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Outlook: Shares set to slip as nuclear fears rise

16 Mar 2011 - Shares set to slip as nuclear fears rise. Rio Tinto Ltd's (ASX:RIO) CEO Tom Albanese took home almost $9 million in 2010, a 31 per cent improvement from the year befo…

Market Wrap: Aus shares dragged lower

10 Mar 2011 - Aus shares dragged lower. Ten Network Holdings Ltd (ASX:TEN) and the company’s newly appointed chief James Warburton are facing legal action from rival Seven Network.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.2% up

08 Mar 2011 - Aus shares close 0.2% up. QR National (ASX:QRN) opens rail network for the first time since bridges and tracks were damaged by flooding in December.

Coles to defend milk wars to Senate

08 Mar 2011 - Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) owned Coles will appear before a Senate inquiry into milk discounting.

Orica eyes Burrup Fertiliser stake

08 Mar 2011 - Orica Ltd (ASX:ORI) sets its sights on a majority stake in petrochemical firm Burrup Fertilisers, expected to cost up to $1 billion.

Outlook: Soft start likely for Aus shares

07 Mar 2011 - Soft start likely for Aus shares. Australia’s egg farmers are the latest group to speak out against aggressive discounting from Wesfarmers Ltd's (ASX:WES) owned Coles…

Market Wrap: Stocks finish higher

17 Feb 2011 - Stocks finish higher. Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) booked a net profit of $1.173 billion after tax for the six months to the end of December.

Midday: Shares firm on positive earnings

17 Feb 2011 - Shares firm on positive earnings. ASX Ltd (ASX:ASX) and Adelaide Brighton Ltd (ASX:ABC) report better than expected results.

Outlook: Aus shares set to start stronger

17 Feb 2011 - Aus shares set to start stronger. Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) owned Coles scores full ownership of FlyBuys through buying out National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB).

Outlook: Aus shares look to open steady

11 Feb 2011 - Aus shares look to open steady. Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) could gain up to $100 million every year by charging by the minute, rather than in 30-second blocks.

Market Wrap: Aus shares trim losses

31 Jan 2011 - Aus shares trim losses. Origin Energy Ltd (ASX:ORG) has delivered a record first half sales result, with revenue rising 48 per cent to $424 million.

Wesfarmers posts 6.7% Coles Q2 sales lift

31 Jan 2011 - Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) beats analysts expectations to record a 6.7 per cent improvement in total quarterly sales for its Coles supermarkets chain.

Outlook: Aus shares receive weak leads

31 Jan 2011 - Aus shares receive weak leads. Coles is being tipped to have outperformed Woolworths Ltd (ASX:WOW), when Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) today reports second-quarter sales f…

Coles milk wars

28 Jan 2011 - Coles, owned by Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) faces intense criticism for slashing the price of its house-brand milk.

Market Wrap: Shares extend gains to close higher

19 Jan 2011 - Shares extend gains to close higher. Retail and coal conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) says it expects flooding in Queensland to significantly reduce production a…

Wesfarmers secures rise in coal prices

12 Jan 2011 - Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) secures a rise to its metallurgical coal prices for the first three months to 31 March 2011.

Market Wrap: Weak financials bring share market down

04 Jan 2011 - Weak financials bring share market down. Oil and gas explorer Challenger Energy Ltd (ASX:CEL) says its Triple Crown Prospect project located in Texas is exceeding ex…

Wesfarmers suspends activity at Curragh

31 Dec 2010 - Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) says it has suspended all mining operations at its Curragh mine in Queensland as a result of heavy rains and flooding in the area.

ANZ calls in receivers for Burrup

20 Dec 2010 - ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) appoints PPB Advisory as receivers and managers to Burrup Fertilisers Pty Ltd in Western Australia.

Wesfarmers drops Curragh production forecast

14 Dec 2010 - Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) drops its production forecast for its Curragh mine as a result of extreme weather conditions.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close flat

10 Dec 2010 - Aus shares close flat. Mirvac Group (ASX:MGR) expects revenues of over $1 billion from having secured Sydney's Harold Park Paceway.

Stock Watch - 01/12/10

Investment advisor Gary Glover takes a technical look at All Ords, Materials, S&P 500, FTSE 100, Spain, Jakarta, BHP, GUD, FMG, WES, QBE, PDN, AUN, WTF.

Market Wrap: Aus shares ease 0.7 per cent

30 Nov 2010 - Aus shares ease 0.7 per cent. Campbell Brothers Ltd (ASX:CPB) delivers a record half year profit, and forecasts a 73 per cent rise in annual net profit.

Wesfarmers targets board gender balance

10 Nov 2010 - Wesfarmers Ltd's (ASX:WES) chairman Bob Every is targeting gender balance on the company's board.

Stock Watch - 25/10/10

Investment advisor James Gerrish takes a technical look at Dow Jones, S&P/ASX200, WOW, WES, LYC, ARU, OZL, EQN, Copper Futures, US Dollar Index, Australian Dollar, HUN.