US confident Australia will stick with strike fighter
The chief weapons buyer for the United States Pentagon says he is confident Australia and seven other countries will all stick with the F-35 joint strike fighter project- despite cost blowouts and delays. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 05:53pm
Pensioners may be worse off despite rise
Pensioners expecting a pension rise next week may instead face a cut because of the Rudd government's belief in the strength of the economic recovery. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 05:43pm
Exxon Mobil to proceed with LNG project
Exxon Mobil Corporation says it will proceed with a multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas LNG project in Papua New Guinea. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 03:30pm
US regulator defends handling of Toyota
A top US automotive safety official flatly rejected charges that his agency had bungled its handling of deadly Toyota defects. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 03:27pm
Exxon Mobil to proceed with LNG project
Exxon Mobil Corporation says it will proceed with a multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas LNG project in Papua New Guinea. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 02:22pm
Power cuts more than double
A new report has shown the number of West Australian homes without power for longer than 12 hours has increased by 120. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 01:38pm
Power cuts more than double
A new report has shown the number of West Australian homes without power for longer than 12 hours has increased by 120. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 01:15pm
Beaconsfield gold production shrinks
The owners of the Beaconsfield Gold Mine in northern Tasmania say production at the mine for the March quarter is about 6-00 ounces down on projections. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 10:34am
FEA lifeline denied
The troubled Tasmanian timber company Forest Enterprises Australia FEA has suffered another blow. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 10:32am
Pension rise hit by rate rises- report
Pensioners expecting a pension rise next week may instead face a cut because of the Rudd government's belief in the strength of the economic recovery. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 07:20am
Beaconsfield gold production shrinks
The owners of the Beaconsfield Gold Mine in northern Tasmania say production at the mine for the March quarter is about six-thousand ounces down on projections. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 07:11am
S -amp P raises Ukraine ratings on new-found stability
KIEV AFP - Standard and Poors on Friday lifted Ukraines debt ratings from a level deemed vulnerable to default- citing newly-found political stability after the formation of a government coalition. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 05:43am
FEA govt lifeline denied
The troubled Tasmanian timber company Forest Enterprises Australia has suffered another blow. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 05:37am
UBS warns US deal flop could hurt other Swiss banks
ZURICH AFP - Swiss bank UBS is pressing Swiss lawmakers to endorse a deal settling tax evasion litigation with the United States- warning that 20 other Swiss banks could be targeted if it fell through. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 05:29am
EU ministers to map out Greek rescue plan
BRUSSELS AFP - Detailed options for concrete European-level financial support to help Greece out of its debt crisis will be presented to eurozone finance ministers next week- sources said Friday. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 05:18am
Vattenfall sells German power grid to Australian fund
FRANKFURT AFP - The Swedish energy group Vattenfall said on Friday it will sell its German high-tension power grid to Belgiums Elia and Australian investment fund IFM for 810 million euros 1.1 billion dollars. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 05:16am
Bosch says to reopen locked Indian unit after pay dispute
BANGALORE - India AFP - German engineering giant Bosch said Friday it would re-open a plant in southern India where workers were locked out by management this week to protect machinery during a pay dispute. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 04:52am
EU ministers to mull Greek rescue plan
BRUSSELS AFP - Detailed options for concrete European-level financial support to help Greece out of its debt crisis will be presented to eurozone finance ministers next week- sources said Friday. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 04:41am
Oil prices climb towards $83 on upbeat IEA report
LONDON AFP - World oil prices rose toward 83 dollars a barrel on Friday as the International Energy Agency reported strong growth in world energy demand- led by China. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 02:37am
French president slams US decision on tanker jets
LONDON AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy criticised the United States on Friday over bidding rules for a tanker jet contract- saying it was not the way for Washington to treat its European allies. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 02:24am
US retail sales unexpectedly rise 0.3 in February
WASHINGTON AFP - US retail sales unexpectedly rose 0. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 12:43am
Eurozone official factory output surges in January
BRUSSELS AFP - Factory output across continental Europes core euro currency zone surged ahead in January- delighting analysts- although not enough to remove longer-term concerns. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 12:28am
Greek fourth-quarter GDP shrinks official 2.5
ATHENS AFP - The economy of crisis-hit Greece shrank by 2. ...
Sat 13th March 2010 - 12:22am
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