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The packaging of securities on financial markets had a key part to play in the way the global financial crisis spread from the US housing market, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says. Speaking ..
Southern Cross Media Group says it hopes the worst of the industry wide advertising slump is behind it but is expecting a flat profit result for 2012/13. Shareholders, irate at the radio and televi..
The outgoing chairman of embattled surfwear brand Billabong says the company remains open to takeover offers as it fights to revive its fortunes. Addressing Billabong's annual general meeting for t..
Inflation came in well above expectations in the September quarter, but the case for an interest rate cut next month remains solid. The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1.4 per cent between the J..
Shares in Fairfax Media have gained as much as nine per cent after its executives reassured shareholders a strategic review would help the troubled media company ride out tough trading conditions. ..
AGL Energy says it has cut marketing and ended some customer discounts in response to the "ill-considered" decisions of state governments to regulate power prices. AGL chief executive Michael Frase..
Ten Network Holdings has received a reduced offer for its outdoor advertising business Eye Corp from its private equity suitor. Ten on Tuesday said Outdoor Media Operations (OMO), which is controll..
Inflation in September quarter is expected to be below the central bank's two to three per cent target band and could prompt a Melbourne Cup day interest rate cut. The Australian Bureau of Statisti..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday October 24 AGK - AGL ENERGY LTD - down 26 cents at $14.70 AGL Energy says it has cut marketing and ended some customer discounts in ..
Poor earnings and forecasts from major US industrial firms have added to a global markets downturn to send US stocks plummeting, with DuPont losing 9.1 per cent on its earnings plunge. Weak reports..
The Australian share market closed almost unchanged, as investors awaited key manufacturing data from China and more news on company earnings in the United States. At 1615 AEDT on Tuesday, the benc..
Fairfax Media chief executive Greg Hywood says the embattled media group has investigated a breakup of its assets and found the numbers didn't stack up. Mr Hywood said Fairfax management had not "b..
Oz Minerals says it remains on track to meet its full-year guidance despite posting a fall in copper and gold production during the September quarter. The miner's original full-year guidance at its..
Mining magnate Nathan Tinkler and property giant Mirvac are one step closer to reaching a settlement over a failed multi-million-dollar industrial land deal in Newcastle. Mirvac arm Domaine Steel a..
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) says it is on track to achieve its full year financial forecasts after a steady first quarter performance. "Our performance in the first quarter has built on the mom..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, October 23: ANN - ANSELL LTD - down 34 cents at $15.82 Gloves and condom maker Ansell is confident of overcoming a sales slowdown and..
A diminished sales forecast by industrial bellwether Caterpillar has clouded stocks, but a last-minute burst of buying pushed the Dow and S&P 500 barely back into the black for the session. The..
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is introducing industry-wide reporting standards for mortgage-backed securities to boost investor confidence in the market. The new standards, which for the firs..
Australian stocks posted their biggest one-day loss in almost eight weeks to close moderately weaker. The resources sector was the worst hit on a day of broad-based declines, as commodity prices fe..
The Australian dollar is a third of a US cent lower as rising expectations of an interest rate cut in November put pressure on the currency. At 1700 AEDT on Monday, the currency was trading at 103...
Australian superannuation funds have returned to their pre-global financial crisis (GFC) performance levels of 2007, a report says. A report by SuperRatings, a financial services research company, ..
Economists fear the Gillard government may struggle to achieve its latest budget surplus forecast but its efforts to find savings could help push interest rates lower. Treasurer Wayne Swan on Monda..
GrainCorp shares soared by more than 40 per cent after US-based food processing giant Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) proposed a $2.68 billion takeover of the Australian grains marketer. Grain..
Winemaker Treasury Wines Estates (TWE) says price increases, the release of more luxury wines and more promotional activities will help lift earnings in the second half of the financial year. TWE's..
Gloves and condom maker Ansell is confident of overcoming a sales slowdown and meeting its forecast for earnings growth this financial year. Chief executive Magnus Nicolin told shareholders at Anse..
