Shares head for best run in a year Sydney Morning Herald | Australian shares are on course to post their best winning streak in almost 12 months as Europe fears ebb. | 3.24pm: The federal opposition believes the RBA should do much of the heavy lifting if the local economy needs a boost in the face of a sou...
Enter the 'Emperor of Indonesia' The Star | IT is not every day that you get to meet a trillionaire. So when I was invited to interview Kamal Ashnawi, a person I've never heard of, I said yes. | On Saturday morning, at a Kuala Lumpur hotel coffee house together with two of Kamal's aides, I w...
Markets Live: Stocks gain as Apple stuns Sydney Morning Herald | Shares head higher as a better-than-expected result from tech icon Apple boosts sentiment. | 3.14pm: Listed investment firm Australian Foundation Investment Company expects uncertainty in Europe to continue to cause market volatility in the coming ...
Markets Live: Stocks post early gains Sydney Morning Herald | Local stocks are higher after global markets slipped on a setback in Greek debt talks and warnings from the IMF about risks to the global economy. | 11.06am: IG Markets' Stan Shamu says the market is focusing on the inflation data due out soon, whi...
Plexus Reports Fiscal First Quarter Revenue of $530 Million, EPS of $0.51 Seeking Alpha | NEENAH, Wis., Jan. 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plexus Corp. (PLXS) today announced: Three Months Ended December 31, 2011 October 1, 2011 January 1, 2011 (US$ in thousands, except EPS) Q1 F12 Q4 F11 Q1 F11 Revenue $529,654 $538,13...
Malaysia's DRB-Hicom open to selling Lotus my SA | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian conglomerate DRB-Hicom Berhad said Wednesday it was keeping its options open about selling loss-making British sports carmaker Lotus after buying its parent Proton. | DRB-Hicom, which distributes and assemb...
Australian business news digest - Jan 18 Sydney Morning Herald | THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) | The profits of local iron ore producers could be at risk, with Chinese steel manufacturers increasing purchases of lower quality iron ore at cheaper prices in a bid to stem their own production costs....