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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2004
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor performance in the US on Friday sets the tone for a slow start to the domestic market. Still, with the annual general meeting season in full swing, stock-specific news could provide a ...

Telstra Q1 revenue up 6.9 per cent

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2004
Telstra Corp Ltd today said first quarter sales revenue had risen by 6.9 per cent to $5.381 billion on the previous corresponding quarter. Underlying sales revenue, including domestic and international business, rose 4.2 per cent or $212 million to ...

Citigroup, Bank of America post higher profits

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2004
Citigroup Inc and Bank of America Corp on Thursday posted double-digit gains in third-quarter profit, driven by gains in consumer banking. Profit at Citigroup, the world's largest financial services company, rose 13 percent to $5.31 billion, while profit ...

Analysts upgrade forecasts for ASX, await new CEO

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2004
Analysts today upgraded their forecasts for the Australian Stock Exchange Ltd citing the company's first quarter results and expectations that its new chief executive would address costs when he takes up the job next week. The ASX yesterday announced ...

News Corp agrees to strengthen US corporate governance

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2004
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Ltd today buckled under shareholder pressure and agreed to retain a full foreign listing on the Australian Stock Exchange even if it reincorporates in the United States. Following intense lobbying from some shareholder groups ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2004
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a slight bid tone in the US, coupled with firmer oil and base metal prices, as well as some cyclical stock buying ahead of the federal election on Saturday, combine to create a positive sentiment ...

News Corp offers compromise over US domicile issues: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2004
News Corp Ltd executive chairman Rupert Murdoch has offered a compromise to concerned institutional investors on future control issues and the possibility of the media empire delisting from the Australian Stock Exchange, it was reported today. Some ...

Benchmarking costing investors millions: MLC

The practice of fund managers opting to underweight, rather than not hold stocks they don't like is costing Australian investors millions of dollars, Australian largest wealth manager said today. MLC said the common practice of benchmarking amongst ...

Telstra starts capital management plan with $750m buyback

Telstra Corp has unveiled details of a $750 million off-market share buyback today as part of its three year, $4.5 billion capital management program. In June, Australia's biggest telecommunications company said it planned to return $1.5 billion to ...

ANZ stays quiet on Wizard bid speculation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2004
... non-bank lender. AFIG, 25% each owned by Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting, Deutsche Asset Management, State Capital Corp - representing chairman Mark Bouris - and ABN AMRO, has been the subject of sale talk for some months. In July there was ...