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Boral merges construction materials, cement

04 Mar 2013 - Boral Limited (ASX:BLD) merges its construction materials and cement divisions into one business as part of ongoing restructuring initiatives.

News Corp to divest 44% SKY TV stake

04 March 2013 - News Corp (ASX:NWS) subsidiary News Limited divests its 44 per cent stake in New Zealand’s leading pay TV service, SKY Network Television Limited (NZE:SKT).

Lynas announces CEO succession plan

04 March 2013 - Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC) will enact board and management changes to reflect its transition from development to producer status.

Skywest forecasts improved performance

04 Mar 2013 - Skywest Airlines Limited (ASX:SXR) sinks to a first half net loss but forecasts an improved performance in the second half.

Sirius Resources surges 38% on discovery

04 Mar 2013 - Sirius Resources NL (ASX:SIR) soars more than 38 per cent after revealing another discovery from its nickel exploration project.

Sri Lanka casino gamble

01 March 2013 - Sri Lankan media reports confirm Crown (ASX:CWN) executive chairman James Packer has held high level meetings.

BHP books a Petrohawk loss

01 March 2013 - BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has recorded a sharp loss at its Petrohawk Energy shale operation in the US.

NAB customers abandon branches

01 March 2013 - National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) will process more customer transactions online, than in branch, for the first time this month.

Lend Lease lands a buyer

01 March 2013 - Property and construction giant Lend Lease (ASX:LLC) has found a buyer for its thirty aged care facilities.

Stokes buys in at Ten

01 Mar 2013 - Kerry Stokes buys into the embattled Ten Network.

Changes in Rio’s ranks

01 Mar 2013 - Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has announced former Transurban Chief executive Chris Lynch as its new Chief financial officer.

Challenge accepted. Challenger profits up

28 Feb 2013 - First half profit up 17 per cent at Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF).

Woolworths raises guidance

28 Feb 2013 - Retail giant Woolworths (ASX:WOW) has reported a 19 per cent increase in first half net profit.

Lend Lease aged care sale

28 Feb 2013 - Property giant Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) has sold off thirty aged care homes in a deal valued at $270 million.

Perpetual profit lift

28 Feb 2013 - Perpetual Limited ( ASX:PPT) has posted a 19 per cent rise in interim net profit of $27.3 million.

Woolworths winery push

29 Feb 2013 - Supermarket giant Woolworths ( ASX:WOW) poised to by a Barossa valley winery.

Wesfarmers: Coles crack down

28 Feb 2013 - Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) boss Richard Goyder launches an internal review of supplier price practices at supermarket subsidiary Coles.

Slater & Gordon UK expansion on track

27 Feb 2013 - Slater & Gordon Limited (ASX:SGH) increases its first half net profit by 61.3 per cent to $19.1 million and says it is on track to achieve its full year guidance and …

Loy Yang acquisition boosts AGL H1 profit

27 Feb 2013 - AGL Energy Limited (ASX:AGK) says its acquisition of Australia’s third largest coal fired power station contributed to a significant rise in its first half net profit…

Macmahon shareholders endorse Leighton deal

27 Feb 2013 - Macmahon Holdings Limited (ASX:MAH) shareholders vote 85 per cent in favour of approving a deal to sell the company’s construction business to Leighton Holdings Limit…

Westfield Group posts FY profit of $1.72B

27 Feb 2013 - Westfield Group (ASX:WDC) reports a net profit of $1.72 billion for its 2012 financial year, an 18 per cent increase on the year before.

Debts push Becton Property into receivership

27 Feb 2013 - Retirement village owner and developer Becton Property Group Limited (ASX:BEC) is placed into receivership after failing to secure another extension on its debt.

S&P cuts Rio Tinto outlook on debt concerns

27 Feb 2013 - S&P cuts its outlook for Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) due to concerns the global miner’s debt is rising quicker than expected.

Flight Centre achieves H1 profit and sales records

26 Feb 2013 - Flight Centre Limited (ASX:FLT) achieves new sales and profit milestones during the first half, with profit growth exceeding sales growth.

Carbon tax hits Virgin's H1 profit

26 Feb 2013 - Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH) suffers a 56 per cent fall in its first half net profit of $23 million.

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