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Westfield has lifted its first half profit by nearly a third and says it will boost investment in its better-performing Australian shopping centres to drive earnings further. The global shopping ce..
The increasingly likely delay of BHP Billiton's massive $30 billion Olympic Dam expansion is being welcomed by Oz Minerals which has revealed sharp jumps in operating costs. The copper and gold pro..
Takeover target Alesco Corporation may endorse a bid from paintmaker DuluxGroup if DuluxGroup supports a change in the dividend component of the offer. DuluxGroup and Alesco have been in talks over..
Medical centres operator and pathology provider Primary Health Care has unveiled a near 50 per cent rise in full year profit and forecast stronger earnings in 2012/12. Primary lifted its net profit..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, August 15 ANN - ANSELL LTD - up 44 cents at $14.24 Allergy-free surgical gloves and a new range of feminine hygiene products are be..
US stocks have given up early gains helped by a better-than-expected reading on retail sales to close flat, with the Dow held up by a strong performance from Home Depot. But a poor report from onli..
The Australian share market finished slightly higher, reversing earlier small losses as investors switched into defensive stocks. At the close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ..
National Australia Bank (NAB) says demand for loans from businesses is still weak after its quarterly profit remained steady at $1.4 billion. Australia's largest business lender said there had rece..
Bathroom and kitchen supplier GWA Group has called on governments to encourage people into the housing market by cutting unnecessary regulations. Managing director Peter Crowley said that a deterio..
Telecommunications carrier Optus says mobile phone revenue growth has stopped in Australia after it suffered a slide in earnings. The nation's second-biggest telco has also called on the regulator ..
Allergy-free surgical gloves and a new range of feminine hygiene products are behind Ansell's latest move to position itself for growth. Chief executive Magnus Nicolin said Ansell had plans to laun..
Domino's Pizza says it will be dishing up more dough over the next year, with full-year profits expected to grow by 15 per cent by June 2013. The Australia-based pizzamaker says the profits are bei..
Food supplier Goodman Fielder says the 2012/13 financial year will require some more "heavy lifting" after the company booked another full year loss, albeit an improved one. Goodman Fielder makes b..
Clothing, footwear and bedding manufacturer Pacific Brands says it will sell surplus land in western Sydney for $27 million. The company announced on Monday that it had entered into a binding agree..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, August 14 ALS - ALESCO LTD - in trading halt, last traded at $1.915 DLX - DULUX GROUP - in trading halt, last traded at $3.33 Dulu..
US stock markets have traded modestly in the red in listless trade, with only poor Japanese data making a dent on trade slowed by the summer holiday. "The light trading action recently has been acc..
Australian shares closed slightly higher amid mixed local earnings results. At the close on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up six points, or 0.14 per cent, at 4,283.3, while the bro..
Engineering firm Downer EDI is cautiously optimistic about achieving further growth after returning to full year profitability. Downer said it expected to deliver a net profit of around $210 millio..
Newcrest Mining's chief has declared that a four-year run of soaring costs in the mining sector is over. Labour, energy and fuel price rises pushed up by the demands of the mining boom have cut awa..
Building products producer James Hardie has posted an improved net profit of $US68.5 million ($A65.02 million) in its first quarter as the US housing market makes a gradual recovery. However, the c..
James Packer's casinos and hotels company Crown will tap investors for about $400 million to help fund its expansion plans. The move follows announcements by Crown to spend $568 million building a ..
Shares in engineering and property services firm UGL have fallen more than 10 per cent after the company booked a 15 per cent fall in reported net profit and said the outlook for the next two years wa..
Shares in DuluxGroup and its takeover target Alesco have been placed in a trading halt as the pair continue talks over the paintmaker's $210 million offer. Alesco and DuluxGroup on Monday both requ..
Shares in electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi are up by almost five per cent after it posted a small drop in profit and like-for-like sales in the year to the end of June. JB Hi-Fi's net profit for the 2..
Westfield has confirmed it is in talks with financial services group AMP about a possible split of the multi-billion dollar shopping centres they own and manage. Media reports at the weekend sugges..
