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James Hardie awaits high court decision

03 May 2012 - James Hardie Industries (ASX:JHX) will hear the final decision from the High Court this morning, for the ongoing compensation case made against them.

CBA cuts interest rates by 40 basis points

03 May 2012 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) will be reducing its mortgage rates by 40 basis points to a standard variable rate of 7.01 per cent.

News Corp eyes $1B Packer Foxtel stake

03 May 2012 - News Corp (ASX:NWS) is reportedly looking to increase its stake in Foxtel and eyeing James Packer’s 25 per cent interest for $1 billion.

Westpac H1 net profit falls 25%

03 May 2012 - Westpac Banking Corporation's (ASX:WBC) first-half net profit falls 25 per cent and cash profit gains 1 per cent.

SingTel unveils $37M Optus restructure

02 May 2012 - Singapore Telecommunications Limited (ASX:SGT) unveils a major restructure of its Australia arm Optus that will cost $37 million.

Brambles sales jump, confirms FY target

02 May 2012 - Brambles Limited (ASX:BXB) confirms its full year guidance after posting a 33 per cent jump in sales.

Origin Energy inks gas sales deal

02 May 2012 - Origin Energy Limited (ASX:ORG) inks a deal to sell gas from its Queensland coal seam gas reserves to a joint venture called Gladstone LNG.

ANZ H1 profit grows 10%

02 May 2012 - ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) boosts its first half net profit by 10 per cent to $2.92 billion on the back of improving performances in Asia, the Pacific, Europe and Am…

Senex shares fall after QGC stake sale

02 Mar 2012 - Shares in Senex Energy Limited (ASX:SXY) fall on news BG Group's wholly-owned subsidiary, QGC, has sold its 8 per cent stake in the shale-gas and oil explorer.

Ramelius shares plunge after Q3 report

02 May 2012 - Shares in Ramelius Resources Limited (ASX:RMS) lose almost a quarter of their value one day after releasing its March quarter activities report.

Woodside divests its Browse LNG stake

01 May 2012 - Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX:WPL) has sold a stake in its Browse LNG development to Japan Australia LNG Pty Ltd for $2 billion.

ERA starts Ranger 3 drilling

01 May 2012 - Energy Resources of Australia Limited (ASX:ERA) has commenced construction works at its Ranger 3 mine in the Northern Territory.

Stockland reaffirms FY guidance

01 May 2012 - Stockland (ASX:SGP) has reaffirmed it is on track to achieve its full year guidance.

DuluxGroup unveils Alesco takeover bid

01 May 2012 - DuluxGroup (ASX:DLX) has unveils takeover offer for Alesco Corporation Limited (ASX:ALS).

Lynas launches legal action in Malaysia

01 May 2012 - Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC) launches defamation proceedings against the "Save Malaysia Stop Lynas" group and media outlets in Malaysia.

Kagara enters administration

01 May 2012 - Troubled base-metal mining company Kagara Limited (ASX:KZL) appoints voluntary administrators after failing to meet its debt obligations.

Aurora makes takeover bid for Eureka

30 Apr 2012 - Aurora Oil & Gas Limited (ASX:AUT) makes unconditional takeover offer for Eureka Energy Limited (ASX:EKA).

NAB restructures UK operations

30 Apr 2012 - National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) restructures its UK operations in an effort to lift its earnings.

Quickflix partners with Microsoft Xbox

30 Apr 2012 - Quickflix Limited (ASX:QFX) has partnered with Microsoft to stream movies and TV shows directly to the Xbox 360 console.

Tabcorp refinances debt

30 Apr 2012 - Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX:TAH) completes refinancing of its debt facility which matures at the end of 2013.

Fortescue affirms robust iron ore demand

30 Apr 2012 - Fortescue Metals Group Limited’s (ASX:FMG) founder Andrew Forrest affirms the demand for iron ore remains robust.

Atlas Iron shares up on FY forecast

30 Apr 2012 - Shares in Atlas Iron Limited (ASX:AGO) rise after the iron ore producer confirms its full year production forecast and maps out expansion plans.

Central Petroleum pursues coal assets listing

27 Apr 2012 - Oil and gas explorer Central Petroleum Limited (ASX:CTP) is pursuing opportunities to separately list its coal assets in the Northern Territory.

Telstra trumps Optus in AFL, NRL case

27 Apr 2012 - Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) wins the appeal against Optus's broadcasting of AFL and NRL games.

Macquarie Group FY profit sinks 24%

27 Apr 2012 - Macquarie Group Limited’s (ASX:MQG) reports a 24 per cent drop in its full year net profit, coming in at $730 million.

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