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Macquarie Office Trust announces 41% increase in net profits for the year

Macquarie Office Trust today announced a 41 per cent increase in net profits for the year to June 30,2003, from $72.8 million to $102.2 million...

Midday market wrap: Local shares make solid gains

The Australian share market traded higher in the morning session, following a mixed performance overnight in major international markets...

Unemployment rate rises marginally in July

The unemployment rate across Australia rose from 6.1 per cent in June to 6.2% in July, or from 620,000 to 626,900, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today...

Morning market wrap: US stocks mixed despite falling yields

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2003
US bond yields fell after a successful second leg to the Treasury’s quarterly refinancing...

Macquarie Office Trust reports 41% profit gain

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2003
Property investment group Macquarie Office Trust today forecast improvements in the commercial leasing market for the current year...

Industry groups launch new information brochure

IFSA and the FPA today launched the second in a series of consumer education booklets... 

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares lose ground in late trade

The Australian share market pared earlier gains in the afternoon session, with AMP remaining the major drag on the All Ordinaries...

Two committed to stand trial on Bo Long charges

Donna Tung Sing Ho and Mark Andrew Sweeney have appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court...

Investa to increase POF bid by 4 cents

Investa Property group has said it will increase its offer for Principal Office Fund (POF) by an additional four cents if it receives acceptances giving it more than 37.5 per cent...

Moody's rates Westpac trust preferred securities issue

Moody's Investors Service has assigned a rating of A2 to Westpac Banking Corp's $US750 million issue of trust preferred securities...