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Qantas lifts-off amid Frequent Flyer reports

14 Jul 2014 - Shares in Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) lift amid renewed reports the company is mulling a demerger of its Frequent Flyer division.

Vocus renews Vodaphone NZ contract

14 Jul 2014 - Vocus Communications Limited (ASX:VOC) renews a contract with Vodaphone New Zealand Limited at a lesser price than the prior year.

Fortescue production strong in Q4

11 Jul 2014 - Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) lifts production in the June quarter to achieve a record run rate for June.

Coackatoo acquires Baralaba minority interest

11 Jul 2014 - Cockatoo Coal Limited (ASX:COK) reaches agreement with JS Baralaba Wonbindi to acquire minority interest in Baralaba Joint venture.

Newcrest appoints new executive committee

11 Jul 2014 - Australia’s largest listed gold producer Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) announces a new executive committee and the gold price hit a four month high overnight.

LNG progress Magnolia project

11 Jul 2014 - Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (ASX:LNG) executes an EPC term sheet with SK and E&C USA for the first phase of the Magnolia Project.

Roc Oil receives second mystery bid

11 Jul 2014 - Roc Oil Company Limited (ASX:ROC) receives a second acquisition offer but has offered no indication of who it’s from.

Transfield inks $250M defence contract

11 Jul 2014 - Transfield Services Limited (ASX:TSE) wins a $270M contract to manage a range of defence facilities across Australia.

BHP Billiton slips in Fortune 500 ranking

10 Jul 2014 - BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) slips in Fortune Magazine’s annual 500 list of the world’s biggest companies.

Westpac builds partnership with Onthehouse

10 Jul 2014 - Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) has taken the major media sponsorship position on property information portal Onthehouse Holdings Limited (ASX:OTH).

Transurban traffic ramping up revenue growth

10 Jul 2014 - Transurban Group (ASX:TCL) has posts a 13.1 per cent rise in fiscal 2014 revenue on the back of strong traffic growth from its Sydney and US networks.

Fairfax’s Domain branches out with $50M buy

10 Jul 2014 - Fairfax Media Limited’s (ASX:FXJ) The Domain Group is set to buy a Canberra based online property portal called AllHomes.

Northern Star surges on quarterly result

10 Jul 2014 - Northern Star Resources Limited (ASX:NST) surges after beating its quarterly production guidance.

Navitas plunges on Macquarie Uni pull-out

10 Jul 2014 - Navitas Limited (ASX:NVT) plunges after announcing Macquarie University has pulled out of its 18-year partnership.

Aurizon takeover in final stages

09 Jul 2014 - Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ) and Chinese steel giant Baosteel to compulsorily acquire Aquila Resources Limited (ASX:AQA) after the consortium boosted its intere…

YBR to buy Resi for $36M

09 Jul 2014 - Yellow Brick Road Holdings Limited (ASX:YBR) will acquire Resi Mortgage Corporation for $36M.

Crown wins NSW casino licence for $100M

09 Jul 2014 - James Packer’s Crown Resorts Limited (ASX:CWN) scores a win for its hotel development at Barangaroo on Sydney’s harbour.

Alcoa exceeds expectations with Q2 result

09 Jul 2014 - Unofficially kicking off US reporting season Alcoa (ASX:AAI, NYSE:AA) beats analyst expectations with its second quarter result.

Telstra injects funds into Adelaide Oval

09 Jul 2014 - Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) unveils a multimillion dollar investment into the new Adelaide Oval.

Rio Tinto welcomes Australia-Japan deal

09 Jun 2014 - Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) welcomes the signing of the Australia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.

Independence surpasses FY14 output forecast

08 Jul 2014 - Independence Group NL (ASX:IGO) surpasses its production forecast for the 2014 financial year.

UGL board shuffle continue with chairman change

08 Jul 2014 - UGL Limited (ASX:UGL) announces its chairman Trevor Rowe will retire following the company’s annual general meeting.

Calibre buys WA maintenance services firm

08 Jul 2014 - Calibre Group Limited (ASX:CGH) further expands into Western Australia with the purchase of a WA resource focused maintenance services firm.

G8 Education accelerates acquisition strategy

08 Jul 2014 - G8 Education Limited (ASX:GEM) is accelerating its acquisition strategy through the purchase of more centres.

NewSat gets contract for Jabiru-2 capacity

08 Jul 2014 - NewSat Limited (ASX:NWT) secures an $US11.7 million Jabiru-2 capacity contract with a global satellite systems integrator.

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