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Investors dumped higher risk mining stocks, sending the Australian share market down than one per cent on Friday. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 48.0 points, or 1.12 per ..
Investors are questioning the wisdom of BHP Billiton's bet on unconventional gas after it wrote down the value of its American shale gas assets by $US2.84 billion ($A2.73 billion). A rush into natu..
Sleep disorder equipment supplier ResMed's annual profit is up 12 per cent due to stronger revenue in the United States. ResMed, which makes a range of sleep masks and associated products which imp..
The responsible entity for takeover target Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF) has stuck by its recommendation that securityholders accept an offer from Pipeline Partners Australia (PPA). Ene..
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to keep the official interest rate at 3.5 per cent over the next couple of months, following the rate cuts in May and June. All 15 economists surveye..
Short-term visitors rose more than departing residents in June, but the flood of travellers out of the country is still overwhelming the flow of visitors. Seasonally adjusted figures from the Austr..
Oil Search's loading operations in Papua New Guinea remain suspended after an oil spill that occurred more than a week ago. In what Oil Search has described as a minor spill, oil droplets were seen..
The Australian share market has opened lower after expectations the European Central Bank (ECB) would announce immediate monetary measures to ease the debt crisis failed to bear fruit. At 1020 AEST..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, Aug 3 ALS - ALESCO CORPORATION LTD - up one cent at $2.05 DLX - DULUXGROUP LTD - up 16 cents at $3.22 Paintmaker DuluxGroup wants t..
US stocks have slid for a fourth straight day, as the European Central Bank (ECB) took no action to address the eurozone sovereign debt crisis but suggested it may intervene on the markets to lower bo..
Mining giant BHP Billiton has dismissed suggestions it has already decided to delay its $19 billion Port Hedland harbour expansion for at least two years. However the world's biggest resources comp..
Sundance Resources looks set to have to agree to a reduced takeover price from Chinese suitor Hanlong Mining, with the pair locked in negotiations. The iron ore hopeful's chances of being acquired ..
The Australian share market has closed slightly higher, boosted by better-than-expected retail sales and trade balance figures. But investors remain cautious ahead of a meeting of the European Cent..
Australia's trade balance has returned to surplus albeit a modest one, due mainly to a sharp fall in the value of imports. The balance on goods and services showing a surplus of $9 million in June,..
Paintmaker DuluxGroup wants takeover target Alesco Corporation stopped from commenting on the DuluxGroup bid unless it (Alesco) has approval from the Takeovers Panel. The Takeovers Panel, a body th..
Retail spending figures have risen for a second consecutive month, getting a boost from price cuts. Retail trade was up 1.0 per cent in June, which was better than market forecasts of a rise of 0.6..
Manufacturing, once the bright star in the US economic recovery, has lost its lustre. For the second straight month, US factory activity shrank in July as new export orders fell further, the Instit..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, August 2 BWD - BLACKWOOD CORPORATION LTD - steady at 18 cents Coal explorer Blackwood Corp is still waiting for $28.4 million it is ..
US stocks have closed lower after the Federal Reserve kept monetary policy unchanged - a widely expected move that nevertheless disappointed those hoping for a sign of new economic stimulus. All ey..
Billionaire casino mogul James Packer says he will build the world's best hotel in Sydney if he gets approval to include a gambling facility for high rollers in the development. Mr Packer, the exec..
The Australian sharemarket has closed slightly lower after investors took a cautious approach ahead of US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank meetings. At close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&..
Australia's export commodity prices rose slightly in July after hitting a 16-month low in May and rising only a fraction in June. The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) index of commodity prices in ..
With online retailing, it's now a case of the quick and the dead. Early adapters that jumped on the internet bandwagon ahead of the rest have reported revenue growth over the past year, but those s..
Country Road has agreed to buy rival fashion retailer Witchery and accessories brand Mimco, in a move which it believes will lead to lower prices for shoppers. The $172 million takeover, which had ..
Intrepid Mines shares have surged 29 per cent after the company agreed to allocate around five per cent of its shares to Indonesian media mogul Surya Paloh. Mr Paloh is a prominent political and bu..
