CBA's bad debts, flat margins add to gloom
The tone of CBA's earnings update is sombre with higher bad nets, flat margins and warnings of pockets of economic weakness.
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Orica's first-half net profit dives 33pc
Orica has posted a 33 per cent plunge in net profit, citing a "deterioration" of the global mining industry.
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