Australia shares seen weaker on recovery worries
SYDNEY, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to
open weaker on Friday after Wall Street was rattled by concerns
the U.S. economic recovery was losing momentum, while softer
commodities...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday November 20, 2009, 8:27 am
High Aussie Dollar Hits Emeco
Heavy equipment group, Emeco Holdings has revealed what appears to be a small earnings downgrade in guidance issued at yesterday's AGM in Sydney. The about-to-leave CEO, Laurie Freedman told the...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday November 19, 2009, 8:44 am
Newmont sells stake in Indonesia venture
US-based Newmont Mining Corp has sold a 10 per cent share of its Indonesian joint venture to a consortium of regional and local governments.The company's contract to operate in Indonesia includes...
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Tuesday November 17, 2009, 5:08 pm
Australia shares seen firmer, miners may gain
SYDNEY, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to
start firmer on Monday, helped by a stronger finish on Wall
Street as retailers advanced and a rise in base metal and gold
prices that should...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Monday November 16, 2009, 9:25 am
AXA in The AMP's Sights: More To Come
Last week it was a $6.8 billion joint bid for Transurban, the big toll road operator, from two large Canadian pension managers that made local investors sit up and think about further takeover...
Australasian Investment Review -
Tuesday November 10, 2009, 8:28 am
ORI's Upgrade
Once again, the final dividend policy of a major industrial has given us a clue as to how the group sees the outlook for the coming year. Higher dividend means confidence, no change, cautious,...
Australasian Investment Review -
Tuesday November 10, 2009, 8:25 am
Oil spill sends fishermen bankrupt
An environmental lawyer in Indonesia says local fishermen are going bankrupt because the Timor Sea oil spill has ruined fish stocks.
The West Atlas oil rig spewed hundreds of thousands of litres...
ABC Business News -
Saturday November 7, 2009, 7:16 am
Australia shares seen up but Dow retreat may limit
SYDNEY, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian stocks may rise on
Thursday as resources firms gain on higher gold, oil and metals
prices, but a late pullback on Wall Street after the U.S.
Federal Reserve...
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Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:41 am
China, East Asian Growth Upgraded
This is good news for Australia: China will grow faster next year than many forecasters think, according to the World Bank, and this will drag up growth levels elsewhere in the Asian region. As...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:11 am
Oil spill sparks protest
The Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has questioned the Federal Government's management of an oil leak off WA's north coast as oil reaches Indonesian waters.
It has been 10 weeks since oil started...
ABC Business News -
Friday October 30, 2009, 3:44 pm
NZ dollar slides as RBNZ dampens rate-hike talk
WELLINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar fell
to its lowest in more than three weeks on Thursday after the
Reserve Bank of New Zealand said there was no urgent need to
start tightening...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday October 29, 2009, 11:56 am
Boral's Shares Hit By AGM Comments
Look for building products group, Boral Ltd, getting a stronger boost from the recovering Australian home building industry than from its businesses in Asia and the US. Even though the US...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday October 29, 2009, 8:26 am
Oil leak damaging archipelago: NGO
A non-government organisation in Indonesia says it has been told that oil from the West Atlas oil rig is causing environmental damage in the archipelago.
Oil has been leaking into the Timor Sea...
ABC Business News -
Wednesday October 28, 2009, 5:05 pm
Australia shares seen down on U.S. slip; China eyed
SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Australian stocks are set for a
weak start on Thursday after a broker downgrade to top U.S.
bank Wells Fargo, weak profits from Boeing and a warning of
tough times from...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday October 22, 2009, 8:42 am
Australia shares seen down; BHP in focus
SYDNEY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Australian stocks are seen
starting lower on Wednesday after disappointing housing and
inflation data in the United States knocked down Wall Street
stocks.
BHP Billiton...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Wednesday October 21, 2009, 8:20 am
