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.

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.

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.

02/20/08

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

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.

02/21/08

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...

03/11/08

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

Amcor H1 profit up 30%

Packaging company Amcor Ltd has reported a 30.8 per cent rise in first half profit and warns that some of its businesses face challenges in the second half.

02/19/08

Amcor underlying profit stays flat

Global packaging giant Amcor warned it is facing challenging economic times after booking a flat profit from continuing operations.

02/20/08

ASX over 2% lower at noon

The Australian stock market fell over three per cent following large falls on Wall Street last week and dragged down by local banks.

03/03/08

Amcor vulnerable - another executive...

Amcor's besieged cardboard box business is about to lose yet another high-ranking executive

03/16/08

Telstra H1 earnings to rise

Telstra is set to produce an improvement in first half profit when it reports this week.

02/19/08