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Aussie manager wins global resources award

... concentrated in three large producers (Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and CVRD) while demand from China continues to be strong; steel is required to help build the much needed infrastructure for the rapid urbanisation of the country. The outlook for sustained ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... Australia Bank lost 20 cents to $38.90. There was one bright spot on the market from an overnight report that China's largest steel producer, Baosteel Group, is likely to launch a bid for global mining giant Rio Tinto, which prompted a surge in Rio's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... such as Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd steamed ahead on hopes for strong commodities trade, while a Credit Suisse upgrade lifted steel stocks. The benchmark Nikkei rose 166.93 points or 1.08 per cent, to 15,680.67, up 791.9 points from November 22. HONG KONG ...

Resources boom gone in three years: Putnam

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... doesn't necessarily matter for now." As a result, he still recommended investors buy stocks related to industries such as steel, copper, oil, shipping and airlines. He said discounting due to the potential of an oversupply could start happening a year ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... Economic Development of Australia publishes its report on climate change. In equities, Qantas Airways Ltd and BlueScope Steel Ltd hold their annual general meetings and Incitec Pivot Ltd release their full year results. The Australian stockmarkets on ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... from Wall Street, where stocks were pulled back by a poor outlook from Procter & Gamble, disappointing earnings from US Steel and a report showing consumer confidence at a two-year low fuelled worries about the economy, consumer spending and corporate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... the ASX. NEW YORK - US stocks fell overnight after a weak outlook from Procter & Gamble, disappointing earnings from US Steel and a report showing consumer confidence at a two-year low fuelled worries about the economy, consumer spending and corporate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
... 42.06 points to 5,688.76. TOKYO - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average eked out a narrow gain after seesaw trade, with gains in steel and commodity-linked firms countering sales of semiconductor-linked shares. The benchmark Nikkei rose 32.25 points to 16,413.79. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... rise in full-year net profit and says current trading conditions are in line with expectations. Australia's second biggest steel producer posted a fiscal 2007 net profit of $207 million, compared to $187.5 million in 2006. Shares in OneSteel were down ...

Howard flags infrastructure fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... Government is also in hot water over rail and port bottlenecks, which have soured relationships with some of the world's biggest steel manufacturers. However, the numbers show the potential fund's size would still lag well behind state spending figures. ...