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• Volvo not surprised by its possible sale Sydney Morning Herald ...

  Volvo not surprised by its possible sale

  Beleaguered Swedish carmaker Volvo, a unit of struggling Ford, says it is not surprised at news that the US auto giant is mulling selling.

  Sydney Morning Herald Business - 49 minutes ago

• Brazil to cut deforestation Business Day

  Brazil to cut deforestation

  Brazil says it will cut the annual loss of Amazon rainforest by more than half and clamp down on illegal logging.

  Business Day - 54 minutes ago

• Fed seeks new ways to revive economy The Age

  Fed seeks new ways to revive economy

  US Fed Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the central bank will look new ways to revive economy as rate cut room runs out.

  The Age - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

• US shares plunge Sydney Morning Herald ...

  US shares plunge

  Worries about the economy flood back, sending US stocks sharply lower across the board.

  Sydney Morning Herald Business - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

Published 5 hours ago

• Oil prices slide after OPEC holds output Yahoo!7 Finance News

  Oil prices slide after OPEC holds output

  LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices dropped more than three dollars on Monday after OPEC decided at a weekend meeting against cutting its production, preferring to wait until December before reducing ...

  Yahoo!7 Finance News - 5 hours ago

• Westpac complete St George takeover - Lateline Business ... Lateline Business

  Westpac complete St George takeover - Lateline Business 02/12/2008

  Lateline Business 02/12/2008

  Lateline Business - 5 hours, 54 minutes ago

• Software change hits aged care AustralianIT.com.au | IT ...

  Software change hits aged care

  MICROSOFT Australia has accused aged-care services providers of illegitimately buying software through a discount licensing program.

  AustralianIT.com.au | IT News | Industry - 7 hours, 28 minutes ago

• Kicking in for cup AustralianIT.com.au | IT ...

  Kicking in for cup

  TECHNOLOGY companies in Victoria have rescued the Melbourne Homeless World Cup's ICT plan from a cripplingly small budget allocation.

  AustralianIT.com.au | IT News | Industry - 7 hours, 28 minutes ago

• Cut-rate financing as downturn hits AustralianIT.com.au | IT ...

  Cut-rate financing as downturn hits

  LOCAL technology vendors have been forced to sharpen their pencils and offer cut-rate financing packages to stimulate sales.

  AustralianIT.com.au | IT News | Industry - 7 hours, 28 minutes ago

Published 7 hours ago

• 'The Fox' in line for ARL spot Courier Mail Queensland

  'The Fox' in line for ARL spot

  FORMER Queensland deputy premier, sport minister and treasurer Terry Mackenroth is in line for a director position in the Australian Rugby League.

  Courier Mail Queensland - 7 hours, 28 minutes ago

• OLPC XO-1 laptop a rugged marvel AustralianIT.com.au | Reviews ...

  OLPC XO-1 laptop a rugged marvel

  THE is a robust laptop with a waterproof membrane keyboard - donate an XO for a child in need and get one free as a gift.

  AustralianIT.com.au | Reviews Top Stories - 7 hours, 28 minutes ago

• Dolby buys local games voice system AustralianIT.com.au | IT ...

  Dolby buys local games voice system

  DIGITAL entertainment giant Dolby Laboratories has paid millions of dollars to acquire Australian-made technology for online games.

  AustralianIT.com.au | IT News | Industry - 7 hours, 28 minutes ago

• Telstra call centres in crisis AustralianIT.com.au | IT ...

  Telstra call centres in crisis

  TELSTRA is losing call-centre staff fed up with what they describe as a culture of bullying brought on by a new system.

  AustralianIT.com.au | IT News | Communications - 7 hours, 28 minutes ago

• ACCC probes Telstra ADSL2+ agreements AustralianIT.com.au | IT ...

  ACCC probes Telstra ADSL2+ agreements

  THE competition watchdog has begun probing claims that Telstra attached anti-competitive conditions to its wholesale ADSL2+ agreements.

