A tough market in Australia has weighed on profits at poker machine supplier Ainsworth Game Technology.
BHP Billiton has signalled worries about rising protectionism after bouncing back to a $US3.2 billion half year profit.
Another network outage has left some of Telstra's corporate customers in NSW without voice or data services for a few hours.
Kerry Stokes' Seven Group has slipped to a half year loss due to a big writedown on the value of its stake in Seven West Media.

Monadelphous profit slips 24%

Engineering services firm Monadelphous has posted a 24 per cent decline in half year net profit to $28.57 million.
The Reserve Bank has outlined why it expects a rise in non-mining business investment will add to growth by the end of 2018.
Caltex Australia boss Julian Segal says he is confident the company will plug the earnings hole expected from the end of its fuel alliance with Woolworths.
Oil Search has swung to a net profit of $US89.8 million in 2016, with the group forecasting a sharp jump in spending.
Veterinary services and petcare retailer Greencross has upgraded its plans to open more stores and clinics after its first-half net profit grew by 17 per cent.

Aconex posts HY loss of $3.5m

Aconex's acquisition expenses and lower values for intangible assets push the software provider into a hlfl-year loss of $3.5 million.
Woodside says Richard Goyder will join its board on August 1 and replace chairman Michael Chaney when he steps down at the 2018 annual general meeting.
Online jobs portal SEEK has grown earnings in Australia but its overseas operations have suffered from economic weakness in their local markets.

Confidence falls on weak jobs market

Weak full-time employment, uncertainty about the economic outlook and public debate about housing affordability is weighing on consumer confidence, ANZ says.
Fairfax shares have gone into a trading halt amid rumours it is considering spinning off lucrative real estate business Domain Group via a partial IPO.
Virtus Health's first-half profit has dropped as demand for assisted reproductive services falls across Australia.
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