BHP's bumper profit trounces forecasts
BHP Billiton's dramatically improved $US3.24 billion underlying half year profit dwarfed last year's figure as the giant miner lifted its dividend to a better-than-expected 40 US cents a share.
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'I'm out to get him, this is now a war'
Former Seven employee Amber Harrison deliberately collected incriminating evidence against her former lover and chief executive Tim Worner, a court has heard.
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Fortescue tipped for dividend surprise
Fortescue is expected to take advantage of the high iron ore price and return cash to shareholders.
Healthcare stocks drag ASX lower
Losses for healthcare firms offset gains from the miners in a lacklustre day of trading.
Seek facing a battle to privatise Zhaopin
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Shares slip lower for a second session as losses in the banks outweighed gains in iron ore miners.
Slow start for CPA Australia's advice arm
The financial advice subsidiary of CPA Australia has attracted only 18 authorised members since opening in mid-2016.
Gonski backs humans over robots
The advent of AI will not lead to the end of the professions and mass unemployment in the ranks of service providers, David Gonski says.
ARENA backs pumped hydro
The federal government has given a $450,000 grant to EnergyAustralia to develop a pumped hydro energy storage project in SA.
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