International Business News - Companies http://www.ibtimes.com.au/companies/ All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com.au 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/ http://www.ibtimes.com.au/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif In today\'s health conscious society, consumers are increasingly choosing products they view as healthy. \'Natural\' foods are considered healthier than \'artificial\' - but what does \'natural\' constitute?  Food manufacturers want to meet this consumer demand, and many products claim to be \'natural\', bu... 119483 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100315/what-natural-means-for-consumers.htm Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:36:30 GMT BHP announced that many of its customers are beginning to embrace short-term pricing. 119445 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/bhp-rio-tinto-mining.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:20:18 GMT Following the lead of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) findings, the Australian government announced its plan to review the country's airport operations, including questionable pricing schemes. 119444 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/accc-investigates-monopoly-pricing-sydney-airports.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:52:31 GMT Sydney Airport has been rated the country's worst large airport for the fourth consecutive time. 119443 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/data/articleimgs/240844-sydney-airport.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/sydney-airport-accc.htm http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/sydney-airport-accc.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:34:34 GMT Seeking for more information on National Australia Bank's purported acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has rescheduled publishing its findings on the $13.3 billion mega deal for April 22. Originally, the report is due out on March 17. 119442 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/accc-hold-off-nab-axa-findings.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:20:12 GMT Insurance Australia Group (IAG) have announced the recent severe weather in Victoria will impact profits, with up to 24,000 claims from home and car owners so far. 119437 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/iag-storms-victoria-suncorp.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:43:36 GMT The financial crisis was unkind to most businesses last year, but luxury-car makers were more affected. One company is Volkswagen's Automobili Lamborghini unit. 119416 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/data/articleimgs/240843-lamborghini.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/automobile.htm http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/automobile.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:51:22 GMT A thumbs down from the market for Myer Holdings' first interim profit as a listed company for near 25 years. 119413 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/myer-profit-up-confidence-down.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:17:42 GMT Ore prices set to rise sharply as Brazillian mining giant Vale is pushing for a 90% increase in ore prces, as well as shorter contracts. 119384 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/vale-iron-price-hike-ore-brazil.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:35:38 GMT Sydney airport was rated last four years running in the ACCC's annual report on airports, with the report accusing the airport management of profiteering. 119383 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/sydney-airport-accc-melbourne-airport-sydney-airport.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:32:37 GMT Myer yesterday reported a net profit of $21.3 million for the six months ended January 23, down from $83.2m for the same period a year earlier. Sales rose by just 2 per cent to $1.797 billion. 119382 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/data/articleimgs/240839-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/myer-profit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/myer-profit.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:31:44 GMT Perth-based ISP iiNet has confirmed talks are ongoing over their buyout of Melbourne rival Netspace, with a deal reportedly valued at $60-70 million. 119381 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/iinet-isp-internet-netspace-takeover.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:30:16 GMT Showing how small changes can make big differences to an office\'s environmental impact, Kraft Foods have made their office buildings \"greener\" all over the world.\"Sustainability is an important part of our business strategy, and we want our workplaces to be a constant visible reminder to our employe... 119420 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/kraft-foods-greener-offices.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:03:13 GMT The Reserve Bank of Australia says that Australia's major lenders are using higher funding costs as an excuse to profit at the expense of mortgage borrowers and businesses. 119426 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100312/rba-says-major-australian-banks-profiting-at-expense-of-customers.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:22 GMT A major new international research institute that will address the problems of a rapidly changing world and develop innovative solutions was launched in Brisbane on Wednesday night.Her Excellency Dr Penelope Wensley AO, Governor of Queensland, launched The University of Queensland\'s Global Change In... 119421 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100311/global-change-institute-to-address-rapid-change.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:48:33 GMT At the Australian FoodLegal Symposium, which took place on February 23, manufacturers and health experts alike called for food firms to take greater responsibility for creating healthier offerings, especially with regards to salt.As manufacturers respond to these calls, the question then turns to ho... 119406 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100311/stealthy-marketing-wins-over-fanfare.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:59:43 GMT The South Australian Liberal Opposition is the only party that has not made a clear and unequivocal election promise to extend the present ban on genetically manipulated (GM) crops for the term of the next government.\"The ALP government, the Greens and Democrats all commit to ban commercial GM crops... 119407 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100311/greens-labor-democrats-unite-on-gm-policy.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:45:45 GMT Brazillian mining giants Vale are demanding an increase of more than 90 per cent for iron ore prices, according to Nikkei. 119366 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100311/vale-iron-ore-price.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:08:50 GMT It's only a tiddler of a deal, but the merger announced yesterday between Aurox Resources and Atlas Iron set off a dramatic share price surge for one of the partners. 119288 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100311/iron-ore-merger-sparks-market-surge.htm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:14:37 GMT Just over two weeks after revealing its 2009 profit and losses (but promising to improve), poker machine group, Aristocrat Leisure has revealed a major board shake-up with three directors to retire. 119289 http://www.ibtimes.com.au/articles/20100311/aristocrats-board-sweep.htm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:13:16 GMT