IAG, Adelaide Bank shareholders targeted
5:54pm | Businesses that offer to buy shares well below their market value are on the prowl again. more
Flight Centre eyes top end of guidance
4:59pm | Flight Centre has updated its guidance for the 2007/08 fiscal year saying it is tracking at the high-end of its target. more
Kimberley Diamonds set for UK takeover
4:23pm | Kimberley Diamonds is set to be taken over by Britain's Gem Diamonds, following a vote by Gem shareholders to approve the $300 million cash acquisition. more
OneSteel, China sign iron ore contract
3:39pm | Steel producer OneSteel has signed another long term iron ore export deal with a Chinese group. more
Fairstar details Golden West bid
2:54pm | Junior explorer Fairstar Resources has lodged its bidder's statement as part of its hostile off-market bid for much larger target Golden West Resources. more
Sugar farmers lost money: survey
2:44pm | Almost one third of Australian sugar cane farmers lost money in 2005-06, forcing them to rely on off-farm income, a new survey has found. more
SA to remove Santos shareholding cap
2:15pm | The South Australian government has announced its intention to remove a 28-year-old shareholding cap from oil producer Santos. more
Sydney airport getting $500m upgrade
2:06pm | Work has begun on the $500 million upgrade and expansion of Sydney airport's international terminal. more
Santos shares in trading halt
1:54pm | Shares in energy group Santos have been placed in a trading halt pending an announcement. more
China, India 'bullish on credit crunch'
1:34pm | The global credit crunch has done little to dampen sentiment in booming China and India, a survey shows. more
Wesfarmers increases coal production
1:14pm | Diversified industrial group Wesfarmers has delivered an improved performance from its coal division, with an increase in production across the board. more
Seek NZ to provide content to Yahoo!Xtra
11:54am | Employment website Seek New Zealand is set to provide jobs content to New Zealand-based news and information portal Yahoo!Xtra. more
Starpharma, Durex in co-development deal
11:44am | Pharmaceutical developer Starpharma and SSL International, which owns the Durex condom brand, will develop condoms coated with Starpharma's VivaGel product. more
ERA says uranium market strong
11:39am | Uranium producer ERA says long term demand for nuclear fuel remains strong after delivering a dip in output for the third quarter of 2007. more
Contact Energy plans large NZ wind farm
9:49am | Contact Energy is planning to build a wind farm on farmland in NZ to the south of Port Waikato with the potential to produce up to 650 megawatts of electricity. more
Valad purchases properties in UK, Europe
9:44am | Valad Property Group has purchased five properties in the UK and Europe for a total of $A198.2 million. more
Recalls of toys impact Mattel profit
9:04am | Mattel posted a lower quarterly profit, missing Wall Street estimates, due to disruptions from its global recalls of potentially harmful toys made in China. more
Oil surges as high as $US86 a barrel
7:39am | Oil prices surged as high as $US86 a barrel for the first time after OPEC said crude production by non-member countries is likely falling. more
Sony Ericsson sells unit stake to rival
7:34am | Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB said it has agreed to sell a 50 per cent stake of UI Holdings BV to rival Motorola Inc. more
Clean energy bonanza for farmers: CSIRO
6:04am | Farmers could be almost $3 billion a year richer if they invested in clean energy measures such as wind and carbon farming, according to the CSIRO. more
