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A wild day for shares in rail and infrastructure services company, United Group, with a strong rise, and then a very sharp fall in a day when the overall market finished around 1% higher.

Market Likes Crane

Investors liked a lot of stocks yesterday in the modest rebound from Friday's nervy sell-off.

China Booms, Japan Slows

Two very different reports yesterday from the two economies that matter most to us in Australia.

What The RBA Said

The Reserve Bank's open-ended warning on interest rates breathed life into the Australian dollar, boosting it past the 85 USc mark as the punters and other speculators climbed back in the saddle after last week's nasty fall.

China Continues To Heat Up

Now another strong month of exports (and rising imports) for China would normally be seen as good news here in Australia…

Market Turmoil To Continue

The share market turmoil very likely has further to go.

Credit Worries, Commodities Price Troubles

Commodities prices fell last week as the credit markets turmoil hit energy and base metals, forcing hedge funds and other speculators to liquidate their positions.

Mining Boom Matures

The National Australia Bank has warned that there are distinct signs the Australian resources boom is turning down.

Profits: CCA, PMP Fail To Impress

Not happy Terry, that's what the market seemed to be saying to Coca Cola Amatil and its ebullient CEO, Terry Davis. Investors took set against Coca-Cola Amatil yesterday despite a 23% rise in interim earnings.

WES-Coles, Brambles

All but married would have to be the bottom line after the market reaction to the news that Wesfarmers would pay fully franked dividends of more than $2 a share ($1.50 in 2006) for at least two years, and would be giving Coles Group shareholders flexibility to mix and match the proposed offer.

Thumbs Down For TLS

No matter how hard it is spun, a bad ball is a bad ball in cricket and it is usually punished.

Banks’ Happy Marriage?

Will the Bank of Queensland try to muscle into the agreed merger between Bendigo Bank and Adelaide Bank which will create a super regional financial institution?

Who’s Moving On Brambles?

The Toll Holdings spin-off, Asciano Ltd, has been sprung with a small holding in rival transport services group, Brambles.

DJS Sales Surge

Another reason perhaps for the RBA wiping its brow and saying 'whew we got the rise in just in time', can be found in the confirmed fourth quarter sales figures from leading department store retailer, David Jones.

Fletcher Profit Up, Shares Down

Investors took a set against Fletcher Building Ltd yesterday in the wake of the New Zealand building products and services giant's 2007 results release and comments on the outlook.

Resmed Disappoints

ResMed Inc is an Australian/US company which is the world's second-biggest maker of products to treat sleep disorders.

A Record Year For Hills

It was a notable year for the Adelaide-based mixed industrial stock, Hills Industries.

Australian Rates Up

Yet another interest rise has been bestowed upon us by the RBA.

PRY: What About Symbion?

Forget the reasonable profit result – all media and analysts wanted to know from Primary Healthcare and its major shareholder and CEO, Dr Ed Bateman – was ‘what about Symbion?' And all the company had to say was summed up in a slide in its presentation.

Bradken: Profit OK, But, Will Do Better?

It wasn't the strongest of reactions to a solid profit that we saw yesterday for the annual results for mining services and engineering group, Bradken.

Behind The Air Fares War

There is a war going on at the moment, and it's one you may or may not be aware of. We don't mean the war on Iraq. It isn't the Labor war against John Howard, or John Howard's attacks on Kevin Rudd. Why, we aren't even referring to the new war against smoking…

Argo: Another Market Rider

Adelaide-based listed investment company, Argo Investments, has reported an 18.9% rise in 2007's net earnings to $171.537 million.

New Man At BlueScope, A Bid?

Major steelmaker, BlueScope Steel, has revealed a new CEO to replace the retiring boss, Kirby Adams, who has guided the company since it was set free from BHP back in 2002.

Watch PRY In SYB-HSP Merger

An independent expert says a $2.86 billion offer for Symbion Health by Healthscope is in the best interests of Symbion shareholders.

Copper Leads Major Commodities Lower

No help from commodities today to steady our market like there was a week ago.

US Bond Markets Tell The Real Story

Once again the American Treasury Bond market is telling us the real story about the state of the US economy and the fallout from the sub-prime mess.

Markets Fragile

According to evidence on Friday from US and Europe, the subprime mortgage crisis could impact on investor confidence for some time to come.

The Importance Of Profits

The Australian June half profit reporting season starts in earnest this week with companies such as AXA, Resmed, Stockland, Coca-Cola Amatil, News Corp, Bradken and Telstra due to report.

RIO Misses Mark

Not the most positive start to the 2007 earnings season with mining giant Rio Tinto revealing a disappointing 14.3% drop in first half net profit, thanks to higher cost pressures and lower returns from copper and coal.

Subprime Blues Rule OK

This was the week when the sub-prime mess became a contagion and the 'virus' as the Financial Times described it, went global.

Profits: WAN, AUN, CXP, PBL Split Late

Perth-based newspaper monopoly, West Australian Newspapers Holdings, yesterday reported a near 20% rise in 'normalised net profit' (before noteworthy items) to $128.4 million for the 2007 financial year, ending June 30.

Commodities Down

The strong Australian dollar continues to have an impact on returns from the resources boom.

Markets Sell-Off

For the second time in a week, Australian investors have taken fright and joined others around the world in selling the market in the face of an outbreak of problems in the US credit markets.

Trade Figures Worsen In June

The trade figures for June were a bit grim, but the performance on the trade account over the year to June 30 showed a continuation of the improvement we have seen for the past four years or so.

Alumina’s Mixed Message

A week ago Alumina Ltd was warning about a downgrade in full-year earnings. Yesterday, it appeared to go against that lower guidance when it reported a 9% rise in first half net profit to $284 million.

Milton’s Boom Year