Paladin chases cash for growth and exploration

URANIUM producer Paladin Energy plans to sell up to 93.5 million shares valued at $440 million to fund acquisitions and expand exploration.

Rio eyes $15b issue as China deal fails

RIO TINTO is expected to announce a multibillion-dollar rights issue today aimed at plugging the gap caused by the shock failure of its planned $US19 billion ($24 billion) tie-up with the Chinese state-owned resources group Chinalco.

Ba, Qantas Agree On Separate Ceos Following Hong Kong Merger Talks

BRITISH Airways appears to have put Qantas to the top of its priority list of merger partners, amid signs it would prefer to bed down a dual-listing with the Australian airline before consummating its marriage plans with Spain's flag carrier Iberia.

Qantas Tie-up On Top Of Ba's List

BRITISH AIRWAYS appears to have put Qantas to the top of its priority list of merger partners, amid signs it would prefer to bed down a dual-listing with the Australian airline before consummating its marriage plans with Spain's flag carrier, Iberia.

Stock Exchange Has Long Been An Animal House

New investors looking at the mauling of share prices on global stock exchanges could be forgiven for thinking investing is a blood sport, fought out by bulls and bears and any mere mortals foolish enough to get in their way.

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What's new? Like most companies in this market, AXA's share price is heading south. That's not good news if you own the stock but if you're on the sidelines with cash to invest, then watching a quality company fall in price is not such a bad thing.

Chinese Use Tv Station To Attack Australian Firm

AN AUSTRALIAN mining company has been attacked on official Chinese television for the type of environmental, community and financial abuses sometimes associated with Chinese-owned mines in Africa, Papua New Guinea and South America.

Brambles To Break Shackles Of Dual Listing

BRAMBLES Industries has moved a step closer to ending the most traumatic chapter in its corporate history, gaining approval to call a shareholder vote to dismantle its ill-fated dual listing on the London and Australian Stock Exchanges.

Chastened Brambles Homesick

BRAMBLES Industries has moved a step closer to ending the most traumatic chapter in its corporate history, gaining approval to call a shareholder vote to dismantle its ill-fated dual listing on the London and Australian stock exchanges.

Investors Baulk At Merger Of Exchanges

THE planned $5.3 billion merger of the Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange is foundering because it lacks the support of several institutional shareholders.

Goodman Aims At $2.25bn

GRAEME Hart's new food vehicle Goodman Fielder will be hoping to raise more than $2.25 billion when it lists on the Australian Stock Exchange, according to details released last night.

Goodman Fielder Aims At $2.25bn

GRAEME Hart's new food vehicle, Goodman Fielder, wants to raise more than $2.25 billion when it lists on the Australian Stock Exchange, according to details released last night.

Goodman Fielder Seeks $2.25b

Graeme Hart's new food vehicle, Goodman Fielder, will be hoping to raise more than $2.25 billion when it lists on the Australian Stock Exchange, according to details released last night.

Stock Exchanges Get Smarts

JAPANESE insider traders have nowhere to hide their stock manipulations following the installation of Australian technology to sniff them out at the Tokyo Commodities Exchange.

Stock Exchange Open As Usual But Many Share Funds Frozen

The Australian Stock Exchange's decision to open for trading without delay yesterday provoked a mixed response as investors carried big losses in a day without direction from the world's ravaged financial capital.

Stock Exchange's Earnings Bruised By The Bear

A significant downturn in stockmarket activity over the last three months as wary investors shied away from share trading has caused a $2.5 million profit slump for the Australian Stock Exchange.

Stock Exchange Merger Off

The Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges have broken off merger talks.

Stock Exchanges Face The Results Of Dot-com Zeal

The Australian Stock Exchange is coming to grips with the logical fallout of the Internet market collapse - the exchange's boards are now clogged with a multitude of almost worthless stocks. The same problem in the United States has led to stern action by exchanges such as the Nasdaq stockmarket,

It Capital Fuels Asia Push With Stock Swap

Angel investor IT Capital will give its clients the chance to expand into Asia after completing a stock swap with Singaporean high-tech incubator Plan-B Technologies. Under the deal, Plan-B Technologies will receive 10 million shares in IT Capital, giving it a 5.76 per cent equity stake worth $3.

Frucor Slashes Float By $45m

Weak investor demand has forced Frucor Beverages to slash by $45 million the size of its public issue, although it is hopeful of a strong debut on the Australian and New Zealand Stock Exchanges tomorrow. Frucor originally sought $120 million ($NZ140 million) through a dual listing in Australia