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Ceramic Fuel Cells inks US manufacturing deal

02 Nov 2011 - Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd (ASX:CFU, LON:CFU) inks a manufacturing deal with US electronics manufacturing services provider, Jabil Circuit (NYSE:JBL).

Westpac FY cash and net profit grows

02 Nov 2011 - Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) delivers a 7 per cent increase in its annual cash profit and a 10 per cent rise in statutory net profit.

Mirvac confirms FY earnings guidance

02 Nov 2011 - Mirvac Group (ASX:MGR) says it is on track to deliver operating earnings of between 10.5 to 10.6 cents per stapled security in the 2012 financial year.

Kagara confirms talks to sell Lounge Lizard

02 Nov 2011 - Kagara Ltd (ASX:KZL) confirms it is in talks to sell its Lounge Lizard nickel mine in Western Australia.

Santos says gas price to double

02 Nov 2011 - Santos Ltd (ASX:STO) believes increasing demand could see the price of gas more than double in the next 20 years.

ASX outage explained

01 Nov 2011 - After the outage that outraged investors for almost four hours last week at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX Limited, ASX:ASX), the cause has been revealed.

Brockman iron ore project delayed

01 Nov 2011 - The development of Brockman Resources Limited (ASX:BRM) owned Marillana iron ore deposit in the Pilbara has been delayed because of Wah Nam's hostile takeover of Broc…

CBA joins ATO in court

01 Nov 2011 - The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) joined the Australian Taxation Office at the Federal Court in Melbourne yesterday for the pursuit of $650,000 in debt fro…

Gerry Harvey backing a rate cut

01 Nov 2011 - Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX:HVN) chief executive Gerry Harvey's backing an interest rate cut this afternoon, after reporting global sales dropped 3.8 per cent…

Woolworths to boost home label products

01 Nov 2011 - Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) is set to double its private-label products as part of plans to boost profits and stay ahead of the market.

Rio Tinto remains in the lead for Hathor bid

01 Nov 2011 - Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) is still in the lead with its C$578 million offer for Hathor Exploration, despite Canada’s largest uranium miner Cameco Corp stepping up t…

BT Investment FY net profit falls 23%

31 Oct 2011 - BT Investment Management Ltd (ASX:BTT) reports a 23 per cent fall in its full year profit, dragged down by costs relating its acquisition of an investment firm.

Leighton shrugs off downgrade

31 Oct 2011 - Leighton Holdings Ltd (ASX:LEI) shrugs off a downgrade from credit rating agency Moody's, advising it will not impact its existing credit facilities.

Virgin set to lift from Qantas turbulence

31 Oct 2011 - Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) looks well-positioned to benefit from the current turbulence impacting Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN).

ASX rival Chi X starts trading today

31 Oct 2011 - ASX Ltd (ASX:ASX) will today lose its monopoly in Australia when rival trading platform Chi-X opens for trading.

Cougar shares jump on Asia strategy

31 Oct 2011 - Shares in Cougar Energy Ltd (ASX:CXY) jump after the underground coal gasification company details its Asian strategy at its AGM.

Kingsgate Q1 output drops 11%

31 Oct 2011 - Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd (ASX:KCN) has attributed wet weather conditions for an 11 per cent drop in its first quarter production.

Qantas strikes cost $68m

28 Oct 2011 - Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) says industrial action has cost $68 million to date.

David Jones pay cuts

28 Oct 2011 - David Jones Ltd (ASX:DJS) executives and managers were forced to take pay cuts as profits dived last year.

Macquarie guidance cut

28 Oct 2011 - Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) expects its full year result to be weaker than last year and has announced a management shake-up.

Flight Centre reconfirms guidance

28 Oct 2011 - Flight Centre Ltd (ASX:FLT) maintains its full-year guidance of a 10 per cent increase in pre-tax profit, despite a strong first quarter.

NAB halts tenant eviction case

28 Oct 2011 - National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB) has dropped a court case, that if they had won, may have set a precedent to allow banks to evict tenants when the landlord defau…