Finance News Network

Latest News

Watpac secures additional $35M with BC Iron

03 Jul 2012 - Watpac Limited (ASX:WTP) secures an additional $35 million to its mining services contract on the Nullagine iron ore project in the Pilbara region.

Altona upgrades Roseby resource

03 Jul 2012 - Altona Mining Limited (ASX:AOH) advises of a 15 per cent increase in its contained copper at its Roseby project near Mt Isa in Queensland.

Reckon acquires UK software developer

03 Jul 2012 - Reckon Limited (ASX:RKN) has paid an initial payment of $9 million for UK based Linden House Software.

Reed unlisted options expire

03 Jul 2012 - Reed Resources Limited (ASX:RDR) advises 8.5 million unlisted options have now expired and were not exercised.

St. Barbara board approves acquisition

03 Jul 2012 - St. Barbara Limited (ASX:SBM) board agrees to combine its business with Allied Gold Mining (ASX:ALD).

Monadelphous buys into waste company

02 Jul 2012 - Monadelphous Group Limited (ASX:MND) acquires a ten per cent stake in waste technology company AnaeCo Limited (ASX:ANQ).

Blackmores acquires vitamin company

02 Jul 2012 - Blackmores Limited (ASX:BKL) acquires 100 per cent of wholesale supplements business FIT-BioCeuticals for a cash payment of $40 million.

Whitehaven board farewells founding member

02 Jul 2012 - Whitehaven Coal Limited’s (ASX:WHC) has announced the resignation of Hans Mende from the Whitehaven board of directors.

Incitec commences production

02 Jul 2012 - Explosives and fertiliser manufacturer Incitec Pivot Limited (ASX:IPL) has begun production at its ammonia plant in Moranbah in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.

Resolute approves Syama gold expansion

02 Jul 2012 - Resolute Mining Limited’s (ASX:RSG) board back a major expansion of its flagship Syama gold mining Operation in West Africa.

Fletcher to gain $55M from sale

02 Jul 2012 - Fletcher Building Limited (ASX:FBU) will gain about $55 million from the sale of its metals distribution businesses, Austral Wright Metals and Mico Metals.

Blackthorn upgrades mineral resource

29 Jun 2012 - Blackthorn Resources Limited (ASX:BTR) announces a 160 per cent increase in contained copper at its Kitumba deposit within the Mumbwa Project in Zambia.

Origin inks 20 year APLNG gas sales deal

29 Jun 2012 - Origin Energy Limited (ASX:ORG) inks a deal to sell liquefied natural gas from its Australia Pacific LNG project to Kansai Electric Power Company.

News Corp confirms company to split

29 Jun 2012 - Rupert Murdoch’s dual listed News Corp (ASX:NWS, NASDAQ:NWSA) confirms plans to split the media company into two distinct publicly traded companies.

Westfield to gain $32.8M from NZ sale

29 Jun 2012 - Westfield Retail Trust (ASX:WRT) and Westfield Group (ASX:WDC) sell their jointly owned Westfield Shore City in New Zealand for about $65.4 million.

Amcor buys Wayne Richardson Sales

29 Jun 2012 - Packaging manufacturer Amcor Limited (ASX:AMC) buys one of the largest independently owned packaging distributors in Australia, Wayne Richardson Sales.

ACCC rules on Woolies pub purchase

29 Jun 2012 - Australia’s competition regulator rules on Woolworths Limited's (ASX:WOW) bid to buy a portfolio of New South Wales pubs from the Laundy Hotel Group.

Discovery copper-silver first production

28 Jun 2012 - Discovery Metals Limited (ASX:DML) has generated first production of copper-silver at its Boseto copper project in north western Botswana.

Webjet new Dubai hotel business

28 Jun 2012 - Online travel company Webjet Limited (ASX:WEB) will form a new hotel focused venture to be based in Dubai called Lots of Hotels.

Santos boosts GLNG budget

28 Jun 2012 - Santos Limited (ASX:STO) boosts its GLNG liquefied natural gas project, extending its budget by $US2.5 billion.

Metcash raising cash, FY profit falls

28 Jun 2012 - Metcash Limited (ASX:MTS) will raise $325 million geared towards acquisitions and capital expenditure and acquire 75.1 per cent of the Automotive Brands Group.

Rio awards VDM $27M contracts

28 Jun 2012 - Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) awards VDM Group Limited (ASX:VMG) a $17 million contract for work on the Brockman 4 Phase II site in Western Australia.

Growthpoint buys $55.8M ACT property

28 Jun 2012 - Shares in Growthpoint Properties Australia (ASX:GOZ) rise after announcing the acquisition of office buildings in Canberra.

Galaxy merger gets green light

27 Jun 2012 - Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) receives court approval for its merger with Canadian lithium and potash exploration and development company, Lithium One.

Boral downgrades FY12 guidance again

27 Jun 2012 - Boral Limited (ASX:BLD) downgrades its profit guidance again because of weather conditions, major construction project delays and weaker property sales.

Prior Page Next Page