Macquarie Airports slips into loss
August 20, 2008
Macquarie Airports reports a first-half loss as financing costs and a huge adviser's fee weigh down the the bottom line.
Asset Sales for Macquarie Airports
Macquarie Airports unveiled asset sales and a $872 million security buyback that market participants say is effectively a partial privatization reflecting a less-benign environment for listed infrastructure funds.
Babcock & Brown shares dive on fee flow fears
Babcock & Brown, the worst- performing stock on the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index, fell on concerns that credit market turmoil may cut proceeds from asset sales to reduce debt.
Macquarie Airports post loss of $274m
Macquarie Airports (MAL) has delivered a half year net loss of $274 million, but says the outlook for the rest of the year is solid.
Orica to demerge consumer products
Orica Ltd plans to demerge its consumer products business into a separate company and raise up to $900 million through an entitlement offer.
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THE Fairfax Media director John B. Fairfax has unwound a margin loan over 159 million of the publisher's shares, which was believed to have prompted short-sellers to target the stock over recent weeks.
Australian merchant bank Babcock and Brown faces lenders
Babcock & Brown Ltd., Australia's second-largest merchant bank that last week lost half its market value, is accelerating an examination of its listed funds as it faces its bankers over a potential review of its 2.8 billion Australian dollars (US$2.7 billion) corporate debt facility.
Crown reports $370.1m in profit
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Wesfarmers denies buying a bad apple
THE managing director of Wesfarmers has denied that earnings at its supermarkets and bottle shops have gone backwards.
Newcrest to expand as profit surges
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Qantas profit up but outlook uncertain
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ASX closes lower after financials fall
The Australian share market closed lower after falls from the financial sector, with Babcock & Brown suffering a heavy loss amid a drop in interim profit.
Red Wings reward Babcock for winning Stanley Cup (AP)
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Macquarie Airports said airline capacity reductions due to a higher oil price would have a limited impact as traffic grew by 7% across its airports in May.
Qantas full-year profit up 44%
Qantas has increased its full year profit by 44.1 per cent but says it is starting to feel the effect of higher fuel costs amid an uncertain economic outlook.
Lend Lease profit falls as expected
Property group Lend Lease has posted a 46.7 per cent fall in annual profit and says it has begun a global search for a successor to chief executive Greg Clarke.
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