THE Australian sharemarket was down nearly 3 per cent at noon, with the big miners weighing on the local bourse. The focus this afternoon will be on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), which is expected to cut interest rates...
Nov 30, 2008 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Mitchell Communication Group has nearly finalised its media advertising deals for 2009. It is thought that Fairfax Media may receive a smaller share of the...
Compiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) --Directors seeking re-election to the boards of some of Australia’s most prominent sharemarket-listed companies are increasingly facing...
Lenore Taylor, National correspondent | November 29, 2008 Article from: The Australian SOMETHING happens when our political leaders speak at the National Press Club in Canberra. The Australian Shareholders Association says it...
THE share market remained strong at noon, extending the morning's positive open, following gains in European stocks. At 12pm (AEDT), the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 84.5 points, or 2.36 per cent, at 3672.5, while the...
Thursday November 27, 2008, 6:36 pm Wesfarmers Ltd does not regret its $20 billion dollar purchase of the Coles supermarket group, saying it is positioned well for the key Christmas and summer trading period and shows signs of...
Lara Sinclair | November 27, 2008 Article from: The Australian AD agency DDB has won the brand account of Coles - Australia's biggest advertiser - after a two-year pitch. Coles is expected to confirm the appointment tomorrow...
AUSTRALIAN stocks closed around two and a half per cent weaker despite gains in resource giant BHP Billiton and a positive lead from Wall Street. At 1615 AEDT close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 83.4 points, or 2.3...
Nov 23, 2008 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Retail groups in Australia are still lagging those in the US or UK in terms of an online presence enabled for full electronic commerce. Many only publish catalogues on the web,...
Close Australian stocks have been battered again - dropping almost to five-year lows - as investors braced for the prospect that the teetering US car industry may unleash a new wave of volatility as the global financial crisis...