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Tabcorp and Tab in war of words over takeover bid

Tabcorp Holdings [yesterday] upped pressure on Tab Ltd to accept its takeover bid, saying it could see no reason for the NSW gaming house to keep delaying the decision. But Tab accused Tabcorp of trying to "heavy" its board and reiterated a recommendation ...

Shareholders, super funds welcome Walter's decision to exit NAB board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
Shareholders and superannuation funds today welcomed an announcement that dissident National Australia Bank director Cathy Walter would resign. Walter has been at war with seven other non-executive directors on the bank's board after she questioned ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
The Australian market is expected to open weaker following losses in the US as interest rate fears, sparked by lower than expected jobless figures and high oil prices, hit the markets. The Australian stock market finished in the red yesterday, with ...

A$ opens stronger on US$ weakness ahead of jobs data

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2004
The Australian dollar opened stronger today, buoyed by a weaker United States currency which fell ahead of Friday night's jobs data. At 0700 AEST the local unit was trading at $US0.7324/29, compared with 0.7314/20 at yesterday's close. Overnight, it ...

RBA decision to leave rates expected and clear cut: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave rates unchanged today was largely expected by the market and pretty clear cut, economists said today. At 0930 AEST the RBA announced it would leave rates at 5.25%, following its board meeting yesterday. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
In Sydney today, the Australian market is expected to open slightly weaker as US markets only inched ahead over night after losing ground towards the close of trade. The Federal Reserve said shifts in its monetary policy are "likely to be measured," ...

US Fed holds key short-term rate steady

The Federal Reserve held a main short-term interest rate at a 46-year low today in an attempt to keep the US economy humming. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his Federal Open Market Committee colleagues - the group that sets interest rate policy in ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2004
The Australian benchmark index is expected to open stronger following modest gains in the US overnight. Markets are still tentative ahead of the Federal Reserve\'s policy-setting meeting later today in the US. The Australian stock market closed lower ...

Westfield locks in $140 million worth of interest savings

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
Westfield Holdings Ltd today announced it had completed option contracts which would underpin the $140 million in interest savings it expects to gain under a merger of the three Westfield entities. The company last week announced that Westfield Holdings ...

ASIC issues stop orders against six debenture prospectuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued six stop orders on debenture prospectuses since the beginning of the year and yesterday gave guidelines to protect investors. ASIC said today it has been scrutinising recent debenture ...