http://www.thebull.com.au/ Your Net Advantage Copyright 2010 TheBull.com.au - All rights reserved Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:40:04 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/img/Header/im_logo.gif http://www.thebull.com.au/ http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14161-amp-capital-buys-infrastructure-trust.html AMP funds manager AMP Capital Investors is planning to grow its newly-acquired public private partnership (PPP) infrastructure fund. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:44:54 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14161-amp-capital-buys-infrastructure-trust.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14160-bhp,-arcelor-end-west-africa-asset-talks.html BHP Billiton and the world's largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal, have ended talks to combine their assets in Liberia and Guinea. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:10:24 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14160-bhp,-arcelor-end-west-africa-asset-talks.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14159-woolworths-open-to-acquisitions.html Woolworths says it remains open to acquisitions as work continues on its foray into the multi-billion dollar hardware market. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:32:19 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14159-woolworths-open-to-acquisitions.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14158-santos-sells-glng-stake-to-total.html Santos will sell 15% of its $7.7 billion Gladstone liquefied natural gas project to French gas giant Total and has flagged more deals with Asian parties. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:32:04 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14158-santos-sells-glng-stake-to-total.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14157-jobless-rate-5.1-per-cent-in-august.html The jobless rate was 5.1 per cent in August after 5.3 per cent in July. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:13:55 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14157-jobless-rate-5.1-per-cent-in-august.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14156-fidelity-eyes-potential-in-asian-growth.html With China poised to take over from the US as the world's largest manufacturer, fund managers and investors are directing their attention to Asia. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:19:35 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14156-fidelity-eyes-potential-in-asian-growth.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14155-aofm-sells-$1.9bn-in-treasury-notes.html The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has sold $1.5 billion in Treasury notes in three tranches at tenders. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:55:52 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14155-aofm-sells-$1.9bn-in-treasury-notes.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14154-telecom-nz-misses-broadband-shortlist.html Telecom NZ shares fell 6% after the firm missed out on being named for priority talks for the NZ government's $NZ1.5b ultra-fast broadband initiative. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:35:07 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14154-telecom-nz-misses-broadband-shortlist.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14153-mirabela-bookbuild-to-raise-$us165m.html Mirabela Nickel Ltd has priced its institutional bookbuild to raise $US165 million ($179.97m) at $1.60 per share. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:56:55 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14153-mirabela-bookbuild-to-raise-$us165m.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14152-virgin-delta-alliance-hits-turbulence.html The US Department of Transport had tentatively decided to reject Virgin Blue's proposed alliance with Delta Air Lines on trans-Pacific routes. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:56:47 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14152-virgin-delta-alliance-hits-turbulence.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14150-avoca-shares-slip-on-anatolia-merger.html Shares in Avoca Resources slipped after it revealed plans to merge with US-based Anatolia Minerals to create a mid-tier gold producer. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:30:43 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14150-avoca-shares-slip-on-anatolia-merger.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14149-accc-still-opposes-nab,-axa-deal.html The competition watchdog remains opposed to the National Australia Bank's proposed acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:58:25 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14149-accc-still-opposes-nab,-axa-deal.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14148-stocks-to-watch.html Stocks of interest on the Australian Stock Exchange at noon. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:16:58 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14148-stocks-to-watch.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14147-us-equities-resume-rally.html US equities resumed their rally on Wednesday after a successful auction of Portuguese government debt eased worries about Europe's financial system. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:14:47 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14147-us-equities-resume-rally.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14146-$a-reaches-four-month-high-on-jobs-data.html The Australian dollar reached a four-month high at noon after gaining almost half a US cent on the release of strong jobs figures. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:41:07 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14146-$a-reaches-four-month-high-on-jobs-data.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14145-banks,-financials-boost-noon-stocks.html The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by strength across banking and finance stocks. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:38:58 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14145-banks,-financials-boost-noon-stocks.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14144-crude-oil-prices-continue-to-rise.html Crude oil prices followed stocks higher on Wednesday, as worries about European debt problems eased and buyers returned to the market. BREAKING NEWS Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:31:18 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14144-crude-oil-prices-continue-to-rise.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14143-accc-close-to-nab-axa-decision.html Australia's competition watchdog said it expects to announce its final decision on NAB's bid for AXA Asia Pacific Holdings on Thursday. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:09:26 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14143-accc-close-to-nab-axa-decision.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14142-$a-higher-as-investors-await-jobs-data.html The Australian dollar closed slightly higher, after investors used the trading day to catch their breath following a dramatic day on Tuesday. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:27:43 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14142-$a-higher-as-investors-await-jobs-data.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14141-banks,-miners-lead-stocks-lower.html The Australian share market closed in negative territory on Wednesday after the major banks and big miners all posted losses. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:52:15 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14141-banks,-miners-lead-stocks-lower.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14140-stocks-to-watch.html Stocks to watch on the Australian Securities Exchange at close. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:44:51 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14140-stocks-to-watch.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14139-paladin-closes-in-on-t/o-target-ngm.html Uranium miner Paladin Energy has moved closer to taking control of uranium and base metals explorer NGM Resources. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:32:56 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14139-paladin-closes-in-on-t/o-target-ngm.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14138-home-loan-weakness-continues.html Home loan weakness continues, giving the Reserve Bank space to leave interest rates on hold. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:54:08 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14138-home-loan-weakness-continues.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14137-housing-data-shows-sector-still-soft.html Housing finance figures show lending in real terms is at its lowest for nearly a decade, which should delay, though not prevent, a rise in interest rates. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:47:03 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14137-housing-data-shows-sector-still-soft.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14136-analyst-says-cba-may-raise-rates.html At least one of the big four banks looks to be positioning to raise interest rates independent of any move by the central bank, an analyst says. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:46:35 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14136-analyst-says-cba-may-raise-rates.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14135-kobe-reaches-iron-ore-deal-with-rio.html Japan's Kobe Steel has confirmed a deal with Rio Tinto Ltd for a 13 per cent cut in the price of iron ore. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:13:42 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14135-kobe-reaches-iron-ore-deal-with-rio.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14134-$a-lower-after-us-stock-dip.html The Australian dollar was weaker at noon after a poor night on US stocks carried over into the domestic session. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:32:39 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14134-$a-lower-after-us-stock-dip.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14133-banks,-miners-drag-aussie-stocks-lower.html The Australian stock exchange was lower at noon, with financials and miners dragging down the market amid global malaise. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:41:28 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14133-banks,-miners-drag-aussie-stocks-lower.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14132-stocks-to-watch.html Stocks of interest on the Australian Stock Exchange at noon today. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:21:13 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14132-stocks-to-watch.html http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14131-owner-occupied-housing-finance-up-1.7.html The ABS announces Australian housing finance commitments for owner-occupied housing. BREAKING NEWS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:31:04 +1000 http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/14131-owner-occupied-housing-finance-up-1.7.html