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CSL admits to clumsy communications

17 Oct 2011 - CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) says its handling of a glitch that cut the supply of Benzylpenicillin was "clumsy".

Telstra set for NBN vote

17 Oct 2011 - Telstra shareholders are expected to approve an $11 billion deal with the federal government's National Broadband Network at the company's annual general meeting tomo…

Qantas further flight delays

14 Oct 2011 - Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) announces further delays with 7,000 passengers having their travel plans disrupted today.

BHP bearish about iron ore

14 Oct 2011 - BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP), (NYSE:BHP) expects coking coal to be more scarce than iron ore over the next decade.

ANZ new COO

14 Oct 2011 - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) appoints Alistair Currie as chief operating officer.

Westpac targets women

14 Oct 2011 - Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC), (NYSE:WBK) is targeting women customers according to the head of women's banking.

Optus football fight

14 Oct 2011 - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd's (ASX:SGT) Australian arm Optus seeks proof that Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) is the exclusive licensee for distributing AFL an…

China clears Macarthur bid

14 Oct 2011 - ArcelorMittal and Peabody Energy receive clearance from China's ministry of commerce in the bid for Macarthur Coal Ltd (ASX:MCC).

Iluka Q3 mineral sands output up 9.6%

13 Oct 2011 - Iluka Resources Ltd (ASX:ILU) says total mineral sands production rose 9.6 per cent in the 2011 third quarter.

Bank of QLD FY profit hit with bad debt

13 Oct 2011 - Bank of Queensland Ltd (ASX:BOQ) posts a 13 per cent fall in its 2011 net profit, in the same period bad debt nearly doubles.

The Reject Shop to double stores to 400

13 Oct 2011 - Despite challenging retail conditions The Reject Shop Ltd (ASX:TRS) is remaining confident and gearing up to almost double its stores to 400.

Mirvac sells $53.5M NSW shopping centre

13 Oct 2011 - Mirvac Group (ASX:MGR) sells the Taree City Centre for $53.5 million for slightly above its book value.

AP Eagers forecasts record FY result

13 Oct 2011 - Shares in AP Eagers Ltd (ASX:APE) rise after the automotive retailer forecasts a record full year result.

Carbon Conscious set to benefit from tax

13 Oct 2011 - Carbon Conscious Ltd (ASX:CCF) looks set to benefit from the federal government's carbon tax after it was yesterday passed in the House of Representatives.

Fletcher tumbles after profit guidance

12 Oct 2011 - Shares in Fletcher Building Ltd (ASX:FBU) tumble more than 11 per cent after the building and construction products provider issues a profit warning.

Boom Logistics jumps on higher earnings

12 Oct 2011 - Shares in Boom Logistics Ltd (ASX:BOL) jump up to 20 per cent after it says it had sold some assets and reports improved first quarter earnings.

Alcoa Q3 profit misses expectations

12 Oct 2011 - The parent of Australia's Alcoa (ASX:AAI), Alcoa Incorporated (NYSE:AA), more than doubles its third quarter profit.

Tabcorp Q1 revenue rises

12 Oct 2011 - Tabcorp Holdings Ltd's (ASX:TAH) reports a 2.7 per cent rise in revenue for the first quarter of the 2012 financial year.

ASX rival to offer cheaper trades

12 Oct 2011 - ASX Ltd's (ASX:ASX) trading platform rival, Chi-X, plans to undercut ASX's standard trading fee by around 40 per cent.

Secures $350M line of credit

12 Oct 2011 - Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX:WHC) secures additional lines of credit of up to $350 million.

Decmil shares gain on $70M contract

11 Oct 2011 - Shares in Decmil Group Ltd (ASX:DCG) gain after it says it has been awarded a $70 million contract at the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG project in Western Australia…

Extract consults ASIC over takeover

11 Oct 2011 - Extract Resources Ltd (ASX:EXT) has held talks with ASIC regarding a potential bid for its largest shareholder, Kalahari Minerals, by China's Guangdong Nuclear Power.

Sundance takeover hits hurdle

11 Oct 2011 - The proposed $1.65 billion takeover of Sundance Resources Ltd (ASX:SDL) from China's Hanlong Mining looks to have hit a hurdle.

Kagara boosts Q1 output, lowers costs

11 Oct 2011 - Kagara Ltd (ASX:KZL) increased production and lowered costs in the first quarter of its 2012 financial year.

Rex Minerals rises on mine plan expansion

11 Oct 2011 - Shares in Rex Minerals Ltd (ASX:RXM) rise after it says it will expand mine studies at its Hillside Copper project in South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.

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