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IAG profits slide amid natural disasters - ABC Online TheBull.com.auIAG profits slide amid natural disastersABC OnlineInsurance Australia Group has posted a 10.6 per cent fall in half-year profit due largely to a record number of natural disaster claims last year. The company made $144 million in the six months to the end of December. Managing director Mike Wilkins ...IAG shares surge despite interim profit fallBusiness SpectatorIAG gets an unlikely liftSydney Morning HeraldIAG shares soar, brokers to upgradeNinemsnNEWS.com.au -The Age -BigPond Newsall 70 news articles »

Is media the new retail? - Business Spectator AFPIs media the new retail?Business SpectatorIt has become almost conventional wisdom that the sector worst-hit by the downturn in consumer confidence and by structural change was retail. After this week's interim earnings reports, however, it would appear that retail may have been displaced by ...Profits plunge at Australia's Fairfax MediaAFPFairfax result heralds industry shiftSydney Morning HeraldFairfax profit 'disappointing'The AustralianHerald Sun -Ninemsnall 63 news articles »

Shares end winning streak - Sydney Morning Herald The West AustralianShares end winning streakSydney Morning HeraldAustralian shares broke a four-day winning streak today, weighed down by banks and miners, hurt by concerns higher oil prices will inhibit global growth, and as data showed the euro zone may slip into a recession. The local market was propped up by ...Australian stockmarket closes lower against backdrop of political uncertaintyThe AustralianManufacturing results weigh on investorsABC OnlineAust stocks inch lower on offshore leadNinemsnThe West Australianall 93 news articles »

Virgin Australia aims sky-high in bid to lure passengers after $51.8m profit ... The West AustralianVirgin Australia aims sky-high in bid to lure passengers after $51.8m profitNEWS.com.auVirgin announced a net profit for the six months to December 31, 2011, came in at $51.8m, up 118 per cent. Virgin Australia is upping the ante in its bid to lure passengers from rivals. Picture: AFP Source: Herald Sun VIRGIN Australia has announced it ...Virgin moves to boost foreign investmentABC OnlineVirgin plans to free up share registerNinemsnVirgin net profit beats QantasTheBull.com.auYahoo!7 Newsall 106 news articles »

Tatts' half-year profit rises 11.3 per cent - Herald Sun TheBull.com.auTatts' half-year profit rises 11.3 per centHerald SunGAMBLING firm Tatts Group says it is interested in acquiring lotteries in South Australia and Ireland. Tatts said today that higher earnings from its lotteries operations helped lift net profit for the first half of the 2011/12 financial year by 11.3 ...Tatts sees the future in lotteriesSydney Morning HeraldTatts reports 11.3pc ris in H1 net profit, says outlook is encouragingThe AustralianTOTE boss faces profit loss probeABC OnlineNEWS.com.au -Business Spectator -BigPond Newsall 55 news articles »

Teen allegedly sacked over low pay query - Ninemsn Teen allegedly sacked over low pay queryNinemsnTax Time 2011Doing your tax doesn't need to be daunting! Check out ninemsn Finance's Tax Time for tips and advice on how to make your 2011/12 tax return work for you. A Perth aviation business and its director have been accused of sacking a teenager ...Teenager fired over Mum's wage concernsSydney Morning HeraldCompany under fire for $5 per hour sackingThe West Australianall 26 news articles »

Australian, NZ Dollars Drop Versus Peers as Asian Stocks Fall - BusinessWeek The Hot HitsAustralian, NZ Dollars Drop Versus Peers as Asian Stocks FallBusinessWeekBy Kristine Aquino Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The Australian and New Zealand dollars weakened versus most of their major peers as Asian stocks extended worldwide declines in share markets, curbing investor appetite for higher-yielding assets.Australian, New Zealand Dollars Snap Gain Versus Yen as Asian Stocks DropBloomberg Australia-NZNZ dollar falls as investors mull Greek bailoutNew Zealand HeraldNZ dollar falls as markets prepare for ECBMSN NZ NewsBusiness Recorder (blog) -NASDAQall 84 news articles »

$A lower on equities and leadership - Sydney Morning Herald BigPond News$A lower on equities and leadershipSydney Morning HeraldThe Australian dollar was lower at noon as equity markets softened and uncertainty surrounded the leadership of the Australian Labor Party. At 1200 AEDT on Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.06 US cents, down from 106.71 cents on ...Dollar lower on equities and leadershipBigPond NewsLeadership tensions, stronger greenback hit dollarThe Australianall 40 news articles »

Woodside Says Pluto Cash May Fund Buying Back Shell's Stake - BusinessWeek Sydney Morning HeraldWoodside Says Pluto Cash May Fund Buying Back Shell's StakeBusinessWeekBy James Paton Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia's second-largest oil producer, is considering buying back Royal Dutch Shell Plc's holding, valued at A$7.1 billion, and may fund it with cash from its Pluto liquefied natural gas ...Browse sale could net Woodside $1.5bnThe AustralianWoodside's future looking strongABC OnlineBREAKFAST DEALS: Woodside ambitionBusiness SpectatorWall Street Journal -Sydney Morning Herald -Herald Sunall 134 news articles »

David Jones sales drop, shares jump - ABC Online The West AustralianDavid Jones sales drop, shares jumpABC OnlineDavid Jones CEO Paul Zahra said he could not predict when sales would start to grow again. David Jones says conservative consumer behaviour continues to hurt sales and it does not know when they will return to growth. The department store operator ...David Jones shares rise as outlook confirmedSydney Morning HeraldDJs eases sales decline but gloom remainsThe AustralianDavid Jones sales down 3.1 per cent, flags profit dropNEWS.com.auSmartCompany.com.au -Herald Sun -Reutersall 52 news articles »

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Telstra clears way for NBN deal Telstra has lodged a revised structural separation undertaking with the competition watchdog - clearing the way for it to finalise its deal with NBN Co.

IAG gets an unlikely lift IAG's half-year profit presentation might have surprised on the upside - putting a rocket under the share price - but in general insurance nothing is certain.

Document purge leaves us all in the dark While the ALP lurches, as good as rudderless, through its latest leadership emergency, the purging of public documents under the federal government proceeds apace.

Herald Sun to hoist online paywall in March Another of News Ltd's Australian newspaper group is to start charging readers of its online content from next month.

Boy fired over Mum's wage concerns A Perth business has been accused of sacking a teenager because his mum questioned his alleged pay rate of less than $6 an hour.

Telstra accepts landmark NBN deal TELSTRA today cleared the way for its NBN deal, confirming acceptance of the government’s conditions to landmark undertakings.

ALP uncertainty drags on shares SHARES closed with mild losses today as political uncertainty stymied investor appetite while miners retreated.

Labor feud shakes confidence BUSINESS leaders have demanded an end to Labor’s leadership turmoil so they can confidently prepare for the future.

SAH to re-badge Sydney Airport SYDNEY Airport has won the lion's share of Kingsford Smith in return for selling its stake in two European airports.

Ramsay knocks means testing RAMSAY Health Care has attacked legislation to means-test the private health insurance tax rebate as bad policy.