You don't have credit card details available. You will be redirected to update payment method page. Click OK to continue.
Australian shares have finished flat as all eyes turn to a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 0.4 points, or 0.01..
Profit season 2012 was a bit like many State of Origin rugby league matches - tough, bruising and a couple of big hits - but not as bloody as predicted in the pre-game hype. Among companies reporti..
Carbon offset company Carbon Conscious says the loss of its biggest contract with Origin Energy and the government's scrapping of the carbon floor price will not be a huge blow to its finances this ye..
Domestic demand for gas has softened but long-term demand prospects are good, says takeover target and energy infrastructure investor Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF). HDF owns several pri..
Insurance Australia Group has begun a search for a new board member after Phillip Colebatch announced his retirement. Mr Colebatch, who has a background in insurance and investment banking, will st..
Beleaguered consumer goods retailer Harvey Norman hopes to claw back market share, as tough trading conditions are expected to force many of its competitors to close. Harvey Norman chairman Gerry H..
The resignation of APN News & Media's chief financial officer has prompted a sharp decline in the struggling newspaper publisher and radio station owner's share price. APN said on Friday Peter ..
Total credit provided to the private sector by banks and other lenders rose by 0.2 per cent in July after a rise of 0.3 per cent in June and an increase of 0.5 per cent in May. It was the slowest m..
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to keep interest rates on hold when its board meets on Tuesday. However a rate cut is likely some time in the months afterwards, as a slowdown in Chi..
US stocks have tumbled ahead of a much-anticipated speech by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and as European woes renewed global growth worries. After hovering near breakeven for the past thr..
Kingsgate Consolidated shares fell more than seven per cent on Thursday despite assurances that its underperforming Challenger mine is on track. Australia's second-biggest gold producer said it exp..
The Australian stockmarket finished almost one per cent lower as resources companies suffered steep losses amid weakness on commodities markets. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX2..
Global property developer Lend Lease is so confident of its existing pipeline of projects, it doesn't have to win any new business to deliver a projected earnings growth this fiscal year. The build..
Australia's mining and resources boom is not over yet, as newly released capital expenditure figures show there is a lot more investment to come. Official figures released on Thursday reported that..
The housing industry is still showing signs of weakness, and it could mean that prices will rise because of a shortage of homes caused by the lack of building activity. Australian residential build..
Toll road owner Macquarie Atlas Roads says it may be able to declare a distribution in early 2013. The group on Thursday posted a loss for the first half of the 2012 calendar year, due partly to it..
Fund manager Perpetual will cut more jobs next year as it continues with a major restructure that contributed to a 57 per cent drop in its full year profit. The company on Thursday announced a $68 ..
Citigroup is offering to pay $US590 million ($A571.21 million) to legal claims by shareholders that its executives dissembled about the bank's growing problems before the financial crisis. The bank..
Operations have resumed at Newcrest's flagship gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) after a dispute with local land owners was resolved. Australia's biggest gold miner said normal operations had res..
The Australian share market has closed almost flat as investors wait to see if there will be more moves to stimulate the sluggish US economy. At 1615 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200..
CCP BidCo has sweetened its takeover offer for ClearView Wealth, with investors in the takeover target now in line to receive up to 59 cents a share. Clearview, which in July rejected CCP's initial..
Company profits are down but still not the horror story expected due to a spate of under-promising and over-delivering in the profit-reporting season. Total reported full-year profits for the year ..
Engineering giant WorleyParsons says the slow down in the Australian resources sector has had a relatively minor effect on the global company. WorleyParsons expects to achieve good growth in underl..
The head of construction and maintenance firm Transfield Services has stepped down after turning a full year loss into a healthy net profit of $84.8 million. Chief executive Peter Goode will resign..
Southern Cross Austereo chief executive Rhys Holleran is hopeful there will be a pick-up at the struggling Ten Network. Ten supplies programming to Southern Cross Austereo's regional television sta..
