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Midday: Aus shares 0.6% down at noon

04 Mar 2013 - Aus shares 0.6% down at noon. Kathmandu Holdings Limited (ASX:KMD) chairman James Strong has been remembered as a beautiful man and a great loss following his death o…

Outlook: ASX to eye economic indicators

04 Mar 2013 - ASX to eye economic indicators. Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) is reportedly hoping to fetch $US1.7 billion from divesting its Canadian iron ore assets.

Market Wrap: Aus shares trim weekly gain

01 Mar 2013 - Aus shares trim weekly gain. Westfield Retail Trust’s (ASX:WRT) stock moves down after the Lowy Family Group divests their interest.

Ian Morrice stands down from Myer directorship

01 Mar 2013 - Ian Morrice has stood down from Myer's board, to take on the top job at Metcash (ASX:MTS).

Outlook: Blackmores lacklustre profit

01 March 2013 - Vitamin maker Blackmores (ASX:BKL) blames soft retail conditions for a profit drop.

Market Wrap: ASX climbs to close over 5100

28 Feb 2013 - ASX climbs to close over 5100. Softer sales and a fall it the value of its property values push Harvey Norman Holdings Limited’s (ASX:HVN) first half net profit down …

Midday: Treasury Wine toasts H1 profit rise

28 Feb 2013 - Treasury Wine Estates Ltd ( ASX:TWE) has lifted 1H profit by a third.

Outlook: ASX to extend trading hours

28 Feb 2013 - Australian securities exchange (ASX:ASX) to extend trading hours in the event of system meltdown.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.7% higher

27 Feb 2013 - Aus shares close 0.7% higher. BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP), Atlas Iron Limited (ASX:AGO) and Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) lock down operations and evacu…

Midday: Aus shares 0.6% up at noon

27 Feb 2013 - Aus shares 0.6% up at noon. UGL Limited (ASX:UGL) says cost overruns on several infrastructure projects, as well as restructuring costs contributed to a 53 per cent f…

Outlook: US Fed support set to buoy ASX

27 Feb 2013 - US Fed support set to buoy ASX. An ageing population helps Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX:RHC) lift its first half net profit by 10 per cent to $138.4 million.

Market Wrap: ASX clings to 5,000 mark

26 Feb 2013 - ASX clings to 5,000 mark. Atlas Iron Limited (ASX:AGO) reports a first half loss of $256 million on the back of writedowns in the value of multiple exploration areas.

Midday: Aus shares pegging back at noon

26 Feb 2013 - Aus shares pegging back at noon. Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) reports a 13 per cent fall in its full year net profit of $170.3 million and has flagged lower productio…

Outlook: Wall St dives, ASX set to retreat

26 Feb 2013 - Wall St dives, ASX set to retreat. Hutchison Telecommunications Limited (ASX:HTA) widens its annual loss as almost half a million customers leave its joint venture ne…

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.8% higher

25 Feb 2013 - Aus shares close 0.8% higher. Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) subsidiary Leighton Contractors wins a contract extension for underground works on the Chevron-opera…

Midday: Aus shares 0.9% stronger at noon

25 Feb 2013 - Aus shares 0.9% stronger at noon. Business and financial services company WHK Group Limited (ASX:WHG) and financial adviser SFG Australia Limited (ASX:SNO) announce a…

Outlook: Aus shares eye positive start

25 Feb 2013 - Aus shares eye positive start. As reporting season continues Chorus Limited (ASX:CNU) and Federation Centres Limited (ASX:FDC) post profits.

Market Wrap: ASX spikes to end above 5000

22 Feb 2013 - ASX spikes to end above 5000. Takeover target Billabong International Limited (ASX:BBG) books a first half net loss of $537 million, dragged down by asset write-downs…

Midday: AMP profit helped by merger

22 Feb 2013 - Financial services giant AMP (ASX:AMP) has delivered an annual net profit of $704 million.

Outlook: Fairfax to keep cutting costs

22 Feb 2013 - Media group Fairfax Limited (ASX:FXJ) will continue cutting costs in an effort to arrest falling earnings. The publisher’s first half profit dropped 39 per cent to $8…

Market Wrap: ASX plunges 2.3% sinks below 5000

21 Feb 2013 - ASX plunges 2.3% sinks below 5000. Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS), Iluka Resources Limited (ASX:ILU) and Origin Energy Limited (ASX:ORG) flag jobs cuts.

Midday: Origin shares slump on profit fall

Feb 21 2013 - Origin Energy Limited (ASX:ORG) posts profit fall, shares weight on market.

Outlook: Australian shares set for a soft start

21 Feb 2013 - Australian shares set for a soft start. Qantas Airways (ASX: QAN) will be among the dozens of companies reporting profit results.

Market Wrap: Aus shares finish just below 5,100

20 Feb 2013 - Aus shares finish just below 5,100. Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) says weaker iron ore prices are behind its 40 per cent first half profit fall.

Midday: Aus shares 0.3% up at noon

20 Feb 2013 - Aus shares 0.3% up at noon. Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX:WPL) increases its full year net profit by 98 per cent to $2.89 billion and says it remains on track for a…

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