Lend Lease cashed up for acquisitions
Property developer Lend Lease is looking for acquisitions, hoping to take advantage of the fallout in property markets driven by financial market volatility.
GPT operating profit up
GPT Group has reported a 14.5 per cent fall in annual earnings and says it expects to maintain distributions in 2008, given challenging market conditions.
Lend Lease grabs stake in Vic town
Lend Lease Corporation has acquired a share in Craigieburn town centre on Melbourne's northern outskirts for $73.5 million.
ASX buoyed by earnings results
The Australian share market closed firmly in the black as solid earnings results from Telstra, Qantas, Fairfax and other major companies.
02/21/08
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Babcock & Brown forecasts 15% growth
Babcock & Brown has forecast annual profit growth of at least 15 per cent in 2008 after it posted a large rise in 2007 annual profit.
Crown casinos continue to expand in US
Casinos operator Crown is continuing to expand in the United States and says its Australian casinos are performing strongly.
Lend Lease to build eco-friendly schools
Lend Lease Corporation Ltd has achieved financial close to build two eco-friendly schools in England, the company says.
Lend Lease revealed as BBC mystery buyer
Property giant Lend Lease Corp today revealed itself as the mystery buyer that seized a 6% stake in Babcock & Brown Communities (BBC).
Review: iASUS Concepts Mobile Amp
Like some other such devices, including Upbeat Audio’s Boosteroo Revolution, the pitch here is that you plug this in to the headphone port of your iPod, then turn your iPod down to a lower volume level, and use the external amp to boost the audio signal, resulting in lower iPod battery consumption and a higher maximum signal output to connected headphones. While this adds the inconvenience of dual battery charging and will be of little to no…
BHP Billiton raises hostile bid for Rio to 147.4 bln dlrs (AFP)
AFP - BHP Billiton sweetened its hostile takeover bid for Rio Tinto on Wednesday by lifting its valuation of the mining giant to 147.4 billion dollars as it seeks to exploit a resources boom driven by China.
Santos dodges takeover talk
Santos says it is in the early stages of considering "various strategic initiative", in response to a query from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
05/02/08
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Suncorp in the dark over share price...
The Australian Securities Exchange has issued a ''please explain'' to Queensland-based banker and insurer Suncorp Metway Ltd over the sudden surge in its share price.
Westpac's issue of convertible shares...
Westpac's $600 million convertible preference share issue is the third from a major financial group in a month-and-a-half but it won't be the last.
Miner Oxiana Spends $5.8B for Zinifex
Australian miner Oxiana Ltd. will buy rival Zinifex Ltd. in a share swap worth $5.8 billion, the two companies said Monday, creating the world's second-largest producer of zinc.
Wesfarmers H1 profit up to new record
Wesfarmers' $20 billion acquisition of Coles Group has helped fill its coffers with a record interim profit.
Lend Lease stakes out Babcock arm
Property giant Lend Lease has revealed itself as the mystery buyer that seized a six per cent stake in Babcock & Brown Communities Group.
BHP Billiton raises hostile bid for Rio to 147.4 bln dlrs (AFP)
AFP - BHP Billiton sweetened its hostile takeover bid for Rio Tinto on Wednesday by lifting its valuation of the mining giant to 147.4 billion dollars as it seeks to exploit a resources boom driven by China.
Suncorp can't explain share price surge
The Australian Securities Exchange has issued a "please explain" to Queensland-based banker and insurer Suncorp Metway over the sudden surge in its share price.
Zinifex stumps up for Oxiana deal
Although it is billed as a merger of equals, Zinifex has worked to get the deal it wants and needs.
Zinifex, Oxiana merge into $12b company
Oxiana has agreed to a $6.2 billion merger with Zinifex to create the world's second largest zinc producer, ending months of speculation.
03/03/08
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Wesfarmers shares rebound after...
Wesfarmers shares rebound as retailer says its outlook remains positive.
Babcock & Brown raises more cash for...
Investment and specialised fund and asset management group Babcock & Brown today announced it raised an additional $US335 million ($364 million) of capital for infrastructure...
Zinifex H1 net profit up 74.3% to $1.3b
Zinifex has recorded 74.3 per cent rise in first half profit and says demand for zinc is expected to remain healthy in 2008.
Oxiana and Zinifex agree £2.8bn zinc...
Australian miner Oxiana has launched an agreed A$6 billion ($£2.8 billion)
takeover offer for local rival Zinifex in a bid to create the world's
second-largest producer of zinc.
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