  AustralianIT.com.au | IT News | Communications - 7 hours, 28 minutes ago

Published 13 hours ago

• Golden Circle shareholders tip Heinz bid The Age

  Golden Circle shareholders tip Heinz bid

  Golden Circle Ltd shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the food and beverage company's $288 million acquisition by US giant H.J. Heinz Company.

  The Age - 13 hours, 3 minutes ago

• Transfield shares dive on equity offer Business Day

  Transfield shares dive on equity offer

  Shares in Transfield Services Ltd fell by more than 60 per cent on Monday after coming out of a three-week trading halt.

  Business Day - 13 hours, 27 minutes ago

• Aussies cocooning in hard economic times Business Day

  Aussies cocooning in hard economic times

  Aussies are having a quiet one at home as they prepare to scale back on eating and entertaining out of home, a study has found.

  Business Day - 14 hours, 52 minutes ago

• Rumours rife as Fortescue shares spike Sydney Morning Herald ...

  Rumours rife as Fortescue shares spike

  The spike in Fortescue Metals' share price on Monday may have been caused by short-covering and rumours the miner is the target of a takeover, analysts say.

  Sydney Morning Herald Business - 15 hours, 39 minutes ago

• NZ Reserve Bank mulls 150 point rate cut Business Day

  NZ Reserve Bank mulls 150 point rate cut

  The kiwi dollar had its wings clipped on Monday amid expectations a dovish Reserve Bank will cut interest rates by 1.5 percentage points later this week.

  Business Day - 15 hours, 54 minutes ago

Published 16 hours ago

• Cape Alumina IPO commitments total $15m Business Day

  Cape Alumina IPO commitments total $15m

  Cape Alumina says it has satisfied the minimum capital raising conditions for its IPO and has extended the closing date to allow for oversubscriptions.

  Business Day - 16 hours, 16 minutes ago

• Another big rate cut tipped for December Sydney Morning Herald ...

  Another big rate cut tipped for December

  Official interest rates are expected to be cut by another 75 basis points on Tuesday, after a fall in a key inflation measure.

  Sydney Morning Herald Business - 16 hours, 24 minutes ago

• AHM members back demutualisation Sydney Morning Herald ...

  AHM members back demutualisation

  The merger of Australian Health Management Ltd and Medibank Private Ltd moved a step closer on Monday after AHM members voted to demutualise the health insurer.

  Sydney Morning Herald Business - 16 hours, 44 minutes ago

• No worries on Trump Tower halt: Leighton Business Day

  No worries on Trump Tower halt: Leighton

  Leighton Holdings says the suspension of construction at the Trump Tower project in Dubai will not have an impact on its Al Habtoor Leighton Group.

  Business Day - 17 hours, 12 minutes ago

• Farmer sentiment down for third quarter Sydney Morning Herald ...

  Farmer sentiment down for third quarter

  How farmers feel about the state of the agricultural economy varies on where they live and what they are producing.

  Sydney Morning Herald Business - 17 hours, 26 minutes ago

Published 17 hours ago

• More land 'needed' despite rates, grants Sydney Morning Herald ...

  More land 'needed' despite rates, grants

  The home building sector will not fully benefit from falling interest rates or a tripling of grants for home buyers unless more land is released, a report says.

  Sydney Morning Herald Business - 17 hours, 38 minutes ago

• KordaMenta appointed receivers of GMG The Age

  KordaMenta appointed receivers of GMG

  Australian handheld drill and saw maker Global Machinery Group has gone into receivership.

  The Age - 17 hours, 46 minutes ago

• GMC in recievership Business Day

  GMC in recievership

  Australian power tool company Global Machinery Group has gone into receivership.

  Business Day - 17 hours, 50 minutes ago

• More IPOs likely in 2009, after 2008 low Sydney Morning Herald ...

