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West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd (WAN) saw its shares dip 4%, then recover half that yesterday after it revealed a 14.4% rise in third quarter earnings.

Corporates 2: CBH, AOG, BOQ

An end finally to the protracted takeover battle for control of CBH Resources?

WDS Downgrades Earnings

Shares in resources services group, WDS came out of a trading halt in place since before Easter yesterday and they promptly fell more than 12% after the company revealed more problems and a loss for the year to June.

Super Cheap Bids To Be Big Outdoor

Super Cheap Auto Group is to expand deeper into the outdoor leisure sector with the $54 million purchase of rival operator, Ray’s Outdoors.

South Korea’s Economy Grows Strongly

South Korea confirmed yesterday that the recovery was still alive and well in its economy with a surprisingly robust rise in first quarter growth.

China Expands Property Crackdown….

The Chinese government is continuing its efforts to take control of the overheating property sector in a sign that it sees continuing pressure on the wider economy.

…But Still Sees Economy Growing Solidly This Year

However, the property sector wasn’t at the centre of a generally optimist outlook for the country’s booming economy for 2010 from the country’s central bank.

Canberra’s Advice Fees-Commissions Revamp

There may be good news for investors, especially retirees and savers.

Gunns’ Last Throw

Gunns Ltd, the troubled Tasmanian timber group, has made its last attempt to remain viable with a restructure and board changes involving power figure and chairman, John Gay, and supporter and former Tasmanian Premier, Robin Gray.

Diary: Aussie Inflation, Bank Profits Start; US Rates

A busy, busy week. There’s the UK election campaign, Australian inflation, US jobs, US interest rates, Japanese inflation and unemployment, Australian credit and more earnings releases in the US and Asia, plus Greece’s continuing woes.

Property: Office Up, Residential Better

The National Australia Bank has started a new survey to complement its existing business confidence and conditions and small and medium enterprises surveys that appear monthly and quarterly.

Reports: Newcrest, Iluka

Santos Production To Fall

So far March quarter production reports from the likes of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have been less than positive. "Mixed" is a good way to describe them.

Japan’s Exports Still Solid, But Not Enough

LIke Australia, japan is being dragged out of its slowdown by booming Asia, particularly China.

Retail Getting Harder

Retail shares have taken a pounding this year as investors moved away from defensives and into cyclicals and more deeply into resources and banks.

BHP’s Mixed Production Report

While BHP Billiton has a problem with possible corruption (see next report), it has made an interesting call in its third quarter production report.

BHP Reveals Possible Corruption

BHP Billiton, the world’s biggest mining company, has joined its smaller rival, Rio Tinto, in being implicated in possible corrupt activities.

India Boosts Rates To Tackle Inflation

As expected, India has joined Australia in lifting rates more than once to try and control a strong recovery.

Corporates: OST, CBH, CSR

OneSteel is still having trouble with its Whyalla blast furnace which first had problems 10 days ago.

Super Returns Boosted In March

Most Australian superannuation funds may be on track to post double-digit returns this financial year, after returns jumped in March.

AXA’s Sales Surge Shows Its Attraction

For the National Australia Bank and the AMP, yesterday’s AXA Asia Pacific update was tantalising.

Newcrest Gets Serious About Lihir

A $26 billion gold mining giant based in Australia could be moving closer after Newcrest suggested yesterday it might sweeten its offer for Lihir Gold.

More Rate Rises Coming?

Could we be about to face more interest rate rises from the Reserve Bank than we thought?

Nufarm Share Price To Fall

As previously announced, agricultural chemicals group, Nufarm has launched a $250 million equity raising.

Corporates: CBH, MCC, HVN

Japan’s Toho Zinc has sweetened its proportional bid for CBH Resources to counter an expanded offer from Belgian metals processor, Nyrstar.

Volcanic Ash Cloud Bill Soars

There’s a growing chance that Europe’s airline crisis will start easing from later today.

Solid Earnings Upgrade From Codan

Shares in Adelaide-based electronics group, Codan were in the green yesterday, a rare event on the day when the overall market fell by well over 1%, or 79 points.

Peabody’s MCC Bid Not So Simple

More developments in the saga known as the takeover battle for Macarthur Coal.

NAB Bid For AXA Knocked Bank, Now For The AMP

So what will the board of AXA Asia Pacific and its French parent, AXA SA, now do?

China Buys Into Another Miner

China’s largest lead producer will buy a 15% stake in Kimberley Metals as well as take a 25% share of the company’s Sorby Hills project in WA.

Goldman Sachs Charges Drop Markets

Stand by for some rough days in the markets after the civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs from US stockmarket regulators.

Charges Reveal Market Weaknesses

Stockmarkets will start a nervy week thanks to Friday night’s shock Securities and Exchange Commission civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs.

Macarthur Coal In End Play?

Macarthur Coal’s days as a listed Australian coal company look numbered after the board bowed to the inevitable and decided to talk to Peabody Energy of the US about the latter’s conditional $16 a share offer.

Corporates: Coal & Allied, QBE

Rio Tinto’s major Australian coal arm, Coal & Allied Industries, has accelerated expansion plans in the Hunter valley and stands to receive more than 70% more for its soft coking coal exports, following a surge in global prices in recent months.

Diary: Goldman, Earnings, Deals, Greece