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Outlook: Aus shares set for optimistic start

24 Jan 2012 - Aus shares set for optimistic start. ANZ Banking Group's (ASX:ANZ) push into Asia continues as it moves to secure a branch licence in Thailand.

Market Wrap: Aus shares drop 0.34 per cent

23 Jan 2012 - Aus shares drop 0.34%, The WA Environmental Protection Authority has given BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) conditional approval to construct its outer harbour developm…

Midday: ASX edges lower

23 Jan 2012 - ASX edges lower. Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC) has been placed in a trading halt until Wednesday ahead of a funding transaction it is expected to announce.

Outlook: Aus shares poised for soft start

23 Jan 2012 - Aus shares poised for soft start. Weaker fourth quarter earnings from global investment banks fuel doubts Macquarie Group Limited (ASX:MQG) will meet its full year gu…

Market Wrap: Third week of gains for ASX

20 Jan 2012 - Third week of gains for ASX. Hastings Diversified Fund (ASX:HDF) released its target statement today rejecting the hostile bid from larger rival APA Group for $1.8 bi…

Midday: ASX up 0.54%

20 Jan 2012 - ASX up 0.54%. Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) is trading slightly higher at midday. The bank has told media it plans to sell Australian dollar-denominated cover…

Outlook: Aus shares look to lift

20 Jan 2012 - Aus shares look to lift. News Corporation (ASX:NWS) settles 36 high-profile phone hacking claims arising from last year's legal action against its UK newspaper divisi…

Market Wrap: Aus shares close flat

19 Jan 2012 - Aus shares close flat. Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC) was the best performer on the ASX200 for most of the trading day upon investor speculation it will be grant…

Midday: Aus shares absorb jobs data

19 Jan 2012 - Aus shares absorb jobs data. Santos Limited (ASX:STO) posts a fall in full 2011 year production and sales but maintains production guidance for 2012.

Outlook: Wall St lead to boost ASX

19 Jan 2012 - Wall St lead to boost ASX. Reports emerge Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) is preparing to slash 600 jobs this year after cutting more than 700 jobs last year.

Market Wrap: Miners steady market

18 Jan 2012 - Miners steady market. Analysts say Telstra Corporation (ASX:TLS) is unlikely repeat its strong 2011 performance this year. BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) says it’s r…

Midday: ASX down 0.14%

18 Jan 2012 - ASX down 0.14%. Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) has joined the list of companies hit by natural disasters – it’s expecting a 74 per cent drop in first-half earnings from…

Outlook: SPI points to weaker start

18 Jan 2012 - SPI points to weaker start. ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) begins its first round of job cuts in Australia in an effort to manage costs.

Market Wrap: Chinese data pushes ASX up 1.65%

17 Jan 2012 - Chinese data pushes ASX up 1.65%. Chinese GDP up 8.9%, Q4. Rio Tinto Limited’s (ASX:RIO) (LON:RIO) global iron ore operations achieved record production figures of 65…

Midday: ASX up almost 1%

17 Jan 2012 - ASX up almost 1%. Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN) shares have been heavily traded today in anticipation of the release late this morning of its quarterly activities report.

Outlook: Aus shares to eye China GDP

17 Jan 2012 - Aus shares to eye China GDP. Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) is expected to release its fourth quarter operations review today and analysts are tipping a strong result.

Market wrap: ASX loses 1.160%

16 Jan 2012 - Market wrap: ASX loses 1.160%. Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) has announced a 72 per cent increase in the North Star magnetite deposit of 880 million tonnes…

Midday: Aus shares sink 1% after S&P cuts

16 Jan 2012 - Aus shares sink 1% after S&P cuts. Dart Energy Limited (ASX:DTE) rises after creating a new subsidiary to manage and monetise its shale gas resources.

Outlook: ASX to absorb S&P euro downgrades

16 Jan 2012 - ASX to absorb S&P euro downgrades. Deutsche Bank earmarks David Jones Limited (ASX:DJS) and Billabong International Limited (ASX:BBG) as potential takeover targets.

Market Wrap: ASX higher, Linc soars

13 Jan 2012 - Linc Energy Limited (ASX:LNC) shares soared 23 per cent during the trading day on market speculation the company’s found a buyer for its Teresa coal asset in Queensla…

Midday: Euro optimism lifts Aus shares

13 Jan 2012 - Euro optimism lifts Aus shares. Gindalbie Metals Limited (ASX:GBG) says its flagship Karara project remains within budget and on track for first shipments in the Sept…

Outlook: Aus shares tipped to gain

13 Jan 2012 - Aus shares tipped to gain. The Santos Limited (ASX:STO)-led Wortel offshore gas project with Cue Energy Resources Limited (ASX:CUE) is due to deliver first gas by mon…

Market Wrap: Aus shares slip on QBE

12 Jan 2012 - Aus shares slip on QBE's (ASX:QBE) share price plummet after revising its guidance. Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) completes acquisition of Hathor Exploration.

Midday: Aus shares flat in muted trade

12 Jan 2012 - Aus shares flat in muted trade. QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX:QBE) goes into a trading halt following reports its US business is under investigation.

Outlook: SPI points to soft start

12 Jan 2012 - SPI points to soft start. Three European economic institutes forecast a recession in the region. Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) says it believes Europe’s economic concer…

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