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Severe weather slices AGL Energy FY forecast

07 Feb 2011 - AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGK) slices its earnings forecast for the 2011 financial year as a result of extreme weather across Australia.

Myer tips profit fall, buys sass and bide stake

07 Feb 2011 - Myer Holdings Ltd (ASX:MYR) forecasts a 5% profit fall in the 2011 financial year, and buys a 65% stake in the sass & bide fashion label for $42 million.

JB Hi Fi books record H1 profit

07 Feb 2011 - JB Hi-Fi Ltd (ASX:JBH) books a record half-year net profit, rising 15.6 per cent to $87.9 million.

Conquest acquires Monto Minerals stake

07 Feb 2011 - Conquest Mining Ltd (ASX:CQT) inks a deal to sell base metals tenements to Monto Minerals Ltd (ASX:MOO) for a minimum 24.4 per cent stake in the company.

Cape Lambert sells $30M copper stake

07 Feb 2011 - Cape Lambert Resources Ltd (ASX:CFE) will sell its 25 per cent interest in the Lady Loretta copper project to Swiss mining giant Xstrata for $30 million.

QBE reveals Balboa deal

04 Feb 2011 - QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX:QBE) reveals it will pay $US700 million up front for Bank of America's Balboa division.

Hochtief to approach ACS

04 Feb 2011 - Leighton Holdings Ltd's (ASX:LEI) parent company Hochtief says it will approach Spanish construction company ACS to discuss a potential investors' agreement.

Myer considers new fashion label

04 Feb 2011 - Myer Holdings Ltd (ASX:MYR) considers a bid on the sass & bide fashion label.

CBA social media policy

04 Feb 2011 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) is set to meet with the Finance Sector Union over the bank's unfair social media policy.

Orica warns of earnings hit

04 Feb 2011 - Orica Ltd (ASX:ORI) says it expects recent flooding in Queensland to impact earnings.

Gina Rinehart richest Australian

04 Feb 2011 - Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG) chief Andrew Forrest has dropped from the top spot as Australia's richest person.

ACCC approves Virgin Blue Etihad tie up

03 Feb 2011 - Australian regulators give Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) the green light for its proposed five-year alliance with Etihad.

Westfield Group confirms H2 distribution

03 Feb 2011 - Westfield Group Ltd (ASX:WDC) will pay an estimated distribution of 31.56 cents per security for six months to December 2010.

Centro Retail cannot explain share hike

03 Feb 2011 - Centro Retail Group (ASX:CER) confirms that sale discussions are continuing and that it has no reasons for its recent 14 per cent rise in share price.

Tabcorp Holdings H1 profit lifts 2.9%

03 Feb 2011 - Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ASX:TAH) lifts its first half net profit by 2.9 per cent to $265.5 million and confirms its proposed demerger is on track.

Lynas chairman offloads $13.5M stake

03 Feb 2011 - Shares in Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX:LYC) fell on Wednesday, following news the rare earths explorer's executive chairman has offloaded a $13.5 million stake in the c…

BHP advances Jansen potash project

03 Feb 2011 - BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) announces that its Jansen potash project has moved into the feasibility study phase.

GrainCorp boosts FY11 grain outlook

02 Feb 2011 - GrainCorp Ltd (ASX:GNC) boosts its outlook for the 2011 financial year for grain received to 14 million metric tonnes.

Tower says capital standards adequate

02 Feb 2011 - Tower Australia Group Ltd (ASX:TAL) says the year ahead will be interesting, as the company deals with a shifting economic and regulatory environment.

Molopo sells Spearfish Oil for $188M

02 Feb 2011 - Molopo Energy Ltd (ASX:MPO) sells its Spearfish oil asset for $188 million to Legacy Oil and Gas Inc.

New Hope uncertain on QLD recovery

02 Feb 2011 - New Hope Corporation Ltd (ASX:NHC)declares force majeure on a number of its export coal contracts due to a lack of certainty surrounding the recovery of the Western R…

M2 expands with Clear aquisition

02 Feb 2011 - M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (ASX:MTU) is expanding into the telco market, inked a deal to acquire all the business assets of Clear Telecoms.

Avoca moves in on Anatolia merger

02 Feb 2011 - Avoca Resources Ltd (ASX:AVO) moves in on its takeover target, Anatolia Minerals Development Ltd, with court approval the last remaining hurdle.

Pacific Brands refinances $500M of debt

01 Feb 2011 - Pacific Brands Ltd (ASX:PBG) finalises a deal to refinance $500 million of syndicated debt facilities.

Aspen board faces shareholder vote

01 Feb 2011 - The board of Aspen Group Ltd (ASX:APZ) faces the threat of being sacked when their future will be put to a shareholder vote in two months.

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