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...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
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
Australia shares seen steady; Rio in focus
SYDNEY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Australian stocks are seen
steady on Wednesday, after rising 1 percent the previous day,
but gold stocks could gain after bullion prices hit a record.
Global miner Rio...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Wednesday October 14, 2009, 8:27 am
Steel Reveresing 2009 Drop: 2010 Growth Seen
More good news for Australia with world steel demand for 2010 expected to be much stronger than previous thought. The World Steel Association has almost halved its estimate for the fall in 2009...
Australasian Investment Review -
Tuesday October 13, 2009, 8:18 am
Gold Up, But The US Dollar Is Not That Weak
Gold's rally this year to numerous record highs shows investors remain unconvinced that the economic recovery in the US, Europe, Japan and other major economies won't send inflation...
Australasian Investment Review -
Friday October 9, 2009, 8:25 am
