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05 Apr 2011 - Aus shares firm on takeover talk. QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX:QBE) forecasts its pre-tax insurance profit could rise by at least 30 per cent in 2011 and that it will…
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05 Apr 2011 - Steady start likely before rates decision. Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) outlines plans to cut its own retail stores by one fifth as part of its strategy to cut c…
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04 Apr 2011 - Increased confidence gives shares a boost. Wesfarmers’ (ASX:WES) resources division had cause for celebration today. Coking coal sold by the conglomerate for the June…
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04 Mar 2011 - Miners fuel local gains. Woolworths Ltd (ASX:WOW) CEO Michael Luscombe will retire and COO of the retailer's food and petrol division, Grant O'Brien, will succeed him…
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04 Apr 2011 - Positive leads set to lift Aus shares. Amid rising takeover speculation, WA premier Colin Barnett claims he prefers Woodside Petroleum Ltd (ASX:WPL) to remain indepen…
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01 Apr 2011 - Shares finish week on a high. There are reports this afternoon that Leighton Holdings (ASX:LEI) is in discussions with NBN Co. over the construction of the $36 billio…
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01 Apr 2011 - Energy stocks drive local gains. Gunns Ltd (ASX:GNS) will suspend its Tasmanian Triabunna woodchip operations because of the impact of the Japanese earthquake and str…
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01 Apr 2011 - Steady start likely as commodities rise. Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN) is dealt another blow, with Moody's downgrading its credit rating outlook from stable to negative.
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31 Mar 2011 - Share market closes quarter on a high. The Foreign Investment Review Board is expected to return its verdict on the takeover of the ASX (ASX:ASX) by the Singapore Exc…
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31 Mar 2011 - Aus shares flat. Newcrest Mining Ltd (ASX:NCM) suspends operations at its Bonikro gold mine in Ivory Coast because of a deterioration in the security situation.
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31 Mar 2011 - Positive start expected for Aus shares. Sundance Resources Ltd (ASX:SDL) will pour $600 million into developing its Nabemba mine in the Republic of Congo.
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30 Mar 2011 - Resources boost market. BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has announced its Olympic Damn Project has progressed into the Feasibility study phase.
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30 Mar 2011 - Aus shares advance with miners. Shares in Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX:LYC) have been placed in a trading halt as the rare earths producer prepares to announce a strate…
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30 Mar 2011 - Aus shares set to open higher. Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd (ASX:HVN) executive chairman Gerry Harvey says he will launch an online retail store within weeks.
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29 Mar 2011 - Aussie market manages modest gain. Woolworths has told a Senate Enquiry that it is not selling its home-brand milk for below cost.
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29 Mar 2011 - Aus shares ease in quiet trade. Shares in ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:CXS) soar over 50% after the company backs an all-cash takeover offer from Cephalon Inc.
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29 Mar 2011 - Aus shares poised for steady start. ASX Ltd (ASX:ASX) considers granting small companies exemptions from some admission rules to lure inventors and boost competitiven…
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28 Mar 2011 - Aussie shares slip by close. Farm chemicals supplier Nufarm (ASX:NUF) has presented an upbeat outlook for its 2011 financial year.
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28 Mar 2011 - Aus shares dip on nuclear jitters. ING Real Estate Investment Management transfers the management rights of ING Office Fund (ASX:IOF) to Investa Property Group.
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28 Mar 2011 - Aus shares set for soft start. Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) tops Woolworths (ASX:WOW) and Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd (ASX:HVN) as Australia's biggest spending advertiser.
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25 Mar 2011 - Shares rise to sixth day of gains. Australia's federal government labels BHP Billiton Ltd's (ASX:BHP) latest $9.5 billion investment as a ringing endorsement of its m…
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25 Mar 2011 - Aus shares trading in positive territory at midday. Brambles Ltd (ASX:BXB) says it has received final approval from the US regulator to purchase IFCO Systems NV.
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25 Mar 2011 - Aus shares set to open stronger. BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) approves $US7.4 billion worth of capital investments in Australian mining and infrastructure.
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24 Mar 2011 - Aus shares in the black. Singapore Telecommunications Ltd’s (ASX:SGT) wholly owned subsidiary Optus says it’s in last minute negotiations with the federal government …
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24 Mar 2011 - Aus shares rise as miners advance. Leighton Holdings Ltd (ASX:LEI) scores $317 million worth of gold mining contracts and a $150 million subcontract as part of the Gl…
