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Suncorp FY profit slumps 42%

24 Aug 2011 - Suncorp Group Ltd's (ASX:SUN) full year net profit slumps 42 per cent, weighed down by claims and re-insurance costs arising from natural disasters.

Macarthur Coal FY profit jumps 93%

24 Aug 2011 - Macarthur Coal Ltd's (ASX:MCC) full year net profit has jumped 93 per cent to $241.4 million, coming in at the lower end of its guidance.

Computershare buys AUS and US companies

24 Aug 2011 - Computershare Ltd (ASX:CPU) will buy a Melbourne-based utility services company and US-based mortgage services provider.

Hills posts $75M loss, launches buyback

24 Aug 2011 - Shares in Hills Holdings Ltd (ASX:HIL) rise more than 9 per cent after announcing an on-market buyback and posting a full year loss of $75 million.

Origin Energy forecasts growth in FY12

23 Aug 2011 - Origin Energy Ltd (ASX:ORG) posts a 15 per cent increase in underlying net profit and forecasts a 30 per cent rise in the year ahead.

Fosters Group narrows FY loss to $89M

23 Aug 2011 - Foster's Group Ltd (ASX:FGL) narrows its full year net loss to $89 million, from a loss of $464 million the year before.

NRW Holdings FY profit lifts 17%

23 Aug 2011 - NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX:NWH) reports a 17 per cent lift in its fiscal 2011 net profit.

Monadelphous FY profit grows 14%

23 Aug 2011 - Monadelphous Group Ltd (ASX:MND) posts a record full year net profit of $95.1 million, growing 14 per cent from the year before.

Adamus shares jump on $305M merger deal

23 Aug 2011 - Shares in Adamus Resources Ltd (ASX:ADU) jump after the gold producer inks a merger deal with Canada's Endeavour Mining Corporation (TSE:ED).

Challenger shares rise on FY12 forecast

23 Aug 2011 - Shares in Challenger Ltd (ASX:CGF) rise after the funds manager and annuities provider forecasts an increase in fiscal 2012 earnings.

Bluescope posts dramatic loss

22 Aug 2011 - Bluescope Steel Limited (ASX:BSL) has reported a net loss of $1.054 billion dollars for the full year to June 30, after recording a profit of $126 million the previou…

James Hardie wins Federal Court appeal

22 Aug 2011 - James Hardie Industries SE (ASX:JHX) has won an appeal to the Federal Court regarding a decision that it owes back taxes of about $307 million.

Qantas JBA with American Airlines

22 Aug 2011 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) and American Airlines are on track for a Joint Businss Agreement (JBA).

Amcor doubles profit

22 Aug 2011 - Amcor Limited (ASX:AMC) has almost doubled its full year net profit.

Macarthur may have a new bidder

22 Aug 2011 - Macarthur Coal Limited (ASX:MCC) may receive a bid from Anglo American that will outdo Peabody Energy’s current bid.

Telstra gearing up for London games

22 Aug 2011 - Telstra Corporation Limited's (ASX:TLS) 50 per cent owned Foxtel is getting ready for the London Olympics, revealing that the selling of the Games channels won’t star…

Goodman chief takes knife to baking division

19 Aug 2011 - Goodman Fielder Ltd's (ASX:GFF) new chief executive slashes the baking division, writing down the value of assets by $300 million.

QBE guidance cut despite profit jump

19 Aug 2011 - QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX:QBE) cuts its full year insurance profit margin outlook, despite a rise in profit for the first half.

Santos profit soars 155%

19 Aug 2011 - Santos Ltd (ASX:STO) posts a 155 per cent jump in profit. For the six months to June 30, Santos posted a net profit of $504 million.

Billabong annual profit falls 18%

19 Aug 2011 - Billabong International Ltd (ASX:BBG) says its annual profit result has been hurt by the strong Australian dollar and weak consumer sentiment.

ANZ underlying profit increases

19 Aug 2011 - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) reports underlying profit after tax for the nine months to June 30 of $4.2 billion, 16 per cent higher than the corr…

News Corp James Murdoch future discussed

19 Aug 2011 - News Corporation's (ASX:NWS) senior management is reportedly starting to think about what the company might do if James Murdoch steps aside.

Goodman posts an increase in profit

18 Aug 2011 - Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) has posted full year net profit of $384 million, a 24 per cent increase on the year before.

InvoCare results boosted by acquisition

18 Aug 2011 - InvoCare Limited (ASX:IVC) has posted a half year net profit of $15.4 million, an increase of 5.1 per cent.

ASX posts lift in profit

18 Aug 2011 - ASX Ltd (ASX:ASX) posts net profit for the full year to June 30 of $352 million, that's more than a 7 per cent rise on the previous corresponding period.

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