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Market Wrap: Aus shares close 1.5% lower

13 Nov 2012 - Aus shares close 1.5% lower. Global miner BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) is granted an extension until 2016 to proceed with its Olympic Dam expansion.

Midday: Aus shares slide 0.8%

13 Nov 2012 - Aus shares slide 0.8%. Sundance Energy Australia Limited (ASX:SEA) shares have been placed in a trading halt today pending an announcement relating to a major investm…

Outlook: ASX poised for steady start

13 Nov 2012 - ASX poised for steady start. Former James Hardie Industries plc (ASX:JHX) non-executive directors lose an appeal and will now face fines and bans from serving on bo…

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.3% down

12 Nov 2012 - Aus shares close 0.3% down. National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) chief executive Cameron Clyne stands to be awarded almost $4 million worth of bonuses.

Midday: ASX flat on mixed leads

12 Nov 2012 - ASX flat on mixed leads. Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) says the cost of the LNG joint venture in Papua New Guinea in which it has a 29 per cent stake, has jumped by a…

Outlook: ASX to eye economic data

12 Nov 2012 - ASX to eye economic data. Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) shrugs off concerns of a slowdown in Chinese growth and affirms its confidence in demand for Australian commodit…

Market Wrap: US fiscal cliff fears hit ASX

09 Nov 2012 - US fiscal cliff fears hit ASX. Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC) reveals plans to raise up to $200 million to ramp up production at its Malaysian rare earths refine…

Outlook: Aus shares set to fall further

09 Nov 2012 - Aus shares set to fall further. Telstra Corporation Limited (Public, ASX:TLS) reportedly makes a formal entry into the purchase process for Leighton Holdings Limited’…

Market Wrap: ASX drops on fiscal cliff fears

08 Nov 2012 - ASX drops on fiscal cliff fears. Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) reportedly plans to cut up to 500 engineering jobs in Sydney and Victoria.

Midday: ASX edges back on jobs data

08 Nov 2012 - National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) chief Cameron Clyne is reportedly pulling together a group of senior executives to identify costs and efficiency savings of …

Outlook: ASX looks lower before jobs data

08 Nov 2012 - ASX looks lower before jobs data. Harvey Norman Holdings Limited’s (ASX:HVN) first quarter gets off to a weak start as pre-tax profit drops 20 per cent.

Market Wrap: ASX surges on US election result

07 Nov 2012 - ASX surges on US election result. Shares in Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) and News Corp (ASX:NWS) rise after posting quarterly reports.

Midday: Aus shares up 0.3%

07 Nov 2012 - Aus shares up 0.3%. Northern Minerals Limited (ASX:NTU) prepares to make a capital raising announcement after the rare earths exploration company placed its shares in…

Outlook: ASX tipped for bright start

07 Nov 2012 - ASX tipped for bright start. Macquarie Group Limited (ASX:MQG) reportedly considers returning to the home loan market with the help of Mark Bouris' Yellow Brick Road …

Market Wrap: Aus shares ease from gains

06 Nov 2012 - Aus shares ease from gains. Millennium Minerals Limited (ASX:MOY) has commenced full production at its Nullagine Gold Mine in the East Pilbara district of Western Aus…

RBA keep rates steady at 3.25%

06 Nov 2012- The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) defies calls for a rate cut and keeps the nation’s official interest rate steady at 3.25 per cent at its November board meeting.

Midday: Aus shares edge up

06 Nov 2012 - Aus shares edge up. Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) issues $US500 million of bonds in its first US public market offering.

Outlook: ASX awaits RBA rate decision

06 Nov 2012 - ASX awaits RBA rate decision. Westpac Banking Corporation’s (ASX:WBC) chief urges the Reserve Bank of Australia to lower interest rates today in an effort to boost co…

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.3% higher

05 Nov 2012 - Aus shares close 0.3% higher. Sundance Resources Limited (ASX:SDL) suitor Hanlong mining has secured an additional round of finance to fund its acquisition of the iro…

Midday: Aus shares drift slightly lower

05 Nov 2012 - Aus shares drift slightly lower. The acquisition of Sundance Resources Limited (ASX:SDL) has advanced as Hanling Africa Mining secures funding commitment.

Outlook: SPI points to steady start

05 Nov 2012 - SPI points to steady start. Westpac Banking Corporation’s (ASX:WBC) annual cash earnings rise 5 per cent as its net profit falls 15 per cent in fiscal 2012.

Market Wrap: Aus shares retreat from highs

02 Nov 2012 - Aus shares retreat from highs. ASX Limited's (ASX:ASX) chief abandons plans to extend trading hours and forecasts a mining boom in 2020.

Midday: ASX struggles to maintain gains

02 Nov 2012 - ASX struggles to maintain gains. BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX:BSL) says it will raise about $290 million to help pay off debt and diversify its funding sources.

Outlook: Aus shares set for strong gains

02 Nov 2012 - Aus shares set for strong gains. Origin Energy Limited (ASX:ORG) receives expressions of interest from three consortiums for the sale of its Stockyard Hill Wind Farm.

Market Wrap: ASX plunges 1.3% into red

01 Nov 2012 - ASX plunges 1.3% into red. As the AGM season continues Whitehaven Coal Limited's (ASX:WHC) shareholder Nathan Tinkler fails to win support.

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