$A makes big gain The $A made its biggest one-day gain in 10 months as a US bailout of America's biggest mortgage finance providers boosted demand for riskier currencies.
Origin, ConocoPhillips in $9.6b LNG JV Takeover target Origin Energy has unveiled a $9.6 billion coal seam LNG joint venture with US energy giant ConocoPhillips, which sent its share price to...
Macmahon extends offer for Ausdrill Macmahon Holdings, which provides services to the mining and construction sectors, has extended its takeover offer for Ausdrill by three weeks.
Cooper bids for Incremental Petroleum Cooper Energy has launched a $104 million takeover bid for Incremental Petroleum in a bid to create a mid-tier oil and gas producer.
Stocks steeply higher at noon The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by the financial sector after news the US government would take over two troubled mortgage institutions.
Stocks to watch Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon:
Westpac offer for St George fair: expert Independent expert Grant Samuel says Westpac's takeover offer for St George Bank is fair and reasonable and in the best interests of St George shareholders.
RiverCity Motorway suspends distribution Brisbane tollway operator RiverCity Motorway Group has suspended distributions during its fixed distribution period (FDP) due to adverse market conditions.
Recession risk is not zero: RBA chief Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens says there is no evidence to suggest there could be a recession in Australia, although it couldn't be ruled out...
RBA 'yet to see evidence' of falling CPI The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says Australia is probably six months away from seeing clear evidence that inflation has begun to fall.
ACCC to look into bid for BB Communities The ACCC intends to monitor a scrip offer to buy 40 per cent of Babcock & Brown Communities Group launched by Prime Retirement and...
Oil prices sink to five-month low Oil prices sank to a five-month low on Friday as a jump in the US unemployment rate signalled to traders that Americans might keep paring...
Wall St stocks marginally higher Stocks reversed a steep selloff to end mostly higher on Friday, as fears about a jobs report gave way to bargain hunting in sectors including...
Stocks expected to open flat The Australian stock market has received a weak lead from overseas markets, with Wall Street ending mixed on Friday and commodities lower.
US govt moves to ease finance crisis The US government has taken over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, placing them in a "conservatorship" to avert a meltdown from the housing...
Agribusiness ripe for consolidation: AWB AWB boss Gordon Davis says the agribusiness sector is ripe for consolidation but will not say whether AWB will be predator or prey in any...
Shares tipped to rise, led by financials The Australian sharemarket is expected to start the week higher, supported by financial stocks, after Wall Street shares finished mostly higher on Friday.
Paladin plans growth for uranium surge Paladin Energy says its confidence in the future strength of the uranium market underpinned a $A61m expansion of its flagship mine in Namibia.
ASIC won't pursue James Hardie charges The corporations watchdog won't pursue criminal charges over the way James Hardie handled the setting up of a trust to compensate asbestos victims.
Libya says oil market is oversupplied The oil market is starting to suffer from oversupply, the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman says, days before a meeting on crude output levels.
Honda to roll out Hybrid-only vehicle Honda is bringing back the defunct Insight nameplate for a hybrid-only vehicle planned for the Japanese, European and North American markets early next year.
