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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2006
... dropping 1.1 per cent as investors sold Softbank on concerns the Internet firm's finances may be shaken by its possible takeover of a mobile phone operator. The Nikkei 225 index finished down 175.14 points at 15,726.02. HONG KONG - Stocks fell in their ...

CBA's new chief information officer has big ambitions

... reflecting an early migration to computing in the 1960s and a complex web of bolt-on systems, many of them the result of the takeover of Colonial in 2000 (and which itself cobbled together a group of incompatible insurance company systems in the late ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2006
... Britain's leading shares touched their best level in almost five years after platinum miner Lonmin said it was in possible takeover talks, sparking a gold rush among other UK-listed miners, such as Anglo American, Xstrata and Kazakhmys. The FTSE 100 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2006
... 10.87 points at 1265.65. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 22.02 points at 2,266.98. LONDON - British shares fell as takeover activity partly offset tumbling miners such as Kazakhmys. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,725.1, down 21.7 points. FRANKFURT - The ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2006
... Shell after its results failed to inspire, although Centrica provided a cushion after Russian gas giant Gazprom confirmed takeover interest. The FTSE 100 share index closed down 54.3 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 5,747.3. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2006
... the close, its highest finish since June 2001. Investors seized on attractive stock valuations and hopes that ongoing takeover activity would continue to fuel the market's bullish run. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5,726.53 points, up 52.38 or 0.92 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2006
... streak is its longest since November. LONDON - Britain's leading share index closed back above 5,700 points, buoyed by takeover activity after P&O said it had received an approach from Singapore's PSA International, raising hopes of a bidding war for ...

St George and Westpac end year with share buy backs

Two of Australia's major banks announce significant share buy backs to cap off the year, amid news speculation of a takeover bid from the UK for St. George. Westpac has clawed back $1 billion of off market shares, 300 million more than its $700 million ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2005
... per cent when it makes the announcement to the market at 0930 AEDT tomorrow. NEW YORK - US stocks rose as a string of takeover announcements worth more than $US15 billion and a decline in oil prices boosted investors' confidence in the economy. Swiss ...

Market Wrap

... Trustees and AGL both front shareholders while Patrick Corp releases its target's statement following a $4.6 billion takeover bid launched by Toll Holdings in August. NEW YORK - US stocks rose, with the Dow average boosted by gains in Altria after the ...