First-quarter profit up 61% for AAPT
AAPT has posted strong first quarter earnings, but its New Zealand owner predicts weaker performances ahead as the Australian telco continues to "reinvent" itself.AAPT recorded earnings...
AAP -
Friday November 6, 2009, 4:51 pm
Revenue falls 6.5% at NZ Telecom
First quarter revenues for Telecom Corp, New Zealand's largest listed company, have received a boost from the new XT mobile network, but not enough to counter falls in most other revenue...
AAP -
Friday November 6, 2009, 3:08 pm
NZ dlr steady amid risk caution; U.S. data eyed
WELLINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar NZD=
held steady against the U.S. currency on Friday ahead of a key
U.S. employment report, but the currency remained under
pressure against the...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday November 6, 2009, 11:19 am
NZ dlr struggles amid caution, as U.S. data eyed
WELLINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar NZD=
struggled on Friday in the aftermath of poor job data and
central bank comments as the U.S. currency rose ahead of
employment report.
*...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday November 6, 2009, 7:56 am
Australia shares end down 0.7 pct; miners, property drag
(Adds analysts' comments)
WELLINGTON/MELBOURNE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares
fell 0.7 percent on Thursday, with miners and property groups
dragging the market lower and health-care stocks...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 5:49 pm
Australia shares end down 0.7 pct
(Updates with provisional close)
WELLINGTON/MELBOURNE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares
fell 0.7 percent on Thursday, with miners and property groups
dragging the market lower as the U.S. dollar...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 4:50 pm
Australia shares 0.5 percent lower; Centrex leaps
(Adds Centrex)
WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares extended
losses to be 0.5 percent lower on Thursday, with banks and
miners mixed amid a market consolidation after strong...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 1:46 pm
Australia shares 0.5 percent lower;, Centrex leaps
(Adds Centrex)
WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares extended
losses to be 0.5 percent lower on Thursday, with banks and
miners mixed amid a market consolidation after strong...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 1:44 pm
NZ dollar falls after data, central bank comments
WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar NZD=
fell on Thursday after weaker than expected jobs data and a
warning from the head of the central bank about the country's
slow and...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 12:02 pm
Australia shares 0.2 percent lower, Transurban in play
(Adds comment, stocks on the move)
WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares drifted 0.2
percent lower on Thursday, with toll-road operator Transurban
Group (ASX: TCL.ax) stealing the show,...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 11:41 am
Australia shares open 0.4 percent firmer
(Updates to opening)
WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares opened 0.4
percent firmer on Thursday, led by miners as metal prices rose.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO rose 17.9...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 10:14 am
NZ unemployment rate rises to 6.5%
New Zealand's unemployment rate rose to a nine-year high 6.5 per cent in the September quarter, from 6 per cent in the previous three months.The number of people unemployed reached its highest...
AAP -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 9:30 am
NZ dollar rises after Fed decision, bonds softer
WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar NZD=
strengthened on Thursday after the Federal Reserve left
interest rates unchanged, as expected, and said it intends to
keep rates low for an...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 7:20 am
Australia shares close up as Westpac buoys banks
* S&P/ASX 200 ends at 4,540.1, reversing previous day's
loss
* Westpac Bank up 1.4 percent
* Gold miners lead gains
(Adds fund manager comments)
By Adrian Bathgate and Sonali Paul
...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 5:26 pm
Australia shares close up after Westpac reassurance
(Updates to provisional close)
WELLINGTON/MELBOURNE, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Australian shares
ended up 0.2 percent on Wednesday, shored up by miners and
three of the four big banks, after Westpac...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 4:36 pm
