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2015-02-19 Australia Business


ABC Online
   
Wesfarmers profit slides due to sold businesses; underlying earnings surge   
ABC Online
Wesfarmers has reported a 4 per cent slide in its first half profit to $1,376 million, negatively affected by sold off insurance and industrial gas businesses slipping out of its accounts. When the loss of earnings from those businesses were taken into account, ...

Stocks fall as earnings disappoint   Trading Room
Wesfarmers says outlook 'optimistic'   The Age
Wesfarmers half-year profit dips but upbeat on outlook   The Australian (blog)
Motley Fool Australia   
TheBull.com.au   
CommBank MyWealth   
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The Queensland Times
   
Virgin Australia reports USD0.4m profit for Tigerair Australia in 2QFY2015   
CAPA - Centre for Aviation
Virgin Australia reported (19-Feb-2015) Tigerair Australia achieved a profit of AUD0.5 million (USD0.4 million) in 2QFY2015, the first quarterly profit for the carrier since Dec-2010. Tigerair grew its revenue by 18%, around 3% higher than its capacity growth ...

Virgin's result may signal calmer conditions ahead   The Australian
Virgin Australia first-half losses narrow on oil slump   BBC News
Virgin Australia flags major international initiatives   Crikey (blog)
Sky News Australia   
Northern Rivers Echo   
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Australians' super savings soar 10pc to $1.93 trillion   
The Australian
THE superannuation savings of Australians are just months away from hitting the $2 trillion mark, having jumped almost 10 per cent last year. The new savings total of $1.93 trillion — up from $1.77 trillion — is significantly more than Australia's gross domestic ...


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The Australian
   
How the Commonwealth Bank became Australia's new millionaires factory   
The Australian
IT must be the holy grail for Commonwealth Bank of Australia shareholders. As shares in Australia's biggest bank continue their march to the magical $100 mark, cheered on by nearly 800,000 shareholders, some are sitting on gains that others just can't get.
A case for the intelligent virtual assistant   Business Spectator

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The Guardian
   
Australia's Crown shares up as local recovery eclipses profit fall   
Reuters
SYDNEY Feb 19 (Reuters) - Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd's half-yearly net profit fell by nearly half, but its shares rose to a five-month high as earnings grew at its flagship local casino. Net profit came in at A$201.8 million for the six months to ...

James Packer's Crown profit falls 47% on Macau woes, shares up on revenue ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Crown results helped by China corruption crackdown, says Craigie   The Australian
China's corruption crackdown hurts James Packer's gambling empire   The Guardian
TheBull.com.au   
Trading Room   
Yahoo!7 News   
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TheBull.com.au
   
Origin Energy says slump in oil price will stem surging gas prices   
The Age
Origin Energy managing director Grant King believes the slump in the oil price will stem the surge in domestic gas prices. Photo: Nic Walker. The slump in the oil price will stem the surge in domestic gas prices, Origin Energy says, with the peak now likely to ...

Origin slumps to $25m loss   TheBull.com.au
Origin avoids asset write-offs, maintains dividend   Sydney Morning Herald
Origin swings to first-half loss   Herald Sun
Brisbane Times   
Yahoo!7 News   
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Money Management
   
Govt wants to see advisers better educated   
9news.com.au
The banking industry has thrown its support behind the Abbott government's push to raise the education standards of financial advisers. Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has flagged the possibility of moving financial planners from a diploma-based ...

Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg shifts his work super into union-backed ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Govt urges new financial advice reforms   The Daily Telegraph

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Herald Sun
   
Spiralling debt no legacy for your children warns Joe Hockey   
The Australian
AUSTRALIANS who don't accept the need for budget savings are breaking the compact between generations, the Treasurer said in a speech in Sydney today that suggested Australia faced a serious budget problem that it would be “selfish” not to fix.
Can't assume good times will last: Hockey   9news.com.au
Dumping Tony Abbott has fringe benefit of ending unpopular policies   The Age
Joe Hockey has flagged further concessions to small business ahead of the ...   Business Insider Australia
Business Spectator   
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New York Times
   
Japan Post Offers $5.1 Billion for Australian Package Delivery Company   
New York Times
Email; Share; Tweet; Save; More. Photo. Ray Horsburgh, right, chairman of Toll Holdings and Toru Takahashi, president of Japan Post.Credit Saeed Khan/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. TOKYO — Japan's national postal service is buying the largest ...

Australian trade minister backs Japan Post takeover of Toll   Australasian Transport News
Little sees his Toll vision vindicated   The Australian
Japan Post to purchase huge Australian firm   The Japan News
Sydney Morning Herald   
The Star Online   
Herald Sun   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Webjet beats profit expectations, raises dividend   
Sydney Morning Herald
Online travel group Webjet has reported strong growth in its core business of selling flights to Australian consumers, with international bookings rising by 38 per cent despite the depreciation of the local currency. The company reported a 0.8 per cent rise in ...

Webjet reaffirms FY guidance   Herald Sun
Strong Turnover, Revenue Growth at Webjet   Travel Trends
Webjet Limited's sales take flight: Here's what you need to know   Motley Fool Australia
NEWS.com.au   
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