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Australia is in a good position to avoid the global financial crisis and should continue to use its "lucky" position to shield against further economic shocks, the central bank governor says. Austr..
Building products supplier Alesco Corporation predicts the tough times in the housing market will continue for the near term as it fends off a takeover offer from DuluxGroup. Alesco on Tuesday repo..
The Australian sharemarket was down at noon as cautious investors awaited Chinese data and a speech by the Reserve Bank of Australia chief. At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ind..
Health insurer nib has tied up with US insurance giant UnitedHealthcare International, its first overseas strategic alliance with a global counterpart. As part of the deal, nib will provide UnitedH..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Tuesday, July 24, 2012: ALS - ALESCO CORPORATION LTD - down one cent, or 0.49 per cent, at $2.03 DLX - DULUXGROUP LTD - down five cents,..
US stocks have skidded amid a global sell-off on renewed eurozone sovereign debt concerns that Spain was headed for a bailout and Greece could exit the eurozone. Spain's borrowing costs on Monday s..
A sweetened $210 million takeover offer from DuluxGroup has failed to entice Alesco Corporation's board into saying yes to the predator's proposal. Dulux stepped up its push to gain control of the ..
Petsec Energy is the latest producer to be belted by plunging gas prices, with the company forecasting a first half loss of up to $US6 million ($A5.81 million). The average gas equivalent sales pri..
The Australian sharemarket closed 1.7 per cent lower amid renewed fears about the European debt crisis and the end of Australia's mining boom. At 1615 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 i..
Woolworths has lifted annual sales by 4.7 per cent to $56.7 billion, despite the supermarket giant's price war with Coles exacerbating tough retail conditions. Woolworth's key Australian food and l..
A rise in Australia's June quarter producer price index could mean Wednesday's inflation data will be stronger, but it should not prevent more interest rate cuts by the central bank, economists say. ..
Australian Rugby Union chief executive John O'Neill has officially taken over as chairman of casino operator Echo Entertainment Group's board. Mr O'Neill takes over from John Story who stepped down..
Weakness in the Australian dollar during the June quarter is behind a rise in the producer price index (PPI), economists say. Australia's PPI at the final stage of production rose 0.5 per cent in t..
Goodman Fielder says its full year earnings are likely to be at the lower end of its forecast. Goodman said its normalised earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) and significant items was expected..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early on Monday, July 23: AIO - ASCIANO - down two cents, or 0.46 per cent, at $4.37 ARI - ARRIUM LTD - down 4.5 cents cents, or 4.89 per cent, a..
The Australian share market is tipped to open lower in a cautious start to the week on the back of losses in Europe and the United States on Friday. The losses are thought to be a case of some inve..
Recent rate cuts and household stimulus have helped economy-wide spending rise for the sixth consecutive month in June. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) business sales indicator (BSI) for J..
The Australian sharemarket has closed slightly lower as investors took profits on stocks that rose steadily during the week. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index eased 7.6 points, or 0.18 per cent, t..
ANZ Bank chief executive Mike Smith has called for Australians to embrace a relationship with China that goes beyond trade, saying that after the mining boom the Chinese economy will grow for many dec..
Australia's biggest independently owned chocolate-maker Darrell Lea could fall into foreign hands, with four international and local players emerging as frontrunners to buy the troubled confectioner. ..
The Australian dollar has maintained its six-week high against the greenback with the release of domestic terms of trade data doing little to halt momentum. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the Australian d..
APA Group is expected to make a fresh bid for energy infrastructure investor Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF), despite the takeover target rejecting its advances. HDF's responsible entity,..
Broadcaster Ten Network Holdings has agreed to sell its outdoor advertising business, Eye Corp, to Outdoor Media Operations (OMO) for up to $145 million. OMO owns oOh!media, an Australian outdoor a..
Google has reported a surge in quarterly profit to $US2.79 billion ($A2.69 billion) on the back of rising online advertising revenue, beating Wall Street expectations. The California-based online s..
Microsoft has posted its first ever loss, shedding $US492 million ($A476.26 million) in the fourth quarter due to a massive $US6.2 billion ($A6.00 billion) write-down to reflect the slump in value of ..
