Macquarie shares slump
ERIC JOHNSTON 4:22pm |
Macquarie Group's shares slide the most in 8 months after a cautious profit upgrade that fell short of the amount some analysts had been tipping.
Palmer rethinks $US60b coal claim
4:27pm |
Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer backs away from claims he has signed a $US60b coal contract with a Chinese group.
Importers struggle as dollar slumps
CHRIS ZAPPONE 11:58am | Importers are struggling to cope with $A weakness after the 11-month rally came to an abrupt end.
DJ's outshines Myer - again
ELIZABETH KNIGHT 11:33am |
It must be tough for Bernie Brookes to constantly have his performance measured against the smaller but better performing rival David Jones.
No Optus IPO planned: SingTel
2:26pm |
Singapore Telecommunications says no decision has been made on a rumoured partial float of its subsidiary Optus.
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- Cochlear net profit jumps 8%
- AV Jennings in profit again, says new challenges ahead
- Australand profit drops 31% - and there's more coming
- Pace of hiring picking up
- Alumina blames surprise loss on global crisis
- Bradken first-half profit falls 26.4%, sees improvement
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| ASX 200 | 4505.066 | -16.29 | -0.36% |
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| Dow Jones | 9908.39 | -103.84 | -1.04% |
| Nasdaq | 2126.05 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Hang Seng | 19790.28 | 239.39 | 1.22% |
| NZ 50 | 3076.451 | -17 | -0.55% |
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Shares trim losses as BHP buoys
4:22pm |
Shares close lower, but trimmed their losses on the back of gains in BHP.
- Dollar edges up as euro worries ease
- Asian stocks dragged lower by European concerns
- Wall Street Debt woes weigh on US stocks
- Storm forecasts drive oil price off seven-week low
- Gold gains most in a week as halt in $US rally spurs demand
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BHP's nickel and dime rumour
Insider Talk that BHP Billiton wants to sell its remaining nickel assets for more than $US3 billion just won't go away.
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Internet groups are uneasy about the National Security Agency's intentions.
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Supermarket deal on restrictive leases 'meaningless'
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