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ACS sweetens offer for Leighton parent

16 Dec 2010 - Spanish construction company ACS has increased its takeover bid for Leighton Holdings Ltd's (ASX:LEI) majority shareholder Hochtief, a few hours after the German buil…

AGL to poach customers after failed bid

16 Dec 2010 - AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGK) plans to poach customers from the New South Wales power retailers that its rival companies Origin Energy and TRUenergy spent billions to buy …

Suncorp shareholders approve restructure

16 Dec 2010 - Suncorp-Metway Ltd's (ASX:SUN) shareholders have approved company plans to simplify its complex and unwieldy corporate structure.

Billabong downgrades profit guidance

15 Dec 2010 - Billabong International Ltd (ASX:BBG) says its 2011 first half net profit is expected to be between eight to 13 per cent lower than the same time last year.

ACCC clears proposed ASX and SGX merger

15 Dec 2010 - ACCC gives its thumbs up for the proposed $8.4 billion merger of ASX Ltd (ASX:ASX) and the Singapore Exchange.

Origin Energy scores $3.25B of NSW assets

15 Dec 2010 - Origin Energy Ltd (ASX:ORG) scores $3.25 billion of the New South Wales government’s electricity assets.

Navitas completes $100M equity raising

15 Dec 2010 - Navitas Ltd (ASX:NVT) completes a $100 million equity raising to partially fund purchasing new media education services provider SAE Group.

PanAust upgrades FY10 production guidance

15 Dec 2010 - Shares in PanAust Ltd (ASX:PNA) rose on Tuesday, following the miner lifting its production guidance for 2010.

Rio to pour $1.1B into Canadian smelters

15 Dec 2010 - Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) will pour $1.1 billion into its Canadian aluminium smelters to improve production efficiency.

CBA struck with computer glitch

14 Dec 2010 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) has been struck with a computer glitch that has prevented some customers from accessing their account information.

Navitas to buy SAE Group for $289M

14 Dec 2010 - Navitas Ltd (ASX:NVT) inks a deal to buy new media education services provider SAE Group for $289 million.

BHP reportedly in talks with Norilsk Nickel

13 Dec 2010 - BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) is reportedly in talks with Russia's Norilsk Nickel about developing the Honeymoon Well and a JV on BHP's Albion Downs nickel mine.

AGL bid for NSW assets unsuccessful

14 Dec 2010 - AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGK) says its bid to secure some of New South Wales $6 billion worth of electricity assets has been unsuccessful.

Wesfarmers drops Curragh production forecast

14 Dec 2010 - Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) drops its production forecast for its Curragh mine as a result of extreme weather conditions.

Woodside Browse project gets WA thumbs up

14 Dec 2010 - Woodside Petroleum Ltd's (ASX:WPL) $30 billion Browse LNG hub gets the thumbs up from Western Australia's state government.

Rio assisted China convict Hu

13 Dec 2010 - Former Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) mining executive Stern Hu, who is serving 10 years in a Chinese jail for accepting bribes and stealing state secrets, may have reported…

Pike River Coal goes into receivership

13 Dec 2010 - Pike River Coal Ltd (ASX:PRC), the company behind the Greymouth disaster in which dozens of miners died, has gone into receivership.

Transfield to buy Easternwell for $575M

13 Dec 2010 - Transfield Services Ltd (ASX:TSE) is set to buy Australian mining and infrastructure services provider Easternwell for $575 million.

Fortescue raises $US1.5B to boost production

13 Dec 2010 - Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG) has announced that it has raised $US1.5 billion of senior unsecured notes, expected to settle on or around the 15 December.

Rio Tinto to sell off some Alcan assets

13 Dec 2010 - Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) is gearing up to sell some of its Alcan smelters and refineries in an effort to improve the business.

Tabcorp injects $625M in Qld casinos

13 Dec 2010 - Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ASX:TAH) unveils plans to inject $625 million into three Queensland state casinos.

Westfield launches retail property trust

10 Dec 2010 - Westfield Group Ltd (ASX:WDC) has created the Westfield Retail Trust which is a 50 per cent joint-venture partner with Westfield in the company’s 52 Australian and Ne…

BHP raises wages to end strike in SA

10 Dec 2010 - BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) has increased its wage offer for to end a strike by workers at the Hillside aluminium smelter in South Africa.

AGL to take ACCC to court

10 Dec 2010 - AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGK) is taking the Australian competition watchdog to court over claims it drove up power prices for retail competitors through its Torrens Island…

PARD buys stake in Tassal

10 Dec 2010 - Fairfax Media reports that Singapore-listed Pacific Andes Resource Development (PARD) has bought a key 19.8 per cent stake in Tassal Group Ltd (ASX:TGR).

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