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Woodside to buy LNG from Corpus Christi

01 Jul 2014 - Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX:WPL) inks a 20-year liquefied natural gas sale and purchase agreement with Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC.

Perpetual divests business to Diversa

01 Jul 2014 - Perpetual Limited (ASX:PPT) will sell The Trust Company (Superannuation) Limited to Diversa Limited (ASX:DVA) for $2.65 million.

Carsales buys into vehicle finance business

01 Jul 2014 - Online car buying website Carsales.com Limited (ASX:CRZ) will spend $60.1 million to acquire a controlling stake in Australia’s largest car finance broker, Stratton F…

Computershare review reveals $40M write-down

01 Jul 2014 - Computershare Limited (ASX:CPU) will take a write-down of about $US40 million following a review of its non-core and non-strategic assets.

Worst performing stocks in fiscal 2014

01 Jul 2014 - Uranium producer Paladin Energy Limited (ASX:PDN) plunges to the worst performer in the S&P/ASX 200 index over the 2014 financial year.

Best performing stocks in fiscal 2014

01 Jul 2014 - Gold producer Northern Star Resources Limited (ASX:NST) soars to the best performer in the S&P/ASX 200 index over the 2014 financial year.

Henderson Group expands into Nth America

30 Jun 2014 - Henderson Group plc (ASX:HGG, LON:HGG) expands into North America with the acquisition of Geneva Capital Management for about $US200 million.

Country Road suitor declares bid final

30 Jun 2014 - Country Road Limited’s (ASX:CTY) suitor South African retailer Woolworths Holdings Limited (JSE:WHL) declares its $213 million bid for the company best and final.

Stockland buys Perth industrial property

30 Jun 2014 - Stockland Limited (ASX:SGP) buys an industrial property 12 kilometres north of Perth’s centre for $53.5 million.

Dick Smith beats prospectus sales guidance

30 Jun 2014 - Dick Smith Holdings Limited (ASX:DSH) has beaten the sales guidance it forecast in its prospectus in November 2013 ahead of listing on the ASX in December.

Sydney Airport invests into easing congestion

30 Jun 2014 - Sydney Airport Limited (ASX:SYD) and the NSW Government outline plans to jointly invest almost $500 million into Sydney Airport.

Aussie banks dominate for profitability

30 Jun 2014 - Australia's major banks have been ranked as the most profitable in the developed world, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

MOKO listing on NASDAQ

27 Jun 2014 - MOKO Social Media Limited (ASX:MKB) will list on NASDAQ in an effort to raise US$8.25 million.

Fairfax inks deal with APN in NZ

27 Jun 2014 - Fairfax Media Limited (ASX:FXJ) inks deal with APN News and Media Limited (ASX:APN) for the printing of its NZ titles.

Northern Star completes Jundee purchase

27 Jun 2014 - Northern Star Resources Limited (ASX:NST) to complete acquisition of the Jundee gold mine on 1 July.

Alcoa buys Firth Rixson for US$2.85B

27 Jun 2014 - Light weight metals producer Alcoa (ASX:AAI, NYSE:AA) buys UK company Firth Rixson for US$2.85 billion.

Tatts wins claim for $451M

27 Jun 2014 - Tatts Group Limited (ASX:TTS) set to receive $451M after the Victorian Supreme Court rules in its favour.

Tabcorp claims fail in Vic Court

27 Jun 2014 - Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX:TAH) loses case in Vic Supreme Court involving claim of $686M.

STW jumps on Active Display Group buy

26 Jun 2014 - STW Communications Group Limited (ASX:SGN) jumps after announcing it has bought retail marketing solutions company, Active Display Group.

Paladin rises on Michelin Deposit upgrade

26 Jun 2014 - Paladin Energy Limited (ASX:PDN) rises after releasing an updated mineral resource for the Michelin Uranium Deposit.

Stockland inks aged care strategic partnership

26 Jun 2014 - Stockland Limited (ASX:SGP) inks a strategic partnership involving a number of its retirement villages.

Dick Smith teams up with Vodafone

26 Jun 2014 - Electronic retailer Dick Smith Holdings Limited (ASX:DSH) teams up with Vodafone under a retail agreement.

AGL gets green light for $1.5B MacGen buy

26 Jun 2014 - AGL Energy Limited (ASX:AGK) scores the green light to buy New South Wales power producer Macquarie Generation for $1.5 billion.

Aurizon slashes jobs & warns of write-downs

26 Jun 2014 - Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ) will incur more write-downs after lowering the value of its assets and projects and slashing jobs to tackle softer mining condition…

Contact Energy extends Te Rapa supply contract

25 Jun 2014 - Origin Energy Limited’s (ASX:ORG) 53 per cent owned Contact Energy (NZE:CEN) inks a deal with Genesis Energy Limited (ASX:GNE, NZE:GNE) and extends a contract with Fo…

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