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Reality hits home for big four
THE big four banks have suffered their first slide in collective profit since the GFC, triggering warnings of a painful fallout for consumers and staff.
The shine comes off Shine Lawyers
IT sure looks like the shine has come off Shine Lawyers just three years after going public.
Westpac cuts profit target
UPDATED: Westpac has lowered its target for return on equity after a flat full-year profit of $7.82 billion.
$2 billion plan for coal mine
HIS project was felled in the Newman era. Now a businessman has a new plan for a $2 billion project at a Queensland coal mine.
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Westpac cuts profit target
WESTPAC has reported a flat full-year profit and lowered a key target for its earnings, warning of the fallout from the low-interest rate environment
Woolies sales bounce back
WOOLWORTHS’ latest sales update has beaten expectations, adding to the case that the supermarket giant is regaining its mojo.
Stocks surge on Deutsche Bank deal talk
US stocks have risen strongly as financial shares surged on news that Deutsche Bank was near a settlement with US regulators over its sale of toxic mortgage bonds before the financial crisis
Aussie stocks cop $30bn hit
THIRTY billion dollars has been wiped from the value of Australian companies today as a sea of red engulfed the stockmarket.
Where the bloody hell are they going to stay?
WE have the beaches, the rainforests and the reef but there are concerns the growing number of tourists flocking to our shores may face a no vacancy sign.
‘Are you a pathetic man-child?’
THE radical world view behind a controversial mens-only workspace has been exposed in a cache of deleted blog posts. And the men are in retreat.
