- Stocks to watch at close on Thursday AAP - Thu, May 17, 2012 7:48 PM AEST
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Thursday:ABC - ADELAIDE BRIGHTON LTD - down two cents at $2.89Building materials producer Adelaide Brighton expects sales to improve slightly ...
- Gunns sells Victorian mill ABC - Tue, May 15, 2012 3:02 PM AEST
Tasmanian timber company Gunns has sold its Victorian sawmill for $28 million.The sale of the mill at Heywood completes the company's exit from native forest wood supply operations.Gunns also says it has ...
- France's Lafarge results please investors AFP - Fri, May 4, 2012 8:54 AM AEST
France's Lafarge, the world's biggest cement maker, reported Friday a first quarter net loss of 44 million euros ($58 million), up from the year-earlier 29 million euros, but the shares rose sharply.Lafarge ...
- Samsung's new smartphone debuts in London AFP - Fri, May 4, 2012 7:24 AM AEST
South Korea's Samsung Electronics has unveiled a faster and larger version of its flagship smartphone as it seeks to cement its position as the world's best-selling mobile phone maker.The Galaxy S3, introduced ...
- Samsung smartphone debuts in London AFP - Fri, May 4, 2012 5:41 AM AEST
South Korea's Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest flagship smartphone at a London launch as it seeks to cement its position as the world's best-selling mobile phone maker.The Galaxy S3 boasts a 4.8-inch ...
- Wet weather eroding Boral's profits AAP - Fri, Apr 20, 2012 4:46 PM AEST
Shares in building materials producer Boral lost almost three per cent after it made a surprise cut to its full year profit guidance because of eastern Australia's big wet.Heavy rain has continued to hamper ...
- Bradken shares slump on profit drop AAP - Fri, Apr 20, 2012 4:24 PM AEST
Shares in industrial equipment maker Bradken plummeted after it cut its profit guidance due to increased costs and lower sales at its rail division.Bradken's shares lost 91 cents, or 10.8 per cent, to ...
- Shares lose ground by noon AAP - Fri, Apr 20, 2012 12:16 PM AEST
The Australian share market slipped into negative territory by noon as falls by insurance stocks and manufacturers outweighed higher energy stocks.Profit downgrades by building materials producer Boral ...
- Weak housing activity hits Boral profits AAP - Fri, Apr 20, 2012 11:22 AM AEST
Shares in building materials producer Boral are down almost three per cent after it made a surprise cut to its full year profit guidance.Heavy rain has continued to hamper house building activity, particularly ...
- Boral cuts profit guidance due to weather AAP - Fri, Apr 20, 2012 8:53 AM AEST
Building materials producer Boral has cut its full year profit guidance by $22 million due to the impact of heavy rain and weak housing activity on its operations.Boral had forecast net profit before significant ...
- No win-win in forest peace deal ABC - Sat, Mar 17, 2012 11:46 AM AEDT
A leaked forestry report confirms Tasmania's forest peace deal cannot deliver both promised reserves and wood supplies.The Review of Tasmania's Forest Estates is one of the confidential reports which will ...
- MP dismisses pecuniary concerns ABC - Tue, Mar 13, 2012 11:34 AM AEDT
Tasmanian Upper House MP Paul Harriss says his acceptance of gifts from Ta Ann will not affect his ability to vote on legislation that is linked to the company's future wood supply contracts.The Huon MLC ...
- Greens question MP gifts from timber company ABC - Thu, Mar 8, 2012 9:51 AM AEDT
The Tasmanian Greens are questioning the ability of Parliament to pass the forest peace deal legislation if it is linked to wood supply agreements for Ta Ann Tasmania.Greens MP Kim Booth says under parliamentary ...
- Lafarge announces asset sales to cut debt AFP - Fri, Feb 17, 2012 11:21 AM AEDT
Lafarge, the biggest cement maker in the world, reported on Friday a near one-third drop in net profit last year and announced a programme of asset sales exceeding a billion euros ($1.3 billion) to reduce ...
- James Hardie goes into trading halt AAP - Thu, Feb 9, 2012 6:20 PM AEDT
Building materials supplier James Hardie has gone into a trading halt ahead of an application by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in the High Court on Friday."The outcome of the decision is considered ...
- Cemex posts $146 million loss in 4th quarter AFP - Sat, Feb 4, 2012 1:25 AM AEDT
Mexico's Cemex, the world's third largest cement maker, posted a loss of $146 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, a company spokesman told AFP Friday.But Jorge Perez said that "losses have substantially ...
- Boral sells Indonesian business for $128m AAP - Wed, Feb 1, 2012 11:40 AM AEDT
Building materials maker Boral has sold its Indonesian business for $US135 million ($A127.87 million) and confirmed its previous expectations for its half-year profit.Boral has been looking to offload ...
- Boral sells Indon business for $128m AAP - Wed, Feb 1, 2012 9:25 AM AEDT
Building materials producer Boral has sold its Indonesian business for $US135 million ($A127.87 million) and confirmed its previous expectations for its half-year profit.Boral has been looking to offload ...
- Siemens' net profit falls 17% AAP - Tue, Jan 24, 2012 7:21 PM AEDT
Industrial equipment maker Siemens AG says net profit fell 17 per cent to 1.457 billion euros ($A1.81 billion) as project delays held down profits and the uncertain global economy cut into order volume.Revenue ...