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Midday: ASX drifts as AUD drops under 90c

13 Dec 2013 - ASX drifts as AUD drops under 90c. QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX:QBE) recovers some ground despite two major ratings agencies changing their financial strength out…

Approvals show investors are on the up

12 Dec 2013 - The Australian Bureau of Statistics this week released home loan approvals data for October, indicating that first-home buyers continue to struggle to enter the housi…

Midday: Aus shares plunge early

12 Dec 2013 - Aus shares plunge early. Natural gas company Envestra Limited (ASX:ENV) forecast's a small full year earnings upgrade on the back of higher than anticipated gas volum…

Outlook: Aus shares tipped to slip

12 Dec 2013 - Aus shares tipped to slip. Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) is thinking about boosting its indigenous workforce by picking up sacked Rio Tinto workers from th…

The BHP edition

12 Dec 2013 - BHP Billiton boss Andrew Mackenzie this week spoke of the global miner’s ambition to boost productivity by generating more output from existing facilities and lower u…

Market Wrap: Aus shares give up gains

10 Dec 2013 - Aus shares give up gains. Billabong International Limited (ASX:BBG) major shareholder Coastal Capital sought to remove chairman Ian Pollard and directors Howard Mowl…

Midday: Aus shares 0.5% up at noon.

10 Dec 2013 - Aus shares 0.5% up at noon. Senex Energy Limited (ASX:SXY) generates more than 450 oil and gas leads after a year-long prospectively work across its majority held per…

WesTrac to buy Caterpillar business

10 Dec 2013 - Seven Group Holdings Limited (ASX:SVW)subsidiary WesTrac China inks a deal to acquire Caterpillar Global Mining's distribution and support business in provinces where…

Market Wrap: Aus shares end day, week lower

06 Dec 2013 - Aus shares end day, week lower. Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) owned Coles and Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) agree to limit their fuel discount shopper dockets to a maxi…

Midday: Aus shares down, Ch 9 lists

06 Dec 2013 - Aus shares down, Ch 9 lists. Flight Centre Travel Group Limited (ASX:FLT) expresses disappointment at the Federal Court’s upholding of the ACCC’s competition law test…

Home values edge slightly higher in November: RP Data

05 Dec 2013 - Growth in home values slowed to a six month low in November, prompting fears the strong run of Australia’s housing market may be beginning to lose steam.

Outlook: Aus shares set for moderate open

05 Dec 2013 - Aus shares set for moderate open. Santos Limited (ASX:STO) says gas prices in eastern Australia will rise more than 40 per cent over the next few years.

Market Wrap: Aus shares end losing streak

04 Dec 2013 - Aus shares end losing streak. Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH) controlled Tigerair will launch four new routes over the next four months and make Brisbane …

Midday: Aus shares flat, AUD drops on GDP

04 Dec 2013 - Aus shares flat, AUD drops on GDP. Mesoblast limited (ASX:MSB) shares are stronger after announcing top line results from Phase 2 trials of its proprietary Mesenchyma…

Santos ramps up production

04 Dec 2013 - Santos Limited (ASX:STO) is set to increase production in 2014 due to its liquefied natural gas start-up in Papua New Guinea.

Market Wrap: Aus shares lower, RBA holds

03 Dec 2013 - Aus shares lower, RBA holds. The Queensland government reduces its stake in freight rail company Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ) to less than 5 per cent.

Midday: Aus shares steady ahead of RBA call

03 Dec 2013 - Aus shares steady ahead of RBA call. Dual listed drug delivery supplier Unilife Corporation (ASX:UNS) announces a customised clinical product supply agreement with mu…

Stockland on track

03 Dec 2013 - Stockland Corporation Limited (ASX:SGP) says it is on track to achieve its guidance after making good progress in restructuring the business over the last year.

Midday: Aus shares slip on eco data

02 Dec 2013 - Aus shares slip on eco data. Oil and gas explorer Icon Energy Limited (ASX:ICN) share soar after it completes an $18.8 million capital raising.

Seek to float China business

29 Nov 2013 - SEEK Limited (ASX:SEK) chief executive Andrew Bassat says the company has to float its Chinese employment website Zhaopin to take advantage of a preference from local…

Market Wrap: ASX backtracks before Thanksgiving

28 Nov 2013 - ASX backtracks before Thanksgiving. Shares in Forge Group Limited (ASX:FGE) crash more than 80 per cent after revealing a $127 million write-down and flagging a full …

Seek upgrades domestic guidance

28 Nov 2013 - SEEK Limited (ASX:SEK) reaffirms its overall guidance for fiscal 2014 and upgrades guidance for its domestic division.

Specialty buys Rivers

28 Nov 2013 - Specialty Fashion Group Limited (ASX:SFH) acquires the business and assets of apparel brand Rivers Australia for $5 million.

Alumina CEO to stand down

27 Nov 2013 - Alumina Limited (ASX:AWC) chief executive officer John Bevan will retire at the end of the year, to be succeeded by director Peter Wasow.

Optus crowned social media king

26 Nov 2013 - Singapore Telecommunications Limited (ASX:SGT) owned Optus is crowned the global king of social media customer service at the international contact centre awards in L…