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Market Wrap: Aus shares end flat

07 Jul 2011 - Aus shares end flat. Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (ASX:SGT) owned Optus must pay more than $5 million after losing a case against the regulator for misleading adv…

Market Wrap: Aus shares rise

06 Jul 2011 - Aus shares rise. Virgin Australia (ASX:VBA) may be flying planes on oil sourced from eucalypt trees.

Retailers call for carbon tax clarity

24 Jun 2011 - Wesfarmers Ltd's (ASX:WES) owned chains Bunnings and Coles are among the companies who have called on the Federal Government to detail the proposed carbon tax.

QR National secures coal haulage contract

23 Jun 2011 - QR National (ASX:QRN) secures a long-term coal haulage contract with Stanwell Corporation Ltd for haulage from Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) Curragh mine in Queensland.

Stock Watch - 20/06/11

Investment advisor Michael Gable takes a technical look at S&P/ASX200, FLT, LYC, WES, WPL, MCE.

Wesfarmers owned Coles hits back

10 Jun 2011 - Coles, owned by Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) hits back at claims by manufacturers that suppliers are being driven offshore due to increasing price competition.

Market Wrap: Stocks plunge

02 Jun 2011 - Stocks plunge. BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) exercises its right to buy a gas exploration permit offshore Western Australia from Tap Oil Ltd (ASX:TAP).

Midday: Shares dive on global growth fears

02 Jun 2011 - Shares dive on global growth fears. News Corporation (ASX:NWS) is reportedly struggling to sell MySpace for $US100 million, after having paid $US580 million for it in…

Midday: Aus market down at noon

30 May 2011 - Aus market down at noon. Indian conglomerate, Reliance Industries, may submit an offer for Wesfarmers' (ASX:WES) premier coal mine by the end of June.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close down

24 May 2011 - Aus shares close down. Telecom Corporation of New Zealand (ASX:TEL) shares jumped almost 8.5 per cent this afternoon.

Wesfarmers cuts Curragh production guidance

24 May 2011 - Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) has downgraded its forecast production at the Curragh coal mine in Queensland blaming unseasonal rainfall and a mechanical failure.

Outlook: Aus shares look to open softer

17 May 2011 - Aus shares look to open softer. Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) Coles and National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB) boost incentives for the shopping rewards program FlyBuys.

Wesfarmers being watched by ACCC

12 May 2011 - The potential bid by Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) for 65 per cent of Burrup Fertisilers has been pulled up by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Coles to fire up online sales

10 May 2011 - Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) owned Coles has fired up plans to boost its online sales by making its 620 petrol station stores pick-up points for customers who buy goods o…

Outlook: Aus shares set to open higher

10 May 2011 - Aus shares set to open higher. Wesfarmers has sold $US650 million in five-year bonds, including a change-of-control provision.

Market Wrap: Shares recover after bin Laden death

02 May 2011 - Shares recover after bin Laden death. Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) hikes fuel surcharges on international and domestic flights as it battles against the rising …

Wesfarmers retail division lifts

20 Apr 2011 - Wesfarmers Ltd's (ASX:WES) retail division has risen by 6.5 per cent.

Market Wrap: Aus shares down after weak leads

19 Apr 2011 - Aus shares down after weak leads. Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) will be raising its fuel surcharges and increasing fares from the end of the month.

Allegations Coles pressures rivals

15 Apr 2011 - Coles, owned by Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) comes under fire for allegedly pressuring potential bidders to reassess their plans for Australia's largest lamb processor.

Market Wrap: Increased confidence gives shares a boost

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…

Market Wrap: Aus shares slip by close

28 Mar 2011 - Aussie shares slip by close. Farm chemicals supplier Nufarm (ASX:NUF) has presented an upbeat outlook for its 2011 financial year.

Outlook: Aus shares set for soft start

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.

Outlook: Aus shares poised for soft start

23 Mar 2011 - Aus shares poised for soft start. Foster's Group Ltd (ASX:FGL) fight back after learning Wesfarmers Ltd's (ASX:WES) owned Coles and Woolworths Ltd (ASX:WOW) plan to s…

Coles milk wars

18 Mar 2011 - Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) managing director Richard Goyder says it’s wrong to paint Coles supermarkets as the villain in what’s being referred to as the ‘milk wars’.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close flat

17 Mar 2011 - Aus shares close flat. Woodside Petroleum Ltd (ASX:WPL) announces it has discovered gas at a new well off the coast of Western Australia.