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NAB Q3 earnings rise 27%

09 Aug 2011 - National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) posts cash earnings of $1.4 billion for the third quarter of its 2011 financial year.

CBA cuts fixed rates on home loans

09 Aug 2011 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) cuts its fixed home loan rate by up to 60 basis points.

JB Hi Fi reports drop in profit

08 Aug 2011 - JB Hi-Fi Limited (ASX:JBH) has reported a 7.6 per cent drop in net profit.

Argo increases FY profit

08 Aug 2011 - Argo Investments Limited (ASX:ARG) has increased full year profit by 11.8 per cent.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank profit jump

08 Aug 2011 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (ASX:BEN) has reported a 41 per cent increase in net profit for the 12 months to June.

Coal and Allied offered bid from Rio

08 Aug 2011 - Coal & Allied Industries Limited (ASX:CNA) may soon be owned solely by RIO Tinto and Mitsubishi Corp.

Telstra rolling out 4G

08 Aug 2011 - Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) will be rolling out its fourth generation wireless mobile internet technology to businesses in east coast capital cities this mo…

Toll Holdings not affected by market

08 Aug 2011 - The CEO of Toll Holdings Limited (ASX:TOL), Paul Little, says stock market movements won't influence the company's approach to growing its business.

Leighton exec calls for OHS overhaul

05 Aug 2011 - Leighton Holdings Ltd (ASX:LEI) senior executive Stephen Sasse calls for an overhaul of occupational health and safety laws.

Woolworths eyes Tesco exec

05 Aug 2011 - Woolworths Ltd (ASX:WOW) is close to signing former Tesco executive Colin Holmes as its new head of supermarkets.

Gunns trading halt

05 Aug 2011 - Gunns Ltd (ASX:GNS) shares have been placed in a trading halt since late yesterday afternoon after falling almost 7 per cent.

Macarthur advises take no action

05 Aug 2011 - Macarthur Coal Ltd (ASX:MCC) has told shareholders again there's no need to take any action in relation to a hostile offer from Peabody Energy and ArcelorMittal.

PrimeAg board safe for now

05 Aug 2011 - The dumping of the PrimeAg Australia Ltd (ASX:PAG) board has been put on hold, for now.

Gindalbie signs Karara rail deal

05 Aug 2011 - Gindalbie Metals Ltd (ASX:GBG) signs a key rail access agreement for the Karara Iron Ore Project in Western Australia.

Leighton improves FY forecast

04 Aug 2011 - Leighton Holdings Ltd (ASX:LEI) improves its net profit forecast for the 2011 financial year, bouyed by confidence it will complete its Airport Link project by the de…

Newcrest confirms 9 die in helicopter crash

04 Aug 2011 - Newcrest Mining Ltd (ASX:NCM) confirms that eight of its employees and one of two contractors have died in a helicopter crash in Indonesia.

Charter Hall sells US assets for $1.7B

04 Aug 2011 - Charter Hall Office REIT (ASX:CQO) confirms the sale of its entire US portfolio to US-based Beacon Capital for $1.7 billion.

Transurban FY profit jumps 89%

04 Aug 2011 - Transurban Group Ltd's (ASX:TCL) full year net profit jumps 89.3 per cent to $112.5 million.

Lynas opens WA rare earths mine

04 Aug 2011 - Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX:LYC) officially opens its Mt Weld mine in WA, with around 70 per cent of its 11,000 million tonnes from the projects first stage already al…

Downer considers consulting arm sale

04 Aug 2011 - Downer EDI Limited (ASX:DOW) looks to offload its consulting division, CPG, to focus and streamline its business.

Ramelius shares rise on FY guidance

03 Aug 2011 - Shares in Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:RMS) rise after the gold miner says its year on year profit should rise by more than 300 per cent.

Focus secures 51.3% of Crescent

03 Aug 2011 - Focus Minerals Ltd (ASX:FML) secures more than a 50 per cent stake in Crescent Gold Ltd (ASX:CRE).

Network issues cut Hutchison H1 result

03 Aug 2011 - Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd (ASX:HTA) blames network and customer services issues for a decline in first half profitability.

CFU BlueGen receives certification

03 Aug 2011 - Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd (ASX:CFU) says its gas to electricity generator, BlueGen, has now been certified by the Australian Gas Association.

Rio H1 profit tipped to hit $US8B

03 Aug 2011 - Analysts tip Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) will hit a net profit of more than $US8 billion dollars when it tomorrow reveals its half year result.

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