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Companies turn to bank loans as bonds dry up

August 20, 2008
Australian companies are looking elsewhere for cash as the corporate bond market dries up.
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WorleyParsons' billion-dollar solar plan

WorleyParsons is studying the construction of the world's biggest project producing power from the sun's heat, tapping incentives for renewable energy generation.
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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.
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The Sydney Morning Herald 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.
07/21/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Babcock plunges further

Babcock & Brown, Australia's second-largest investment bank, plunged further, falling almost a third in early trading.
06/13/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Fortescue to double iron ore production

FORTESCUE METALS is forging ahead with plans to more than double its annual production capacity to 120 million tonnes of iron ore a year.
08/11/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Westpac's ray of light

Westpac has so far managed to avoid big problem credit exposures, and should it successfully swallow St George, will become Australia's biggest bank.
08/09/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Woolworths still eyeing The Warehouse

Cashed-up retailer Woolworths is still likely to make a tilt at the New Zealand general merchandise retailer The Warehouse, an investment house says.
07/15/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald 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.
08/21/08
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CSL to acquire Talecris for $3.4b

Blood products and vaccine firm CSL will acquire Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings for $3.48 billion to boost its presence in the plasma therapeutics market.
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Fairfax moves to unwind margin loan

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.
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The Sydney Morning Herald Newcrest to expand as profit surges

NEWCREST MINING has outlined plans to increase its annual production by nearly 1 million ounces within five years after adding another 15 million ounces to its reserve inventory.
08/19/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Wesfarmers denies buying a bad apple

THE managing director of Wesfarmers has denied that earnings at its supermarkets and bottle shops have gone backwards.
08/21/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald BlueScope eyes expansion in depressed...

BLUESCOPE Steel is seeking to expand its presence in the North American market as it enjoys the benefits of higher margins from its export operations.
08/18/08
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WRAL.com Australia approves Chinalco's stake...

Australia has approved Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.'s stake in miner and takeover target Rio Tinto Ltd., Treasurer Wayne Swan said Sunday.
08/24/08
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WRAL.com Rio Tinto posts record half-year profit

Rio Tinto Ltd., the world's third-largest mining company, said Tuesday that half-year profit more than doubled to a record on strong demand from China for iron ore and other...
08/26/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald CSL to buy Talecris for $3.48b

CSL will buy Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings, a plasma therapeutics business, for $3.48 billion.
08/13/08
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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.
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Red Wings reward Babcock for winning Stanley Cup (AP)

AP - Mike Babcock's new contract allows the oldest of his three children to graduate from the same high school she's attending. And if all goes well with the Detroit Red Wings over the next three years, Babcock's younger two kids likely will get the same opportunity.
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The Sydney Morning Herald WorleyParsons awarded Fortescue contract

WorleyParsons Ltd has been awarded a lucrative contract for the second phase expansion of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd's iron ore development project.
08/11/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Lend Lease revises expectations

LEND LEASE has joined the growing list of property groups to issue a 10 to 15 per cent profit downgrade for 2008-09 and to flag asset sales - this time due to the collapsing...
08/04/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Orica has firepower for acquisitions

Orica is looking for acquisitions to add to its explosives businesses, a day after announcing it will spin off its consumer products division.
07/22/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Jetset to merge with Qantas

Jetset Travelworld Ltd is set to merge with Qantas Airways' travel businesses after Jetset shareholders approved the deal on Thursday.
07/17/08
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International Herald Tribune EU widens antitrust probe into BHP...

The European Commission on Friday widened its antitrust probe into the proposed acquisition of Rio Tinto Inc. by BHP Billiton Ltd., saying an initial investigation revealed...
07/04/08
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WRAL.com BHP Billiton abandons bid for Rio Tinto

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest mining company, abandoned a hostile $68 billion takeover bid for rival Rio Tinto Ltd., blaming the global economic downturn and plunging...
11/25/08
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