Qantas passengers home after second scare

Sunday, November 7th, 2010

Passengers who were on board the second Qantas plane to suffer an engine failure have arrived in Sydney exhausted and relieved to be home. View full post on ABC News: Business

Another Qantas flight grounded after engine failure

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

A Qantas Boeing 747 has been forced to turn back to Singapore with engine trouble, not long after it left the airstrip en route to Sydney. View full post on ABC News: Business

Australia shares slip after Rio/BHP scrap JV

Monday, October 18th, 2010

(Updates with details, comments, stocks on the move) WELLINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 0.4percent on Monday after mining giants Rio Tinto <RIO.AX><RIO.L>and BHP Billiton <BHP.AX> <BLT.L> scrapped a $116 billioniron-ore joint venture. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money

Sharemarket weaker after RBA and ABS stats

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

Some weaker than expected economic figures and end of the quarter profit taking have weighed on the local share market and the Australian dollar today. View full post on ABC News: Business

Company director fined after building firm collapse

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

A Brisbane magistrate says there is no prospect creditors of a collapsed building company will ever see their money. View full post on ABC News: Business

Australia shares up 0.8 pct; NAB up after drops bid

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

(Adds details) SYDNEY, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.8percent on Wednesday, to their highest in four and a halfmonths with a strong Australian dollar adding to the positivesentiment towards the country. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money

Demolition man Turnbull goes after NBN

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Malcolm Turnbull has wasted no time in attacking the Federal Government's management of the National Broadband Network. View full post on ABC News: Business

Australia shares dip after Labor wins government

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

(Updates mining stocks, Telstra after independents back Labor) MELBOURNE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Australian stocks dipped onTuesday, dragged lower by mining shares after Prime MinisterJulia Gillard's Labor party secured a majority to form the nextgovernment, ending two weeks of uncertainty. [ID:nSYU010592] View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money

PRECIOUS-Gold cuts loss after weak ISM data; silver rallies

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

* U.S. non-farm payrolls fall less than expected in August * U.S. non-manufacturing sector slows in the same month View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money

Australia shares give back some gains after strong open

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

(Adds comment, movers) MELBOURNE, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Australian stocks gave backsome early gains on Thursday to trade up 0.9 percent, helped bya manufacturing recovery in China, and Australia's briskeconomic expansion. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money