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Stockland profits fall

13 Aug 2013 - Stockland’s (ASX:SGP) full year net profit has dived 79 per cent to $104.6 million.

UGL to go shopping

13 Aug 2013 - UGL Limited (ASX:UGL) is preparing to go on a buying spree as part of its strategy to rebuild the company.

Reckon profits lift

13 Aug 2013 - Reckon Limited (ASX:RKN) delivers a 10 per cent lift in net profit in the six months to June 30, despite facing a number of challenges.

James Hardie profits lift

12 Aug 2013 - James Hardie Industries (ASX:JHX) is on track to meet analyst expectations for full-year profit after posting a solid lift in first quarter revenue.

JB Hi-Fi FY profit rises

12 Aug 2013 - JB Hi-Fi’s Limited (ASX:JBH) full year net profit has lifted 11.2 per cent to $116.4 million.

Newcrest confirms FY woe

12 Aug 2013 - Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) plans to slash capex after announcing a $5.78 billion full year loss.

GPT posts interim profit of $257M

12 Aug 2013 - GPT Group (ASX:GPT) reports a 6.7 per cent drop in its half year net profit of $257 million and attributes the dip to smaller uplift in overall asset values.

Rio signs MOU with Gumatj

12 Aug 2013 - Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) owned Gove Operations signs a memorandum of understanding with the people of northeast Arnhem Land to carry out a feasibility study for ba…

UGL profits decline

12 Aug 2013 - UGL Limited (ASX:UGL) generates an underlying net profit after tax of $92.1 million for fiscal 2013, in line with revised guidance but down from $168 million reported…

News Corp CEO steps down

09 Aug 2013 - News Corp (ASX:NNC) Chief Executive Officer Kim Williams has stepped down and will be replaced by Julian Clarke.

BHP Billiton warned on potash

09 Aug 2013 - A key investor in BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) has warned the mining giant that spending billions on a new potash expansion would be a misguided move for the compan…

Rio Tinto interested in Simandou

09 Aug 2013 - Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) says it would be interested in blocks one and two of Guinea's giant Simandou iron ore deposit if they were up for sale.

Qantas commits to market share

09 Aug 2013 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) chief executive officer Alan Joyce says the airline is committed to maintaining its market share, according to media reports.

Tabcorp profits decline

09 Aug 2013 - Tabcorp Holdings' Limited (ASX:TAH) full-year net profit has been hit by costs associated with the new structure of Victoria's gambling industry.

Perpetual buys on Fonterra low

08 Aug 2013 - Perpetual Limited (ASX:PPT) snaps up cheap units in Fonterra Cooperative Group (ASX:FSF).

Karoon completes $150M raising

08 Aug 2013 - Karoon Gas Australia Limited (ASX:KAR) has successfully raised $150 million through an underwritten placement, helping to shore up its balance sheet amid farmout talk…

BWP profits lift on property

08 Aug 2013 - BWP Trust (ASX:BWP) has revealed a solid lift in full-year net profit on the back of growth in its property portfolio.

Telstra rings in profits

08 Aug 2013 - Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) has posted a big lift in net profit for fiscal 2013 and says it expects to continue to grow revenue and earnings in the year ahe…

Woodside’s Leviathan interest under pressure

08 Aug 2013 - Woodside Petroleum’s Limited (ASX:WPL) role in Israel's Leviathan gas field is under threat, according to media reports.

Fortescue confirms asset sale plans

08 Aug 2013 - Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) Chairman Andrew Forrest says the company will continue efforts to sell a minority interest in its Pilbara port and rail asset…

High Court dismisses Fortescue challenge

07 Aug 2013 - Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) has had its challenge over the legality of the Federal Government’s minerals resource rent tax dismissed by the High Court of…

Karoon launches $150M raising

07 Aug 2013 - Karoon Gas Australia Limited (ASX:KAR) is raising $150 million through an underwritten placement to help shore up its balance sheet amid farmout talks.