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Prices & sales lift Woodside Petroleum H1 profit

20 Aug 2014 - Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX:WPL) reports a lift in its interim profit on the back of stronger prices and sales volumes.

BHP FY profit jumps, creates $15B spin off

20 Aug 2014 - BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP, LON:BLT) unveils an annual profit jump and plans to create a new $15 billion spin off entity.

Arrium shares rise as FY result rebounds

19 Aug 2014 - Shares in Arrium Limited (ASX:ARI) rise to the benchmark index’s best performer in morning trade after rebounding to a full year profit.

Dick Smith Aussie sales boost FY profit

19 Aug 2014 - Dick Smith Holdings Limited (ASX:DSH) reports a better than expected profit than anticipated in last year’s prospectus.

Lower claims costs boost IAG FY profit

19 Aug 2014 - IAG Limited's (ASX:IAG) annual net profit rises amid lower than expected natural disaster claims costs and favourable credit spread outcomes.

QBE H1 profit drops, reveals capital measures

19 Aug 2014 - QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX:QBE) reveals an interim profit drop and capital measures.

Abacus & KKR buy into World Trade Centre

19 Aug 2014 - Abacus Property Group (ASX:ABP) buys a stake in the World Trade Centre, Melbourne with global private equity firm KKR.

Softer conditions hit Monadelphous FY profit

19 Aug 2014 - Monadelphous Group Limited’s (ASX:MND) net profit falls amid softening activity in the mining and minerals sector.

Cost cuts aid Newcrest Mining FY result

18 Aug 2014 - Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) trims its annual net loss on the back of productivity improvements and cost reductions.

Ardent Leisure rings in FY profit rise

18 Aug 2014 - Ardent Leisure Group (ASX:AAD) posts an annual net profit rise and spruiks growth ahead.

Residential property lifts Stockland FY profit

18 Aug 2014 - Stockland Limited (ASX:SGP) increases its earnings per share guidance after reporting a full year profit rise.

Ansell restructuring charge hurts FY result

18 Aug 2014 - Ansell Limited (ASX:ANN) forecasts higher earnings per share while posting an annual profit drop.

National Australia Bank Q3 cash profit up 7%

18 Aug 2014 - National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) increases its cash profit by 7 per cent in the third quarter of the 2014 financial year.

Aurizon Holdings write-downs hit FY profit

18 Aug 2014 - Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ) affirms its commitment to significant operational reforms after reporting a full year profit drop.

Robust potential takeover target

15 Aug 2014 - Robust Resources Limited (ASX:ROL) has received a potential takeover offer at $0.49 per share.

Watpac wins stage 1 velodrome contract

15 Aug 2014 - Watpac Limited (ASX:WTP) has been awarded the first stage of a contractor services agreement for the new $55M QLD State velodrome.

ANZ grows 9 month profit

15 Aug 2014 - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) has lifted net profit by 8% in the nine months to the end of June this year.

James Hardie lowers FY profit forecast

15 Aug 2014 - James Hardie Industries plc (ASX:JHX) reports an 80% fall in Q1 net profit and forecast a lower FY profit figure.

STW H1 profit firms, eyes growth

15 Aug 2014 - STW Communications Group Limited (ASX:SGN) manages to lift its H1 profit by 1% with an eye to extend the gains in the full year.

MinRes higher ore volumes lifts FY profit

15 Aug 2014 - Mineral Resources Limited (ASX:MIN) lifts its FY net profit by 28% to $231M, coming in within guidance from April.

Crown Resorts Macau JV supports FY profit

14 Aug 2014 - Crown Resorts Limited (ASX:CWN) reports a better than expected annual net profit on the back of a strong performance from its Macau joint venture.