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Cattle firm charts new course
IN neatly choreographed moves this week, the nation's biggest cattle producer, AAco, sold three of its seven Queensland Gulf country...
Rex expecting turbulence
Steve Creedy
REGIONAL Express expects its 2008-09 net profit to be on a par with the previous year's result of $24.3 million, despite early...
IAG raises $550m, cuts payout
Adele Ferguson
INSURANCE giant IAG stunned investors yesterday with a $550 million capital raising
Macmahon to focus on construction
Cath Hart
MACMAHON revealed a 40.5 per cent fall in profits yesterday for the first half.
Obama throws down 'green' gauntlet
Camilla Cavendish
PRESIDENT Obama's bold speech on renewable energy has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the world's leaders.
Biotech's profit rises 31pc
Teresa Ooi
BIOTECH company Biota yesterday delivered a 31 per cent increase in first-half net profit to $7.2 million.
Boy wonder baulks at toll
CITY BEAT: Rebecca Urban
NICHOLAS Bolton might just be the ultimate poster-boy for the much-maligned Generation Y.
Call for role in uniform law
THE NSW Government wants to play a major role in drafting new uniform national laws to regulate the legal profession.
Trump casinos file for bankruptcy
Michael Aneiro
THE odds seem to be getting longer for some embattled casino companies.
CSL projects 51pc rise in profits
UPDATE: Andrew Harrison
CSL, the world's second-largest maker of human plasma products, today said full-year profit may rise as much as 51 per cent.
Fairfax shares below $1 for first time
FAIRFAX Media shares fell below $1 for the first time today, as the publisher prepared to announce its first-half results next week.
Exchange tells Rio to give report
Bryan Frith
THE ASE wants Rio Tinto to provide its shareholders with an independent expert's report on its tie-up with Chinalco.
Dexus singed as values burn
AUSTRALIA'S listed property companies have booked more than $4.2 billion in half-year net losses this reporting season, as the sector...
Share slide despite retail spike
David Uren, Economics correspondent
AUSTRALIA bucked the global downturn in the December quarter as retailers enjoyed their best sales growth for the year, but sharp...
Discounters revel in tight times
Blair Speedy
DISCOUNT retailers and fast-food chains are cleaning up at the expense of upmarket competitors as the economic decline drives shoppers...
Boy wonder baulks at toll
CITY BEAT: Rebecca Urban
NICHOLAS Bolton might just be the ultimate poster-boy for the much-maligned Generation Y.
New rules lift war against piracy
AMERICAN warships have caught more than a dozen suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden in the past week.
Europe bank fears hit bourse
Allison Jackson
AUSTRALIAN shares sank 1.5 per cent yesterday amid growing fears about European banks and disappointing company results.
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Retail Consumer - Top Gainers & Losers
| Company Name | Price | Change | %Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum Australia | 0.65 | +8.5 | UP | +13.04% |
| St Barbara | 0.46 | +3.2 | UP | +6.97% |
| Sino Gold | 5.98 | +41.7 | UP | +6.97% |
| Sunland Group | 0.44 | +2.6 | UP | +6.02% |
| Atlas Iron | 1.28 | +5.2 | UP | +4.06% |
| Macquarie DDR | 0.05 | -0.4 | Down | -8.93% |
| Seek Ltd | 2.21 | -20.0 | Down | -9.06% |
| Babcock & Brown Japan Property Trust | 0.24 | -2.3 | Down | -9.44% |
| Hastings Diversified Utilities | 1.50 | -16.1 | Down | -10.72% |
| Macmahon | 0.33 | -5.1 | Down | -15.39% |
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Japan contraction sharpest in 35 years
Tomoyuki Tachikawa
JAPAN'S economy shrank at its sharpest pace in over three decades in the final quarter of 2008.
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IT Predictions 2009
The year ahead will be tough as the global financial crisis plays out, according to Australian IT's Predictions 2009 report.
BG wins Pure nod
COAL seam gas explorer Pure Energy Resources has accepted a revised $995 million takeover offer from British energy company BG Group.
NSW 'Silicon Valley' to create job boom
Simon Benson
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IAG raises $550m, cuts payout
Adele Ferguson
INSURANCE giant IAG stunned investors yesterday with a $550 million capital raising
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