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AGL Energy interim NPAT improves

24 Feb 2011 - After having flagged a profit fall earlier this month, AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGK) posts a 30 per cent improvement in its interim net profit.

APA Group H1 profit rises 10%

24 Feb 2011 - APA Group (ASX:APA) reports a 10 per cent rise in its first half net profit to $70.3 million.

DJs Q2 sales slip, to open new store

23 Feb 2011 - David Jones Ltd (ASX:DJS) says like-for-like sales eased 2.7 per cent in the second-quarter of the current financial year.

Virgin Blue H1 profit falls 62%

23 Feb 2011 - Virgin Blue Holdings (ASX:VBA) records a $23.8 million first half net profit, at the bottom end of its earlier forecast.

Coca Cola Amatil FY profit lifts 11%

23 Feb 2011 - Coca-Cola Amatil (ASX:CCL) says its 2010 financial year net profit rose 11 per cent to $497 million.

Asciano coal haulage boosts H1 profit

23 Feb 2011 - Asciano Group (ASX:AIO) says increased earnings from its coal haulage operations have boosted its first half profit by 18.7 per cent to $93.9 million.

Oil Search FY profit jumps 39%

23 Feb 2011 - Oil Search Ltd (ASX:OSH) records a 39 per cent jump in its 2010 financial year net profit.

Origin Energy LNG project gets green light

23 Feb 2011 - Origin Energy Ltd's (ASX:ORG) $US35 billion 50:50 joint venture with ConocoPhillips has been given the green light by the federal government.

Sonic Healthcare H1 profit drops

22 Feb 2011 - Sonic Healthcare Ltd (ASX:SHL) reports a 13 per cent drop in first half net profit. Full year profit is expected to fall at the lower end of its guidance range.

Murdoch buys Shine Group for $666M

22 Feb 2011 - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation (ASX:NWS) buys Elisabeth Murdoch's Shine Group for $666 million.

Redflex shares jump on Macquarie takeover

22 Feb 2011 - Shares in Redflex Holdings Ltd (ASX:RDF) jump over 15 per cent after news Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) and the Carlyle Group have agreed to buy the company for $304 …

QR National secures $600M haulage deal

22 Feb 2011 - QR National (ASX:QRN) secures a 10-year coal haulage contract with Jellinbah Resources, expected to generate over $600 million in revenue.

Forrest to fight claims he mislead investors

22 Feb 2011 - Fortescue Metals Group Ltd's (ASX:FMG) founder and CEO Andrew Forrest will fight the court ruling that says he mislead investors.

OM Holdings FY profit rises 75%

22 Feb 2011 - OM Holdings Ltd (ASX:OMH) posts a 75 per cent increase in annual net profit, underpinned by strong demand from Chinese and global steel production.

Amcor H1 profit soars 138%

21 Feb 2011 - Amcor Ltd (ASX:AMC) posts a half year net profit of $226.1 million.

Caltex Australia FY profit up 49%

21 Feb 2011 - Caltex Australia Ltd (ASX:CTX) posts an annual net operating profit of $302 million.

BlueScope Steel H1 loss widens

21 Feb 2011 - BlueScope Steel Ltd (ASX:BSL) widens its first half loss to $55 million, from a loss of $28 million a year before.

WAN profit rises, to buy Seven Media Group

21 Feb 2011 - West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd (ASX:WAN) reports a 1.3 per cent rise in first half net profit and outlines plans to conduct a capital raising to fund its pur…

Spotless Group H1 falls 29%

21 Feb 2011 - Spotless Group Ltd's (ASX:SPT) first half-year net profit falls 29 per cent. Full-year revenue and earnings are expected to exceed the year before.

Telstra grows presence with 100 stores

21 Feb 2011 - Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) grows its Australian presence with plans to open another 100 retail stores across the country.

James Hardie profit and expectations fall

18 Feb 2011 - James Hardie Industries (ASX:JHX) has reported a drop in third quarter profit.

Billabong drop in H1 profit

18 Feb 2011 - Billabong International (ASX:BBG) posts an 18 per cent fall in first-half net profit.

ANZ reports rise in profits

18 Feb 2011 - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) reports a 27 per cent rise in first-quarter profit, rising to $1.4 billion from a year ago.

CBA in favour of sovereign wealth fund backing

18 Feb 2011 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia's (ASX:CBA) chief executive is strongly in favour of a Norwegian-style sovereign wealth fund, according to Fairfax Media.

Floods to cost insurers $2.5 billion

18 Feb 2011 - Suncorp Group (ASX:SUN) chief executive Patrick Snowball says the recent floods and cyclone will cost the insurance sector $2.5 billion in claims.

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