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Qantas to cancel airline orders

24 Aug 2012 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) says it will cancel firm orders for 35 new commercial airliners on the same day it posts its first annual loss since privatisation.

BHP looks beyond iron ore

24 Aug 2012 - BHP Billiton Limited’s (ASX:BHP) CEO Marius Kloppers is reportedly considering diverting funds away from iron ore mining on the back of softening prices.

Origin Energy FY profit surges 427%

23 Aug 2012 - Origin Energy Limited’s (ASX:ORG) full year net profit jumps 427 per cent to $980 million.

Qantas swings to FY12 loss

23 Aug 2012 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) swings to a $244 million loss in the 2012 financial year, its first loss since being privatised.

Mount Gibson profit sags in FY12

23 Aug 2012 - Mount Gibson Iron Limited’s (ASX:MGX) net profit sags 28 per cent to $172.5 million in the 2012 financial year.

IAG FY profit slides 17%

23 Aug 2012 - Insurance Australia Group Limited (ASX:IAG) posts a 17 per cent drop in its annual net profit, coming in at $207 million.

Boral FY profit firms 5.3%

23 Aug 2012 - Boral Limited (ASX:BLD) has firmed its full year net profit by 5.3 per cent, aided by price gains and improved volumes in the US.

AGL Energy FY profit falls 79%

23 Aug 2012 - AGL Energy Limited’s (ASX:AGK) full year net profit falls 79 per cent to $115 million, impacted by the purchase of the Loy Yang power station.

Suncorp FY profit up 60%

22 Aug 2012 - Suncorp Group Limited’s (ASX:SUN) generates a 60 per cent rise in its full year net profit.

Seven West FY profit almost doubles

22 Aug 2012 - Seven West Media Limited (ASX:SWM) lifts its net profit by 97.1 per cent to $227 million in fiscal 2012.

CSL FY profit rises 4.5%

22 Aug 2012 - CSL Limited’s (ASX:CSL) net profit has risen 4.5 per cent to $983 million in fiscal 2012.

Pacific Brands extends FY loss

22 Aug 2012 - Pacific Brands Limited (ASX:PBG) extends its full year loss and announces that CEO Sue Morphett has stepped down.

Amcor FY profit climbs 11.3%

22 Aug 2012 - Amcor Limited (ASX:AMC) posts an 11.3 per cent increase in its underlying net profit of $634.9 million for the full year.

Oil Search H1 profit slides 6.2%

22 Aug 2012 - Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) reports a 6.2 per cent drop in its half year net profit of $104 million and expects slow production in the coming months.

Mirvac FY profit surges 128%

21 Aug 2012 - Mirvac Group (ASX:MGR) full year net profit surges by 128 per cent.

Hastings accepts APA takeover offer

21 Aug 2012 - Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (ASX:HDF) accepts APA Group(ASX:APA) takeover offer and recommends shareholders vote in favour of the bid.

Charter Hall FY profit falls

21 Aug 2012 - Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX:CQR) reports a steep decline its full year net profit of $9.7 million, down from $62.2 million the year before.

Chevron exits Woodside LNG project

21 Aug 2012 - Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX:WPL) will see Chevron exit its liquefied natural gas venture at James Price Point on the Kimberley Coast.

Atlas teams up with QR and Brockman

21 Aug 2012 - Atlas Iron Limited (ASX:AGO), QR National (ASX:QRN) and Brockman Resources enter into an Alliance Study Agreement.

Etihad increases stake in Virgin Australia

21 Aug 2012 - Middle Eastern airline Etihad Airways again increases its interest in Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH) to 6.1 per cent.

Challenger FY profit slumps 43%

20 Aug 2012 - Challenger Limited’s (ASX:CGF) annual net profit slumps 43 per cent to $148.5 million amid investment market volatility.

Macmahon rebounds to record FY profit

20 Aug 2012 - Macmahon Holdings Limited (ASX:MAH) rebounds to a record full year profit of $56 million, from a loss of $2.7 million the year before.

NIB Holdings FY profit improves 3%

20 Aug 2012 - NIB Holdings Limited (ASX:NHF) improves its net profit by 3 per cent and posts a positive outlook for the health insurance market.

BlueScope Steel posts $1B FY loss

20 Aug 2012 - BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX:BSL) posts an annual net loss of $1.04 billion, hit by impairment charges, restructuring costs and a strong Australian dollar.

ANZ Bank NZ profit grows

20 Aug 2012 - ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) says its New Zealand business has recorded an improved performance in the nine months to the end of June 2012.

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