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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... Plc, Galaxy Resources Ltd and RMA Energy Ltd hold general meetings. Reserve Bank of Australia board member and former Woolworths Ltd chief executive Roger Corbett addresses an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event. KPMG's Bernard Salt speaks ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... 67 cents to $36.32. In news on Thursday, New Zealand-based discount retailer The Warehouse Group, ten per owned by Woolworths, said it expects no improvement in consumer confidence after reporting a 24 per cent drop in interim net profit. Warehouse Group ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... Brands surged 1.5 cents, or 8.82 per cent to 18.5 cents, while Billabong jumped 31 cents, or 4.66 per cent to $6.96, and Woolworths added 16 cents or 0.64 per cent to $25.30.

Thank you RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... leading to one or two workers getting the pink slip there which reduces demand for another... and so on. But what about Woolworths' announcement that it is hiring an additional 7,000 workers in the next four months and Aldi planning to put an additional ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... bottom line. But the events of the past fortnight also show the resilience of Australian domestic demand. Retailers Woolworths and Aldi announced plans to increase their Australian workforce by 7,000 and 2,600 respectively. In addition, thanks to lowered ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... Rio Tinto Ltd. On Friday, the Australian share market closed steady, dragged back from earlier highs after falls from Woolworths, QBE and Telstra. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index declined one point, or 0.03 per cent, to 3344.5, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... share price index futures contract was up 22 points to 3,333 on a volume of 11,413 contracts. Consumer staple major Woolworths lost $1.39, or 4.96 per cent, to $26.61 after it announced it expects its fiscal 2009 net profit to rise by up to 14 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... financial aggregates data for January. On the last day of half year profits season, first half results are due from Woolworths Ltd, Crown Ltd, Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd, PaperLinx, Downer EDI, Nylex Ltd and Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. QBE Insurance ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... on 28 cents to $16.43 by 1206 AEDT, David Jones adding one cent to $2.41, Harvey Norman losing one cent to $2.13 and Woolworths dropping 25 cents to $27.55. Wesfarmers has reported a 46 percent rise in net profit saying its businesses have weathered ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... reports. On Wednesday, the Australian share market closed over one per cent higher after finance sector stocks and Woolworths boosted the market. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 51.5 points, or 1.5 per cent, at 3,495.5, while the broader All Ordinaries ...