Financial Markets, Stocks & Commodities

Australian reports

• Aust markets: Miners and banks push market higher
• Aust dollar report: $A tipped to reach 95 US cents
• Aust credit close: Aussie bonds enjoy small rally

World reports

• World commodities: Commodities markets summary
• World markets: International markets roundup

Stocks to watch

FLT, FMG, MCS, PFL, QAN, WPL,

CEO of Cootes Transport owner resigns

The head of the company that owns Cootes Transport, a trucking company involved in a fatal accident in Sydney in 2013, has resigned.

Patties appoints new CEO

Patties Foods has appointed Steven Chaur as its new chief executive.

Woodside misses Israeli gas deadline

Woodside Petroleum is still in talks to secure a stake in the Leviathan gas field in Israel after missing the proposed deadline for a deal.

Taiwan's Hon Hai profit up 12.7% in 2013

TAIPEI, March 29 AFP 5:33PM Taiwan tech giant Hon Hai Precision, the world's largest contract manufacturer for electronics, has seen its net profit rise 12.7 per cent on-year in 2013, bolstered by demand for ...

GM recalls 1.5 million vehicles in US

NEW YORK, March 29 AFP 5:22PM General Motors has recalled nearly 1.5 million vehicles including for possible problems with ignitions blamed for 12 deaths.

China Southern Airlines profit down 24%

HONG KONG, March 29 AFP 4:31PM China Southern Airlines, the country's biggest airline by fleet size, says net profit for 2013 has fallen more than 20 per cent, the latest Chinese carrier to be hit by a weak econ...