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Sagging commodities see drop in foreign investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
Australia is attracting considerably less foreign investment compared to the height of the mining boom, according to figures released by the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA). In the six months ending December 2012, assets under custody ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... per cent, to 51 cents. The drilling company made a half-year net loss of $329 million as it struggles with a slowdown in mining investment. But Caltex had lifted 44 cents to $19.39 despite its first half profit dropping 13 per cent due to the fall in ...

Deutsche Bank dismisses mining fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
Mining companies are poised for reasonable growth next year provided commodity prices don't take a nose dive, according to Deutsche Bank strategist Tim Baker. Speaking at a reporting season round-up lunch in Sydney, he said that recent weakness in the ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... per cent, to 51 cents. The drilling company made a half-year net loss of $329 million as it struggles with a slowdown in mining investment. But Caltex had lifted 44 cents to $19.39 despite its first half profit dropping 13 per cent due to the fall in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... per cent, to 51 cents. The drilling company made a half-year net loss of $329 million as it struggles with a slowdown in mining investment. But Caltex had lifted 44 cents to $19.39 despite its first half profit dropping 13 per cent due to the fall in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... per cent, to 51 cents. The drilling company made a half-year net loss of $329 million as it struggles with a slowdown in mining investment. But Caltex had lifted 44 cents to $19.39 despite its first half profit dropping 13 per cent due to the fall in ...

Gunns chairman avoids jail for insider trading

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... tax consultant Nicholas Glynatsis was sentenced to six months in jail. These followed the sentencing of former Hanlong Mining executive Calvin Zhu in February 2013 to 15 months in jail. The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions prosecuted the ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The local stock market has opened flat as gains by the major banks offset losses by mining giant BHP Billiton. At 1014 AEST on Wednesday, the All Ordinaries was up 3.5 points, or 0.07, at 5,072.3. CommSec analyst Savanth Sebastian said BHP's weaker ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... triggered new selloffs. The euro and sterling rose against the US dollar, but sterling retreated sharply against the euro. The mining sector was hit hard as newly-merged mining giant Glencore Xstrata recorded a huge first-half loss due to a write-down ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... probably weighing stocks down, Mr McCarthy said. As earnings season ramps up, all eyes will be on BHP Billiton when the mining giant releases its full year profits half an hour before the market closes. Meanwhile, steel and iron ore business Arrium posted ...