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DJs flags 30% to 40% FY profit fall
Retailer posts fall in interim profit in line with expectations; unveils new strategy direction; announces plans to open more stores.
9:16 AM SUMMARY | RETAILJoyce says Qantas Asian hub on hold: report
CEO says proposed regional hub has been delayed by two or three years.
10:03 AM SUMMARY | AVIATIONKathmandu profit slumps in H1
Outdoor clothing retailer does not expect better conditions in H2.
8:21 AM SUMMARY | RETAILGreens warn of stoush over tax cuts
Brown warns ALP against adopting an 'all-or-nothing' strategy.
9:25 AM SUMMARY | POLITICS | ECONOMYAustralian dollar drops on China slowdown concerns
Local currency slips on fears over country's iron ore demand.
9:36 AM SUMMARY | AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR | CURRENCIES | SCOREBOARDGlencore makes friendly takeover bid for Viterra
Commodities trader will sell Canadian assets as part of deal.
3:38 AM SUMMARY | AGRIBUSINESS | PREVIOUS COVERAGEDavid Murray joins criticism of super funds' allocation
Murray says supers are too heavily weighted towards equities.
5:54 AM SUMMARY | FINANCIAL SERVICESBusinesses fear missing out on corporate tax cut
MRRT debate sparks worries of raised fees, no tax cut.
3:52 AM SUMMARY | POLITICS & IR | MRRTLabor agrees to further soften FoFA reforms
Planners won't have to renew client contracts every two years.
5:37 AM SUMMARY | FINANCIAL SERVICES
Vodafone Hutchison names Bill Morrow new CEO
SUMMARY | TELECOMMUNICATIONSAmcor expands presence in India
SUMMARY | MANUFACTURINGRio concerned over copycat mining taxes
SUMMARY | RESOURCES & ENERGY | MRRTCP2 sells down stake in Transurban
SUMMARY | INFRASTRUCTUREPatrick, union stalemate to go to Fair Work
SUMMARY | TRANSPORT & LOGISTICSExergen, AECL eye Victorian brown coal
SUMMARY | RESOURCES & ENERGYDavid Jones board says it supports Paul Zahra
SUMMARY | RETAILTrading income unlikely to drive banks' turnaround
SUMMARY | FINANCIAL SERVICESAmcor whistleblower awarded $1.4m by courts
SUMMARY | MANUFACTURINGSuper funds may drop miners on MRRT: ASFA
SUMMARY | FINANCIAL SERVICES | RESOURCES & ENERGYMiners decry possible cut to diesel tax credit
SUMMARY | RESOURCES & ENERGY | POLITICS & IRBorrowing landscape to remain tight: CBA
SUMMARY | FINANCIAL SERVICESRio bullish on Chinese iron ore demand
SUMMARY | RESOURCES AND ENERGY | RIO TINTO | BARTHOLOMEUSZFortescue confident on former Rio asset
SUMMARY | RESOURCES & ENERGYChina iron ore demand flattening: BHP
SUMMARY | RESOURCES AND ENERGY
Aust stocks set to open weaker
SUMMARY | FINANCIAL MARKETSWall St falls on Chinese growth worries
SUMMARY | FINANCIAL MARKETS | SCOREBOARDEuropean stocks fall on Chinese ore warning
SUMMARY | FINANCIAL MARKETSGold slips against stronger greenback
SUMMARY | COMMODITIES | GOLDOil prices drop on Saudi assurances
SUMMARY | COMMODITIES | OIL
World back from financial brink: IMF chief
SUMMARY | ECONOMY | SOVEREIGN DEBTGreens label Clive Palmer a 'crackpot'
SUMMARY | RESOURCES & ENERGYWA hoping for Qld support against MRRT
SUMMARY | RESOURCES & ENERGY | MRRT | POLITICSGreek parliament to approve new bailout
SUMMARY | SOVEREIGN DEBT | POLITICS & IRStrike set to slow Portugal to a crawl
SUMMARY | POLITICS & IRPhilippines considers introducing mining tax
SUMMARY | POLITICS & IRRising number of homeowners in negative equity
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The Spectators
ADAM CARR
SCOREBOARD: China concerns
Traders worry the Chinese economy may be easing off, but is the evidence there?
7:39 AMKAREN MALEY
The sum of all China fears
BHP Billiton's China warning comes as bank lending contractions, export woes and a property price crackdown signal the likelihood of steeper-than-expected economic slowdown.
9:01 AMTIM MAZZAROL
A taxing small business task
A federal small business commissioner could overhaul the small business economy, but only with extensive state collaboration and broad power to overhaul SME regulation and taxation.
9:13 AMALAN KOHLER
New port in an IR storm
Without the possibility of pay rises ahead, unions have focused on weekend penalty rates. Moreover, as the Asciano dispute reveals, the successful Qantas lock-out has unleashed a new employer militancy.
7:50 AMALEXANDER LIDDINGTON-COX
BREAKFAST DEALS: Open roads
Two takeover-focused investors withdraw from infrastructure group Transurban, while Rio Tinto accedes to a Chinese miner.
7:32 AMROBERT GOTTLIEBSEN & ALEXANDER LIDDINGTON-COX
CSL's American mainline
CSL is a small fish in a big US pond, but despite its currency woes the blood plasma specialist is optimistic about the growth the market can deliver.
7:03 AMSTEPHEN GRENVILLE
Reserve renminbi not worth the price
China's only clear benefit from fostering the renminbi as an official reserve currency is one of prestige, but the real issue is whether China can outperform in its deregulation process.
6:08 AMPAUL BUDDE
Telcos and the Arab Spring
As Qatar makes remarkable progress in broadband infrastructure, it is unfortunate to see large chunks of the developing world falling behind growth states such as China, and nations woken by the Arab Spring.
6:11 AM
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