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Atlas Iron outlines production goal

03 Aug 2011 - The head of Atlas Iron Ltd (ASX:AGO) speaks about the Pilbara focussed-miner's plans to boost production.

Navitas improves FY profit by 20%

02 Aug 2011 - Navitas Ltd (ASX:NVT) reports a full year net profit of $77.4 million, representing a 20 per cent improvement from the year before.

Macarthur in positive takeover talks

02 Aug 2011 - Macarthur Coal Ltd (ASX:MCC) says it does not consider Peabody Energy and ArcelorMittal's $4.7 billion bid for the company as hostile and remains in positive talks wi…

Gindalbie eyes Oakajee stake

02 Aug 2011 - Gindalbie Metals Ltd (ASX:GBG) eyes a small equity stake in Murchison Metals Ltd's (ASX:MMX) $6 billion Oakajee Port and Rail project in WA.

Kathmandu defies weak retail trend

02 Aug 2011 - Defying a weak retail trend, Kathmandu Holdings Ltd (ASX:KMD) forecasts full year earnings growth of up to 36 per cent.

Leighton secures $150M rail contract

02 Aug 2011 - Leighton Holdings Ltd (ASX:LEI) secures a $150 million contract to deliver the final stage of the Southern Sydney Freight Line.

Kingsgate buys $75M silver project

02 Aug 2011 - Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd (ASX:KCN) inks a deal to buy the Bowdens silver project in NSW for $75 million from Silver Standard Resources.

Macarthur shareholders: no action

01 Aug 2011 - Macarthur Coal Limited (ASX:MCC) has told shareholders not to take action, after ArcelorMittal and Peabody Energy confirmed a $15.50 per share takeover offer, made af…

Aristocrat wide screen pokies good for sales

01 Aug 2011 - Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX:ALL) may have wide-screen pokies to thank for an increase in machine sales.

Telstra releases plans to split

01 Aug 2011 - Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) has handed its structural separation plans to the ACCC for review, committing the telecommunications giant to structural separat…

Asciano foresees stronger growth

01 Aug 2011 - Asciano Limited (ASX:AIO) is expected to have stronger growth in the coming year, because of unexpectedly strong rates of container imports.

BHP workers still on strike

01 Aug 2011 - Workers at BHP Billiton's (ASX:BHP) Escondida mine in northern Chile are still on strike, for the tenth day running.

Fosters takeover not ruled out

01 Aug 2011 - Foster's Group Limited (ASX:FGL) says SABMiller's takeover offer was so low it's not worth talking about.

GEMCO manganese boost

29 Jul 2011 - BHP Billiton’s (ASX:BHP) 60 per cent owned GEMCO operation is set to boost annual manganese output to 4.8 million tonnes from 4.2 million from the end of 2013.

Westfield to set up shop at World Trade Centre site

29 Jul 2011 - Westfield Group (ASX:WDC) will build a shopping centre in the newly developed World Trade Centre site.

Onesteel back to normal operating levels

29 Jul 2011 - OneSteel Limited (ASX:OST) has announced this morning that its Whyalla blast furnace has now been ramped up to normal operating levels.

CBA retail up, funds under admin down

29 Jul 2011 - The Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) says its funds under administration were down for the year, but retail net flows were up.

Myer slashes more jobs

29 Jul 2011 - Department Store giant Myer Holdings (ASX:MYR) has reportedly just completed yet another round of job cuts, this time to middle management.

Qantas faces more staff strikes

29 Jul 2011 - First it was engineers, then pilots. Now, Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN) warehouse workers are walking off the job in protest of the airline’s casualisation of its workforc…

Coles FY sales grow 6.7%

28 Jul 2011 - Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) owned Coles delivers 6.7 per cent growth in sales in the 2011 financial year, coming in at $31.768 billion.

Macquarie Group maintains FY guidance

28 Jul 2011 - Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) expects to report a weaker first half profit, but surprises analysts by maintaining its full year guidance.

CPA sells $395M Sydney building

28 Jul 2011 - Commonwealth Property Office Fund (ASX:CPA) will sell a 42-story office building in Sydney to a private investor for $395 million.

Drillsearch forms $130M shale gas JV

28 Jul 2011 - Shares in Drillsearch Energy Ltd (ASX:DLS) climb on news the explorer has formed a $130 million joint venture with BC Group.

Sandfire to borrow $360M for DeGrussa

28 Jul 2011 - Shares in Sandfire Resources (ASX:SFR) jump to one of the S&P/ASX200's best performers after announcing it will borrow $360 million to advance its DeGrussa project in…

Coal and Allied H1 profit lifts 41%

28 Jul 2011 - Coal & Allied Industries Ltd (ASX:CNA) reports a 41 per cent lift in its first half net profit, coming in at $227 million.

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