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Midday: Aus shares up 0.8% at midday

14 Nov 2011 - Aus shares up 0.8% at midday. Beach Energy Limited (ASX:BPT) is seeking to remove the remaining members of the Adelaide Energy (ASX:ADE) board now that it holds a 60.…

Miners wary of carbon tax

Miners and manufacturers are the greatest opponents of the government’s carbon tax, with many fearing billions of dollars in extra production costs will make it more difficult to c…

Stocklands sells Riverside Plaza for $201.5m

14 Nov 2011 - Stockland (ASX:SGP) is funding its share buy-back with the sale of its Melbourne office tower Riverside Plaza.

Market Wrap: ASX slumps on EU turmoil

10 Nov 2011 - ASX slumps on EU turmoil. BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) finalises an agreement with the Western Australian government that will increase the iron ore royalty paid to the…

Midday: Euro fears sink Aus shares 3%

10 Nov 2011 - Euro fears sink Aus shares 3%. Fairfax Media Ltd (ASX:FXJ) says its new financial year has continued to experience soft trading conditions.

Market Wrap: Aus shares up 1.21%

09 Nov 2011 - Aus shares up 1.21 per cent. Seven Group Holdings Limited (ASX:SVW) says its first half profit’s going to be higher than last year’s, and News Ltd CEO John Hartigan s…

Midday: Euro hopes buoy Aus shares

09 Nov 2011 - Euro hopes buoy Aus shares. Maryborough Sugar Factory Ltd (ASX:MSF) jumps 30 per cent on confirmation Thailand's Mitr Phol Sugar Corp is looking to acquire the compan…

Outlook: Aus shares set for strong start

09 Nov 2011 - Aus shares set for strong start. Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) notches up a $9.8 million fine after last year receiving close to 79,000 customer complaints.

Beach Energy forecasts gas price to rise

09 Nov 2011 - Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:BPT) forecasts gas prices on Australia’s east could jump from around $4 to $9 per gigajoule.

Resources investment surges

Deloitte Access Economics’ latest investment monitor reveals investment in Australian mineral resources continues to surge. Resources and mining companies dominating the headlines …

Sandfire inks first DeGrussa sales deal

07 Nov 2011 - Sandfire Resources NL (ASX:SFR) inks its first sales deal for 50 per cent of the product from its DeGrussa copper-gold project in WA.

Market Wrap: Aus shares up 2.6%

04 Nov 2011 - Aus shares up 2.6%. Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) CEO Alan Joyce says he kept his plans to ground aircraft a secret until the last minute.

Midday: EU bailout doubts sink Aus shares

02 Nov 2011 - EU bailout doubts sink Aus shares. ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) and National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB) announce they will follow the Reserve Bank of Australia with …

Santos says gas price to double

02 Nov 2011 - Santos Ltd (ASX:STO) believes increasing demand could see the price of gas more than double in the next 20 years.

Midday: Aus market down before RBA decision

01 Nov 2011 - Aus market down before RBA decision. Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) may have its structural separation process sped up, now the Australian Competition and Cons…

Stock Watch - 31/10/11

Investment advisor James Gerrish takes a technical look at S&P/ASX 200, Dow Jones, SUN, TOL, QBE, JBH, WPL, SPL, QUB, GGP, WOW.

Market Wrap: Aus shares post 5% weekly gain

28 Oct 2011 - Aus shares post 5% weekly gain. Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) cuts its full year forecast, announces a management shake-up and launches an $800 million on-market shar…

Midday: Shares gain on Europe response

28 Oct 2011 - Shares gain on Europe response. Fairfax Media Ltd (ASX:FXJ) withdraws from the sale of its radio assets, 2UE and 3AW.

Bullish on gold

We ask Canadian billionaire, CEO and portfolio manager Eric Sprott why he is bullish on gold and silver. Resources and mining companies dominating the headlines this past week incl…

Market Wrap: CPI boosts market before EU outcome

26 Oct 2011 - CPI boosts market before EU outcome. Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG) raises $US1.5 billion for expansion and says iron ore prices could rebound within weeks if C…

Midday: Aus shares trim losses on CPI

26 Oct 2011 - Aus shares trim losses on CPI. Gloucester Coal Ltd (ASX:GCL) and Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:BPT) release first quarter production results.

Opposition hits Santos takeover of Eastern Star

26 Oct 2011 - Santos Ltd's (ASX:STO) planned acquisition of Eastern Star Gas Ltd (ASX:ESG) faces increasing opposition from its takeover targets' minority shareholders.

Small caps forecast to grow earnings in 2012

24 Oct 2011 – Fairview Equity Partners, Executive Director, Michael Glenane makes the case for stocks within the Small Ordinaries Index, explains their Emerging Companies Fund and …

St Barbara reports record gold production

24 Oct 2011 - St Barbara Limited (ASX:SBM) says it's had a record level of gold production for the September quarter, with thanks to grade increases at its Gwalia operation.

Midday: Aus shares wait and see

21 Oct 2011 - Aus shares wait and see. Woodside Petroleum Ltd (ASX:WPL) increases third quarter revenue by 27% to $1.3 billion, up from $1 billion in the same period a year earlier…