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Arrium jumps 10% on upbeat outlook

25 Nov 2014 - Shares in Arrium Limited (ASX:ARI) jump more than 10 per cent after releasing an upbeat outlook.

Primary Health Care founder & MD steps down

24 Nov 2014 - Primary Health Care Limited’s (ASX:PRY) founder and managing director Edmund Bateman will step down from the role.

Paladin Energy unveils $205M capital raising

24 Nov 2014 - Paladin Energy Limited (ASX:PDN) unveils a $205 million capital raising and a number of measures to recapitalise the company.

BHP Billiton cuts capex & changes executives

24 Nov 2014 - BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) cuts anticipated capital spending and announces senior executive changes and appointments.

Charter Hall buys $171.4M Inghams portfolio

24 Nov 2014 - Charter Hall Group (ASX:CHC) buys $171.4 million industrial portfolio leased to Australasian poultry producer and processor, Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd.

Cardno slumps 25% on H1 profit guidance

24 Nov 2014 - Cardno Limited (ASX:CDD) sheds a quarter of its value after slashing first half profit guidance.

Data#3 lifts 12% after H1 profit forecast

24 Nov 2014 - Data#3 Limited (ASX:DTL) forecasts solid first half growth and announces a succession plan for its Managing Director.

Myer focusing on sales growth into FY15

21 Nov 2014 - Myer Holdings Limited (ASX:MYR) highlights sales growth as a key target for 2015 as it held its AGM today.

Washington H. Soul completes warehouse sale

21 Nov 2014 - Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Limited (ASX:SOL) has completed the sale of two distribution centres for $153M.

Cockatoo sells North Surat JV stake for $25M

21 Nov 2014 - Cockatoo Coal Limited (ASX:COK) reaches agreement with North Surat Coal Pty Ltd for the sale of its 51% interest in the North Surat Joint Venture.

NAB’s US Bank lifts FY profit

21 Nov 2014 - National Australia Bank Limited’s (ASX:NAB) US bank, Great Western Bancorp, boosts FY net profit by 9% to $US105M.

Quickflix share offer to raise $5.7M

21 Nov 2014 - Quickflix Limited (ASX:QFX) will aim to raise $5.7M in a capital raising that comes one day after Netflix announces it is coming to Australia.

CBA research shows spike in spending

21 Nov 2014 - Research by Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) suggests that Australians will spend around $17.8B in the 5 weeks of December and early January.

Mirvac signs up PwC for Riverside Quay

20 Nov 2014 - Mirvac Group (ASX:MGR) signs up PricewaterhouseCoopers for office space at its proposed 2 Riverside Quay development in Melbourne.

Wesfarmers closes in on Workwear Group

20 Nov 2014 - Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) scores the green light from Australia’s competition regulator to buy Workwear Group.

Woolworths changes Caltex petrol alliance

20 Nov 2014 - Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) announces changes to the Caltex-Woolworths alliance.

AGL Energy changes code from AGK to AGL

20 Nov 2014 - Energy provider AGL Energy Limited (ASX:AGK) is changing its ASX ticker code from AGK to AGL on Monday 24 November.

Virgin Australia sees profit returning in Q2

20 Nov 2014 - Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH) forecasts a return to underlying profit in the second quarter of the current financial year.