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2015-02-23 Australia Business


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Saul Eslake says interest rate cuts might be 'ineffective'   
Sydney Morning Herald
Lower interest rates may do nothing more than further inflate property prices, leading to riskier levels of household indebtedness, according to a closely watched economist. Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Australian economist Saul Eslake says further cuts to ...

Saul Eslake says interest rate rises might be 'ineffective'   Brisbane Times
New Record: The rise and rise of Australian household debt   Business Insider Australia

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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Cheap petrol and lower rates not boosting consumer spending   
Sydney Morning Herald
Petrol prices and interest rates may be lower but consumers still aren't feeling overly optimistic about parting with their cash. According to Commonwealth Bank's latest Business Sales Indicator (BSI) report, which looks at the transaction history of only CBA ...

Small rise in consumer spending provides some business optimism   DynamicBusiness
COMMSEC: Spending in the economy is strong but slowing   Business Insider Australia
Spending slows but lower rates, fuel set to boost confidence   Courier Mail
SBS   
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Herald Sun
   
Brambles on track as interim profit lifts 6pc   
The Australian
BRAMBLES chief executive Tom Gorman has defended the company's move into the oil and gas sector ahead of a collapse in the oil price, saying the pallets and pooling group was focused on the long term and well placed to take advantage of periods of ...

$US strength impacts Brambles' profit   Herald Sun
Brambles records flat profit   Sky News Australia
Brambles half-year profit rises 6 per cent   Sydney Morning Herald
Finance News Network   
Business Insider Australia   
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TheBull.com.au
   
Writedowns push UGL to loss, CFO resigns   
Brisbane Times
UGL Limited (ASX:UGL) books an interim loss and announces the resignation of its chief financial officer. 23/02/15. Brambles Limited (ASX:BXB) reports interim underlying profit growth and affirms full year. Up next... Brambles H1 profit grows, affirms FY target.
UGL makes $122m 1H loss   Sky News Australia
UGL swings to first-half loss   The Australian
UGL swings to $121 million net loss, CFO resigns   Sydney Morning Herald

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ABC Online
   
nib posts $41 million profit   
ABC Online
Hunter-based private health insurer, nib has released its results for the second half of 2014, with an after-tax profit of $41 million, slightly up on the same period the previous year. Managing Director, Mark Fitzgibbbon says it is a solid result, given less than ...

NIB confirms pressure on health insurers   The Australian
NIB Holdings lifts H1 profit   Business Spectator
Mixed year for health insurer nib NZ   New Zealand Herald
Newcastle Herald   
TheBull.com.au   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Brave: Neil Patrick Harris bares (almost) all for his Birdman tribute. Photo: Getty ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
2:12pm: Best Animated Feature Film. Nominees: The Boxtrolls. Big Hero 6. How to Train Your Dragon 2. Song of the Sea. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. And the winner is Big Hero 6. Upvotes:1 Downvotes:1. Copy Link. 2:10pm: Dwayne Johnson and Zoe ...


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ABC Online
   
BlueScope shares sold-off, despite return to dividend payments   
ABC Online
The turnaround at BlueScope Steel has continued, thanks to the buoyant residential construction market, and assisted by lower input prices and the falling Australian dollar. BlueScope has reported a $92.7 million dollar net profit after tax for the six months to ...

BlueScope back paying dividends   The Australian (blog)
Bluescope is getting hammered after its flags falling steel prices   Business Insider Australia
Stronger housing, weaker dollar boost BlueScope Steel   Sydney Morning Herald
Ferret   
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NEWS.com.au
   
$A higher after Greek deal   
Trading Room
The Australian dollar is higher as fears ease about a breakdown in the debt bailout talks between Greece and its European partners. At 1200 AEDT on Monday, the local unit was trading at 78.36 US cents, up from 78.06 cents on Friday. On Friday, Europe ...

Finance news you need to know today   NEWS.com.au
Aust dollar climbs on Greece   Business Spectator

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Sydney Morning Herald
   
'Crisis point': Australia Post profits tumble as government rescue package stalls   
Sydney Morning Herald
The battle over Australia Post has intensified, with the cost of stamps, speed of mail delivery and very future of the 200-year-old company up in the air. At least that's what Ahmed Fahour, Australia Post's chief executive, wants us to believe. Mr Fahour released ...

Australians give up letter writing and Australia Post gets flooded with red ink   Business Insider Australia
Australia Post on track to post first full-year loss in 30 years as letters business ...   9news.com.au
Call for urgent reform as Australia Post losses just get worse   iTWire
SmartCompany.com.au   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Record marketing profits boost Caltex earnings   
Sydney Morning Herald
Fuels refiner and marketer Caltex Australia has reinstated a target dividend payout ratio of 40-60 per cent of benchmark profit, almost trebling its final dividend for 2014. The increase in dividends came as Caltex posted a 48 per cent jump in full-year ...

Caltex profit surges 48pc   The Australian
Caltex H1 profit rises 48%, triples dividend   Herald Sun
Caltex profit up 48%   NEWS.com.au
Prime Mover   
CommBank MyWealth   
Motley Fool Australia   
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