Gold Miners Post Profits
August 20, 2008
Australia's two largest gold producers reported net profits and higher revenue as record gold prices offset cost pressures.
Transurban toll revenue jumps
Toll road operator Transurban has reported an increase in annual revenue from tolls and fees on its roads in Australia and the United States, helped by higher traffic volumes and toll increases.
Santos revenue up with lower production
Oil and gas producer Santos has reported a lift in revenue despite a drop in half year production due to the suspension of gas processing on Varanus Island.
Telstra jumps Optus in mobile revenue
Telstra Corp Ltd's mobile phone revenue has surged, extending Australia's biggest telecommunications company's lead over rival Optus in the segment.
Tolls boost Transurban revenue
Transurban reports an increase in annual revenue from tolls and fees on its roads in Australia and the US.
Telstra make $24.8b in sales revenue
Telstra's profit grew 13.3 per cent in the year to June 30, on a jump in mobile phone revenue as customers took up services with the Next G network.
Qantas passenger revenues up 4.3%
Qantas says its May group passenger numbers increased by 3.9 per cent over the previous year.
Transurban tolls and fees pay off
Toll road operator Transurban Group has reported an increase in annual revenue from tolls and fees on its roads in Australia and the United States.
Woodside revenue surges
Woodside posts a 52% jump in second quarter revenue, after production rises and crude oil prices soar.
News Corporation’s first-quarter profits down 30% after drop in television advertising revenue
News Corporation, parent company of The Times, reported a 30 per cent drop in first-quarter profits, as falling revenues from television advertising and declining film studio sales hit the bottom line.
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.
Woodside Q2 revenue up 52%
Woodside Petroleum Ltd has posted a 52 per cent jump in second quarter sales revenue, after production rose and the price of crude oil soared.
Crown reports $370.1m in profit
Casinos operator Crown Ltd says its Australian casinos have been trading satisfactorily since the start of the 2008/09 financial year.
Babcock's jig is up
The writedowns have begun, corporate finance has been axed, and a fire sale of assets is now on. Babcock's survival hinges on this.
Qantas profit up but outlook uncertain
Qantas expects a 41 per cent fall in profit this financial year as the airline faces the headwinds of rising fuel costs and a slowing global economy.
Mobiles, wireless lift Telstra
Telstra profit grows 13% to $3.7b, helped by higher mobile phone and wireless data sales.
Santos sales rise despite output drop
Oil and gas producer Santos has reported a lift in revenue despite a drop in half-year production.
Telstra to outdo profit guidance
Telstra is expected to do better than its guidance when it reveals its annual profit results this week, as it increases revenue from its Next G mobile services.
Santos swells revenue even as production dwindles
THE recent blast at the Varanus Island gas facility, coupled with the sale of a 40 per cent stake in a planned LNG project, will continue to drag down Santos' production this year, the oil and gas company said yesterday.
Qantas gets more passengers
Qantas says its passenger numbers in May increased by 3.9% over the previous year.
No Telstra broadband 'on current terms'
Telstra is unlikely to win the right to build the proposed national high-speed broadband network if it insists on wholly owning it, an analyst says.
Babcock & Brown 'set to meet guidance'
Investment group Babcock & Brown says it is on track to meet its full year earnings target.
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