slack. Total new capital expenditure (capex) was down 5.2 per cent in the..

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Transfield returns to profit

Maintenance and project management firm Transfield Services says activity levels in Australia and New Zealand remain subdued leading into the second half of the financial year. But there may be sig..

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$A falls after investment data

The Australian dollar has fallen more than a third of a US cent after the release of worse-than-expected business investment figures for the December quarter. The Australian dollar was trading at 8..

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Business investment falls

Business investment in Australia had an unexpectedly large fall in the last three months of 2013, led by a big drop in mining related investment. Capital expenditure (capex) was down 5.2 per cent i..

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Cashed-up Seven hunts for growth

Billionaire Kerry Stokes' cashed-up Seven Group has shrugged off a forecast 30-40 per cent fall in full year profit, declaring it is chasing growth and takeovers. The media, industrial services and..

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Nine boss says Ten not a threat

Nine Entertainment boss David Gyngell says his television network will build its business with a focus on local content, as the recently relisted company showed it is on track to beat its earnings for..

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