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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... survey pointed towards happier times in the business world despite further expected interest rate rises. At 1207 AEST, takeover target Rio Tinto shares had dropped 56 cents, or 0.4 per cent, to $139.16, while bidder BHP Billiton was down 30 cents, or ...

Takeover merchants

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
After stalling during August and September's credit storm, private equity in Australia is experiencing a renaissance, while US PE giants like Blackstone are still weathering the sub-prime storm. Private equity's bruises from August's global liquidity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... per cent lower on Monday after a bad Friday on Wall Street, but the losses were pared by another strong showing from takeover target Rio Tinto Ltd. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 90.4 points, or 1.38 per cent, to 6455.3 while the All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... sharemarket remained in negative territory this morning, with the only bright spot miner Rio Tinto, which rebuffed a takeover proposal last week from fellow miner BHP Billiton. A lower market on Wall Street and patchy base metal prices set the local ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... Australian stock market closed higher on Friday, boosted by miner Rio Tinto whose shares soared after a $272 billion takeover proposal from rival BHP Billiton Ltd. The huge bid overshadowed a solid profit result from the National Australia Bank, whose ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
The Australian share market remained in positive territory at noon following last night's takeover bid by miner BHP Billiton for rival Rio Tinto. At 1219 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 37.9 points to 6559.5 while the All Ordinaries was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... anticipated impact on the mining sector after BHP Billiton last night announced it had made a STG120 billion ($A272.05 billion) takeover bid for Rio Tinto. If successful, the bid could be the second largest the world has seen, after mobile phone giant ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... $US11 billion of subprime mortgage market losses. This hurt the banks, while Sainsbury dived lower after an abandoned takeover attempt. The FTSE 100 closed down 69.2 points to 6,461.4. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended down 41.94 points to 7,807.55. PARIS ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
... WELLINGTON - Shares closed virtually unchanged today, despite heavy trading in blue chip Auckland Airport after it canned a takeover offer yesterday. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 1.2 points at 4207.88 on heavy turnover of $NZ185.5 million ...

Funding costs trim Suncorp banking profit

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... profit of $1.04 billion in the year to June 2007, and this group's outlook is now weighted towards insurance thanks to the takeover of Promina earlier this year. Mulcahy said Suncorp's growth plans in retail banking - comprising new branches in Queensland ...