AAP Finance

Business confidence gets election bounce

Business confidence continues to be bolstered by the coalition’s election win but NAB’s quarterly survey of companies shows conditions have deteriorated.

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3 hours ago

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‘Neobank’ 86 400 gets full banking licence

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has granted a full banking licence to challenger bank 86 400.

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3 hours ago

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CIMIC shares crash on ‘soft’ HY earnings

Shares in construction and mining services giant CIMIC Group have dropped 18 per cent after an earnings report that analysts called “a little on the soft side”.

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4 hours ago

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CIMIC shares crash on ‘soft’ HY earnings

Shares in construction and mining services giant CIMIC Group have dropped 18 per cent after an earnings report that analysts called “a little on the soft side”.

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4 hours ago

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Western Sydney Big W stores first to close

Woolworths has confirmed three Big W stores in western Sydney will cease trading in January.

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4 hours ago

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Unemployment steady after June rate cut

The unemployment rate remained at a seasonally adjusted 5.2% for June with an increase in people with full-time work offsetting a decrease in part-time work.

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5 hours ago

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Woodside revenue falls 32% on Pluto block

Weaker LNG prices and a maintenance extension at its Pluto facility has pushed Woodside’s revenue down by about one-third in the second quarter.

AAP Newswire

6 hours ago

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ASIC wants ban on insurance ‘cold calls’

ASIC is proposing a ban on unsolicited telephone sales of direct life and funeral insurance and consumer credit insurance.

AAP Newswire

6 hours ago

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Santos posts record quarterly production

Gas producer Santos says it has clocked record quarterly output.

AAP Newswire

7 hours ago

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South32 annual coking coal output up 69%

South32 Ltd’s annual coking coal output has risen 69 per cent.

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8 hours ago

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Netflix Q2 subs drop after price hikes

For the first time in eight years, Netflix has lost subscribers in the US.

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8 hours ago

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Lendlease signs historic development deal

Australia’s Lendlease has teamed up with Google to develop three sites in the San Francisco Bay area under a deal worth $20 billion.

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8 hours ago

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Retail funds lukewarm on mooted benchmarks

Retail and industry super advocates are at odds over calls to give APRA powers to police individual fund performances.

AAP Newswire

17 Jul 2019

Finance

$100m ‘green’ loan for Gold Coast Airport

The operator of Gold Coast Airport will get cheaper interest on a $100m loan from Commonwealth Bank and Westpac if it hits carbon reduction targets.

AAP Newswire

17 Jul 2019

Finance

Elders shares soar as they resume trading

Elders shares have resumed trading up 14% following its announcement the agribusiness would buy wholesale buying group Australian Independent Rural Retailers.

AAP Newswire

17 Jul 2019

Finance

Uber Eats to change ‘unfair’ contracts

Following a probe by the consumer watchdog, Uber Eats will no longer hold restaurants liable for food delivery problems that weren’t their fault.

AAP Newswire

17 Jul 2019

Finance

Prime home-loan arrears stabilise in May

Prime home-loan arrears stabilised in May after rising in preceding months, and the trend is expected to continue.

AAP Newswire

17 Jul 2019

Finance

Outlook soft despite ASX, commodity boost

The six-month annualised growth rate in the Westpac-MI Leading Index rose between May and June thanks to a share market rally and high commodity prices.

AAP Newswire

17 Jul 2019