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• AFIC to build up resource stocks.

  - 2007-02-07

  Byline: Scott Murdoch Feb 07, 2007 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Listed investment group Australian Foundation Investment Company AFIC has reported a 22.8 rise in first-half operating profit to $A106.8m. Shares in AFIC increased $A0.07 after the announcement on 7 February 2007....

  Tags: ABC Inc., FINANCE, Investment, National Australia Bank, stock, Telstra Corp., Woolworths

• Resources cushion Korean fallout.

  - 2006-10-09

  Byline: Nina Wan Oct 09, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- South-east Asian markets fell on 9 October 2006 following news that North Korea had conducted a nuclear test. Australia was no exception, although rises in a range of...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, National Australia Bank, stock, Telstra Corp., Woolworths

• Woolies ponders $1 billion sell-off.

  - 2005-07-14

  Jul 14, 2005 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian supermarket group Woolworths will not comment on reports it is considering divesting its $A1bn chain of national distribution centres. It has been reported that JP Morgan Australia has been appointed by the company...

  Tags: Coles Myer, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Telstra Corp., Wesfarmers Ltd., Woolworths

• Customer is king for new CEOs.

  - 2005-06-14

  Jun 14, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian CEOs must cater to customers to win market share. The retiring CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, David Murray, increased profits by reducing costs and increasing product capacity. New CEO, Ralph Norris, recognises...

  Tags: Coles Myer, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Telstra Corp., Woolworths

• Salmat still buying, but not yet.(managing directors owns majority stakes of Salmat Proprietary Ltd.)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-04-25

  Apr 25, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Salmat is a marketing services group in Australia. It has 28 divisions in 22 locations in five different countries. The company was founded by Philip Salter and Peter Mattick, who are the joint managing...

  Tags: Audi AG, BP Plc, Coles Myer, FINANCE, Investment, MARKETING, Telstra Corp., Woolworths

• The end may be nigh, but then maybe not.

  - 2005-03-28

  Mar 28, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian sharemarket has fallen, after a record strong run. On 24 March 2005, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index lost a further 34.3 points to finish the week at 4136.5. Several big stocks went ex-dividend,...

  Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, inflation, Investment, stock, Telstra Corp., Woolworths

• Payouts fill AFIC coffers.(Australian Foundation Investment Company's profits)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-02-17

  Feb 16, 2005 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Foundation Investment Company AFIC has announced a profit of $A75.8m for the second half of calendar 2004. The listed investment company will issue a fully franked interim dividend of $A0.06 per share. Chairman...

  Tags: Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd., Telstra Corp., Toll Holdings Ltd., Woolworths

• RBA puts brake on equities' joy-ride.(Reserve Bank of Australia)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-02-13

  Feb 13, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) The growing prospect of an interest rate rise saw the Australian sharemarket lose ground on 11 February 2005. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finished 0.6 points lower at 4,174.2, although WMC Resources firmed $A0.21...

  Tags: Australian Stock Exchange Ltd., Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Telstra Corp., Woolworths, Xstrata Plc.

• Makeover or backroom blitz.

  - 2003-09-28

  Sep 28, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Many Australian listed companies are undertaking corporate reorganisations in September 2003. Both Coles Myer and Woolworths are making changes to their IT systems, while the Commonwealth Bank of Australia is adopting a cost-cutting strategy. Australian...

  Tags: Coles Myer, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Telstra Corp., Woolworths

• Reports should keep mood good.

  - 2003-08-24

  Aug 24, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Several major Australian companies are set to release their profit results in the last week of August 2003. Telstra, BHP Billiton, Publishing & Broadcasting Limited PBL, and Woolworths are just some of the...

  Tags: Australian Stock Exchange Ltd., BHP Billiton, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Telstra Corp., Woolworths