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Foxtel advances $2B Austar takeover

12 Jul 2011 - Foxtel's $2 billion bid for regional pay-TV provider Austar United Communications Ltd (ASX:AUN) has advanced.

News Corp shares fall amid UK scandal

12 Jul 2011 - Shares in News Corporation (ASX:NWS) fell yesterday as investors left the company still battling to clear its name amid a phone hacking scandal in the UK.

Noni B issues FY11 profit warning

12 Jul 2011 - Noni B Ltd (ASX:NBL) becomes the first retailer to issue a profit warning ahead of the 2011 financial year reporting season.

Rio staunchly opposed to tax

11 Jul 2011 - Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has slammed the federal government's carbon tax proposal.

Adelaide Brighton estimates $5million profit hit

11 Jul 2011 - Adelaide Brighton Ltd (ASX:ABC) has estimated its net profit will receive a $5 million hit before mitigation measures in the first year of the carbon scheme.

UGL abandons Chevron contract

11 Jul 2011 - UGL Ltd (ASX:UGL) and Downer EDI Ltd have abandoned a contract with US oil giant Chevron.

Wesfarmers coking prices fall

11 Jul 2011 - Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) says its contract prices for metallurgical coal from its Curragh mine would fall by about 10 per cent in the current quarter.

OneSteel welcomes carbon plan

11 Jul 2011 - OneSteel Ltd (ASX:OST) and BlueScope Steel Ltd (ASX:BSL) are two companies that have welcomed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's weekend announcements.

AGL keen to reduce emissions

11 Jul 2011 - AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGK) chief executive Michael Fraser says the carbon pricing scheme provides investment certainty for the energy industry.

Competition to hit Telstra revenues

08 Jul 2011 - Telstra Corporation Ltd's (ASX:TLS) revenues look set to be hit with increasing competition from new services that are being launched by global players such as Facebo…

Cape Lambert plans London listing

08 Jul 2011 - Cape Lambert Resources Ltd (ASX:CFE) reveals plans to list its Marampa iron ore project in Sierra Leone on the London Stock Exchange.

Rio appoints British banker to board

08 Jul 2011 - Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) appoints John Varley to its UK and Australian board as a non-executive director.

Macquarie raises funds for carbon projects

08 Jul 2011 - Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG), a World Bank member and a forest management firm join forces to raise $US25 million for forest carbon projects.

Fletcher, CSR seek compensation

08 Jul 2011 - Australia's three largest insulation makers Fletcher Building Ltd (ASX:FBU), CSR Ltd (ASX:CSR) and Knauf seek government compensation for more than $50 million of unu…

Murchison takeover speculation

08 Jul 2011 - The newly appointed chief of Murchison Metals Ltd (ASX:MMX) says that selling parts of the business will not fix the funding problems the miner is facing and that a c…

BHP reports fatality at Port Hedland

07 Jul 2011 - BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) reports a fatality as a result of a significant incident at its Port Hedland port facility in Western Australia.

Bradken pours $222M into acquisitions

07 Jul 2011 - Bradken Ltd (ASX:BKN) will pour $222 million into acquiring Canadian company Norcast and New South Wales-based Australian and Overseas Alloys.

Aston margins to improve with coal upgrade

07 Jul 2011 - After upgrading the coal quality of its Maules Creek resource, Aston Resources Ltd (ASX:AZT) expects increased production to improve its overall margins.

Resmed acquires Irish device company

07 Jul 2011 - Resmed Inc (ASX:RMD) acquires an Irish medical technology company called BiancaMed Ltd with cash.

ASX warns companies on carbon tax

07 Jul 2011 - ASX Ltd (ASX:ASX) gears up to closely monitor carbon tax impact statements ahead of the Federal Government's announcement on the carbon tax this weekend.

Tensions escalate at $30B Woodside project

07 Jul 2011 - Tensions continue to escalate at Woodside Petroleum Ltd's (ASX:WPL) planned $30 billion gas hub at James Price Point in WA due to environmental and native title conce…

Gryphon shares jump on drill results

06 Jul 2011 - Shares in Gryphon Minerals Ltd (ASX:GRY) jump to the best performer in the S&P/ASX200 in morning trade after the company says it has produced exceptional drill result…