The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 33.2 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 5,036.9 points, and the broader All Ordinaries index was up 32.7 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 5,057.2 points. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures ...
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Image courtesy of infotruck.blogspot.com.au.1 Wesfarmers Limited has released its second quarter retail sales results for the period ending 31 December 2012. Managing director Richard Goyder said he was generally pleased with the sales ...
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The Australian sharemarket pulled back in late trading but still closed slightly higher, with investors unfazed by Julia Gillard announcing that the next federal election would be on September 14. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...
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Talks between Woolworths and Australia's competition watchdog over the creation of a streamlined acquisition process have collapsed with the retailer arguing it should apply to all industry participants. A statement by the Australian ...
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Officeworks has reported a 0.7 per cent increase in sales to $1.5 billion in the full year to June 30. Wesfarmers’ home improvement and office supplies group managing director John Gillam said the office supplies division ...
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Philips announces the release of two new additions to its Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting range, myVision and myAmbiance bulbs. These are designed to give consumers that want to make the switch to next generation LED lighting even more ...