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Westpac Bank has made contingency plans in case wholesale funding markets dry up due to global jitters. The health of 15 of the world's largest financial institutions have again been called into qu..
BHP Billiton will spend $US845 million ($A832.47 million) to open a new mining area at its Illawarra Coal business to sustain production, ensuring continued employment for 500 workers and a further 30..
Moody's has lowered the credit ratings of 15 major banks. The downgrades announced on Thursday included Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs in the US and Barclays, Deutsche Bank and H..
Fortescue Metals Group says it can beat the federal government's mining tax in a legal challenge that will thrash out the century-old states versus Commonwealth rights debate. Fortescue has launche..
US stocks have slid sharply, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sinking two per cent, as disappointing economic data from China and Europe followed the Federal Reserve's slashing its growth forecas..
Engineering firm Downer EDI has won a $73 million contract to build locomotives for iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group. Downer will build 19 locomotives, with the first to be completed by August..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, June 22 APN - APN NEWS & MEDIA LTD - down 2.5 cents at 71 cents Struggling regional media publisher APN News & Media is bulkin..
Struggling regional media publisher APN News & Media is building its online presence in an effort to reposition for growth and boost digital earnings. The group is paying $36 million for an 82 ..
Australians are paying less in bank fees and charges but still hand over nearly $500 a year. Bank fees charged to households fell for the second year in a row in 2010/11, an annual survey by the Re..
The Australian share market closed sharply weaker on negative economic news. Chinese data showed the country's manufacturing sector continuing to shrink, and investors were disappointed with the ou..
Mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto will not be affected by new laws in the United Kingdom requiring firms to list their greenhouse gas emissions because they say they already do so. The move ..
Long-suffering Billabong shareholders have been asked to provide $225 million after the troubled surfwear company issued another profit warning amid dire retail conditions. And hot on the heels of ..
Another "music streamer" has entered the Australian market, pushing the compact disc (CD) closer to oblivion. Hot on the heels of Sweden-based Spotify, United States-based MOG and Australia's Telst..
Toy distributor Funtastic will raise $24.6 million from its shareholders to reduce debt amid a challenging retail environment. The company would immediately repay $15 million in debt once the funds..
With properties prices high and the housing market slow, Australians are holding on to their homes for longer. New figures released by property information service RP Data show house owners are wai..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, June 21 AUT - AURORA OIL & GAS - down six cents at $3.07 EKA - EUREKA ENERGY LTD - steady at 45 cents Suitor Aurora Oil &..
US stocks have closed mostly lower after the Federal Reserve extended its bond-swapping program, known as Operation Twist, for six months to help boost the flagging economy. The program, scheduled ..
Australia's biggest newspaper publisher, Rupert Murdoch's News Ltd has announced plans to restructure and shed staff on the same day it launched a near $2 billion bid for Consolidated Media. Chief ..
The Australian share market finished slightly higher as cautious investors await any action by the US central bank to stimulate the faltering American economy. At the close on Wednesday, the benchm..
DuluxGroup appears to be having trouble convincing shareholders in takeover target Alesco to accept its $188.4 million offer for the company. The paint manufacturer has managed to increase its stak..
Grocery wholesaler Metcash plans to take its competitive push against the supermarket giants into the hardware sector by taking full control of the Mitre 10 brand. Metcash is a distributor of groce..
Rupert Murdoch has made a $1.97 billion bid to take a dominant slice of Australia's pay television industry. News Ltd, the Australian arm of global media giant News Corp, has offered to take full c..
China has defended its curbs on rare earths mining and exports after a World Trade Organisation (WTO) challenge brought by the United States, Europe and Japan. The government said on Wednesday that..
Australian dwelling commencements fell 12.6 per cent in the March quarter to 30,623 units, official figures show. The seasonally-adjusted March quarter result was down from an downwardly revised 35..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange today ALS - ALESCO CORPORATION - up one cent at $2.02 DLX - DULUXGROUP LTD - down seven cents at $2.99 Paint firm DuluxGroup has extended the ..
