| Share market up as banks gain | Daily Telegraph
THE equities market was up at noon on the back of financials, property trusts and healthcare, although the utility and gold sectors played laggards. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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| Oil prices rise on storm fears | Daily Telegraph
OIL prices rebounded in Asian trading today as traders kept a close watch on a storm moving toward the Gulf of Mexico and key oil installations, analysts said. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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| Japanese inflation hits decade high | Daily Telegraph
JAPAN'S core inflation rate surged to a fresh decade high of 2.4 percent in July on the back of soaring energy and raw material costs, official data shows. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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| Dollar falls as greenback gains | Daily Telegraph
THE Australian dollar was weaker at noon as it battled against surprisingly strong US economic growth data and a drop in crude oil prices. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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| No ABC results today | The Courier Mail
EMBATTLED ABC Learning Centres announced this morning that it would not release its full-year profit results as expected by the close of business today. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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| Harvey Norman profit falls 12 per cent | Daily Telegraph
ELECTRONICS and furniture retailer Harvey Norman has reported a 12 per cent fall in annual profit but says it is in a strong financial position. | | August 28, 2008 06:00 |
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| Stocks buoyed by Wall St | The Courier Mail
THE Australian stock market has opened stronger, buoyed by the big miners and financials, after US stocks gained for a third day overnight. | | August 28, 2008 06:00 |
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| CBA buys into Aussie Home Loans | The Courier Mail
COMMONWEALTH Bank has announced plans to buy a 33 per cent stake in mortgage broking giant Aussie Home Loans as a "strategic investment". | | August 28, 2008 06:00 |
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| Rates put the bite on new home sales | Daily Telegraph
THE property market continues to struggle with high interest rates and a slowing economy, with new home sales falling in July, a survey has found. | | August 28, 2008 06:00 |
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| Rates put the bite on new home sales | Daily Telegraph
THE property market continues to struggle with high interest rates and a slowing economy, with new home sales falling in July, a survey has found. | | August 28, 2008 06:00 |
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| Gunns needs $430m to repay debt | The Courier Mail
FORESTRY group Gunns plans to raise $430 million in equity to shore up its balance sheet and repay debt. | | August 28, 2008 06:00 |
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| Gunns to raise $430m to repay debt | Daily Telegraph
FORESTRY group Gunns plans to raise $430 million in equity to shore up its balance sheet and repay debt. | | August 28, 2008 06:00 |
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| Gunns to raise $430m to repay debt | Daily Telegraph
FORESTRY group Gunns plans to raise $430 million in equity to shore up its balance sheet and repay debt. | | August 28, 2008 06:00 |
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| AMP scraps plans to buy MacarthurCook | Daily Telegraph
AMP has scrapped plans to buy property investor MacarthurCook for $31 million after the target's shareholders approved an alliance with IOOF Holdings. | | August 28, 2008 05:00 |
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| Centro loss blows out to $2bn | Daily Telegraph
CENTRO Properties Group has posted a net loss of $2.06bn, but says it's working on a restructure to stabilise the business. | | August 28, 2008 05:00 |
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| Sims scraps its way to profit leap | Herald Sun
SCRAP metal recycler Sims has posted an 81 per cent rise in annual profit and has forecast another strong result for the first quarter of the new year. | | August 28, 2008 05:00 |
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| AWB victory edges closer | Crickey
AWB constitutional reform is looking more likely by the day with John Anderson's statement in support yesterday a major milestone given he created the farmer gerrymander in the first place, writes Stephen Mayne. | | August 28, 2008 05:00 |
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| Dark days but future's bright – Rudd | Herald Sun
ECONOMIC growth should begin to improve in 2009, says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, but he has warned Australians of tough times ahead. | | August 28, 2008 04:00 |
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| Allco Finance reports $1.7bn loss | Daily Telegraph
ALLCO Finance has reported a massive full year loss and says it will restructure and sell some assets and businesses. | | August 28, 2008 04:00 |
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| NIB announces buy-back as profit drops | Daily Telegraph
NIB Holdings' annual profit has plummeted 99 per cent following its recent demutalisation and listing, and says it remains positive about its strategic direction and growth prospects. | | August 28, 2008 04:00 |
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| Lehman Brothers looks to cut 1200 jobs | Daily Telegraph
LEHMAN Brothers Holdings is looking at cutting some 1,200 jobs in its latest round of cost cutting, a person familiar with the matter said, as weak financial markets spur layoffs across Wall Street. | | August 28, 2008 03:00 |
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| RBA to wield rate knife with caution | Daily Telegraph
CONTINUED strong demand from China for raw materials is likely to stop the RBA from granting home owners two consecutive rate cuts. | | August 28, 2008 02:00 |
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| Fears grow of ABC collapse | Daily Telegraph
SPECULATION continues to grow that childcare chain ABC Learning is poised to collapse, but parents have been urged not to panic. | | August 28, 2008 02:00 |
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| Fragile Allco Finance posts huge loss | The Australian
THE debt-laden Allco Finance Group posted a massive $1.73 billion full-year loss today and warned its business remained fragile. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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| Harvey Norman falls on soft profit | The Australian
HARVEY Norman failed to meet market expectations today when it booked a 12 per cent fall in full-year net profit. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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| Wall St rallies on surprise growth | The Australian
WALL Street rallied on an upward revision to second-quarter growth, with the Dow index rising more than 200 points as oil declined. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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| Zoom airline in financial collapse | The Australian
HUNDREDS of Zoom airline passengers have been stranded after the financial collapse of the low-cost transatlantic carrier. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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| Centro Properties loss grows to $2bn | The Australian
CENTRO Properties, Australia's second-largest shopping mall owner, today posted a net loss of $2.06 billion. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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| Profit fall no worry for AMP | The Courier Mail
A SHARP decline in half-year profit for AMP did not stop investors backing its scrip, which soared more than 6 per cent on the prospect of official interest rate cuts. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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| RBA to cut rates with caution | The Courier Mail
CONTINUED strong demand from China for raw materials is likely to stop the Reserve Bank of Australia from granting home owners two consecutive rate cuts. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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| We'll get rate cuts, but... | The Courier Mail
BUSINESS investment remains strong but not too strong. The official statistics out yesterday really were a beautiful set of numbers. | | August 28, 2008 07:00 |
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