  More IPOs likely in 2009, after 2008 low

  The number of company floats in calendar 2009 is expected to lift from a record low in 2008 as economic stimulus packages boost the share market.

  Sydney Morning Herald Business - 18 hours, 18 minutes ago

• Westpac complete $15b St George takeover Live News Business

  Westpac complete $15b St George takeover

  Westpac Banking Corporation has become Australia's second biggest bank, completing its $15 billion takeover of St George Bank Ltd.

  Live News Business - 19 hours, 32 minutes ago

Published 19 hours ago

• MIG sell stake in Westlink M7 for $805m Business Day

  MIG sell stake in Westlink M7 for $805m

  Toll road owner Macquarie Infrastructure Group has sold its entire stake in Sydney's Westlink M7 toll road to Western Sydney Road Group (WSRG) for $805 million.

  Business Day - 19 hours, 39 minutes ago

• Large rate cut likely as pressures dive Business Day

  Large rate cut likely as pressures dive

  The RBA could slice a further full percentage point off the official cash rate on Tuesday after new data showed price pressures receding rapidly.

  Business Day - 20 hours, 48 minutes ago

• Inflation falls in November - survey Daily Telegraph Business ...

  Inflation falls in November - survey

  A PRIVATE sector measure of inflation fell in November by the biggest amount in the history of the survey, as prices of fuel, travel and accommodation declined.

  Daily Telegraph Business Breaking News - 20 hours, 51 minutes ago

• Big rate cut looms as inflation cools The Age

  Big rate cut looms as inflation cools

  Inflation falls the most in six years, heralding a big RBA rate cut to avert the threat of deflation.

  The Age - 20 hours, 56 minutes ago

• AUDIO: Mosaic Oil NL (ASX:MOS)(PINK:MSAOF) MD Lan Mguyen ... ABN Newswire

  AUDIO: Mosaic Oil NL (ASX:MOS)(PINK:MSAOF) MD Lan Mguyen On FY2008 Company Performance

  Mosaic Oil NL (ASX:MOS)(PINK:MSAOF) audio interview with Mr Lan Nguyen, Managing Director of Mosaic Oil to discuss the company's performance for FY2008 and its outlook for FY2009.

  ABN Newswire - 21 hours, 2 minutes ago

Published 21 hours ago

• B&B seek extension to trading suspension Sydney Morning Herald ...

  B&B seek extension to trading suspension

  Babcock & Brown Ltd has extended a suspension on the trading of its shares as it continues talks with its bankers to secure a short term debt facility.

  Sydney Morning Herald Business - 21 hours, 11 minutes ago

• Futuris downgrades profit guidance The Age

  Futuris downgrades profit guidance

  Agribusiness Futuris Corp Ltd has downgraded its profit guidance as it anticipates tough market conditions for the rest of fiscal 2009.

  The Age - 21 hours, 13 minutes ago

• IAG expands footprint in Asia The Age

  IAG expands footprint in Asia

  Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG) has expanded its footprint in Asia, increasing its interest in its joint venture with insurer AmAssurance to 49 per cent.

  The Age - 22 hours, 24 minutes ago

• MYOB keeps options open on takeover The West Australian ...

  MYOB keeps options open on takeover

  Accounting software company MYOB says it is in discussions with “a range of parties” about possible takeover bids, as it urges shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Manhattan Software ...

  The West Australian - business - 23 hours, 28 minutes ago

• Aussie dollar weak at noon, shares slump Sydney Morning Herald ...

  Aussie dollar weak at noon, shares slump

  The Australian dollar was weaker at noon as a fall in the local share market weighed on risk appetite for the high-yielding currency.

  Sydney Morning Herald Business - 23 hours, 47 minutes ago

Published 23 hours ago

• Aussie dollar weaker as Euro CPI plunges The Age

  Aussie dollar weaker as Euro CPI plunges

  The Australian dollar opened weaker as the biggest drop in European inflation on record boosted the US currency.

  The Age - 23 hours, 47 minutes ago