NAB may bid for St George
                   
news.com.au     May 14, 2008            

NATIONAL Australia Bank (NAB) chief executive John Stewart has not ruled out the bank making a counterbid for St George Bank. The St George (sgb.ASX:Quote,News) board yesterday endorsed a $19 billion takeover by Westpac (wbc.ASX:Quote,News) and entered two weeks of exclusive negotiations. "We are... [read full story]                    


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treehugger.com     6 mins ago          

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FACTBOX-Greenhouse gas curbs, from Australia to India

alertnet.org     38 mins ago          

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Trade balance returns to deficit

yahoo.com     yesterday   12 related          

Thursday September 4, 2008, 6:37 pm Australia's trade balance returned to deficit in July as oil imports surged and coal exports declined. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday there was a trade deficit of...                    

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