Deals TV: Sinking QR National

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Floods in Queensland look set to dent QR National’s earnings and the banks could be in for some pain as well. Elsewhere, gold miner Adamus Resources shapes up as a possible target. 18 Jan 2011 11:11 AM View full post on WBC | RSS Business News Feed | Business Spectator

Australia shares end weaker; Macquarie shines

Friday, October 29th, 2010

(Adds comment) SYDNEY, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Australian shares dipped 0.5percent on Friday after miners and other major blue chipsfollowed Wall Street's soft lead, outweighingbetter-than-expected earnings at investment bank MacquarieGroup <MQG.AX>. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money

Australia shares up 0.6 pct; ASX in M&A spotlight

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

(Adds details) SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Australian stocks pushed 0.55percent higher on Friday, boosted by strong U.S earnings and asinvestors found value in beaten-down banks as well as miners. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money

Australia shares up 0.6 pct; ASX in M&A spotlight

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

(Adds details) SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Australian stocks pushed 0.55percent higher on Friday, boosted by strong U.S earnings and asinvestors found value in beaten-down banks as well as miners. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money

Australia shares end week down, earnings rush slows

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

(Adds comments, details) By Victoria Thieberger View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money

Australia shares pare losses; Leighton, AWB jump

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

* Earnings, M&A lift market off early lows * AWB soars almost 30 percent on rival bid View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money

Australia shares fall; Telstra down almost 10 pct

Friday, August 13th, 2010

* Telstra warns of 2011 earnings drop, shares hit 10-weeklow * Sigma rallies on takeover talk but firm coolsexpectations View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money

Australia shares end down on earnings jitters

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

(Adds comments, details) By Victoria Thieberger View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money

Australia shares end flat: U.S. jobs watched

Friday, August 6th, 2010

(Adds details) SYDNEY, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Australian shares ended flat onFriday, but gains extended to five straight weeks as stronglocal data and solid U.S. earnings overshadowed choppy globaleconomic indicators. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money

Australia shares up 1.6 pct on metals, Wall St

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

(Adds details) SYDNEY, July 23 (Reuters) - Australian stocks rose 1.6percent in early trade on Friday as risk appetite revived onfirm metals prices and strong earnings from U.S. bellwethers. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money