Aust Business Headlines, (ASX: MBL), (ASX: WES), (ASX: CSL), (ASX: CGJ) (ACN Newswire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Sydney, Australia, Sept 14, 2007 - (ACN Newswire) - Australia's biggest investment bank has forecast a record first-half profit. Macquarie Bank CEO Allan Moss says the profit for the six months ending September is expected to be strongly up on that of the $730 million a year ago. He says the bank's businesses were operating profitably, with no unusual provisions or write-downs....more...Google misleads on sponsored links, Australian court told (The Manila Times)
Internet giant Google was accused Monday of misleading web users and misidentifying sponsored links in a court case brought by Australia's consumer watchdog....more... Asian Stock Markets Post Gains, Led By Commodity, Oil Stocks On Higher Prices And US Economic Outlook (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - The major stock markets in Asian region open for trading on Wednesday morning are trading in the positive territory, led by commodity stocks and oil stocks, as prices of commodities and crude oil in the international markets firmed up on Tuesday....more... FUTURES FILE column: USDA releases crop forecasts, crops react sharply (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
On Wednesday, USDA released updated forecasts for crop production and inventories for both the U.S. and the rest of the world....more... Bali tourney still the same despite new name (The Jakarta Post)
For over 13 years, and after being relocated from Surabaya to Kuala Lumpur and finally Bali, the annual WTA Tour stop in Southeast Asia was simply known as the Wismilak International....more... Judge asks ACCC to revise its Google case (Linux World Australia)
Australian Federal Court judge, James Allsop, this week ordered the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to go away and revise its case against The Trading Post and Google, claiming it didn't make sense....more... Australia Sep Inflation Expectations 3.1% Vs 3.8% In Aug (The Forex Market)
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--A survey of inflationary expectations shows Australian consumers expect prices to rise 3.1% over the next 12 months, down from 3.8% in August....more... Weekly Recap Of Global Events (Nasdaq)
Thursday night, President George Bush in a nationally televised speech from the Oval Office ordered gradual reductions of US forces in Iraq as he tried to defend an unpopular war that has seen at least 3,700 troops laying down their lives and more than 70,000 Iraqis being killed in sectarian violence....more... Environmental & Energy (Mondaq)
A guide to the basic principles of international emissions trading. The Convention marked the first consensus that climate change needed to be addressed by co-ordinated international action, but the treaty was absent any hard targets to reduce emissions....more... |