HJ Heinz is set to begin offering its baked beans in a resealable bottle called the 'Fridge Pack' in the UK.The US food giant said on Friday (30 July) that the Fridge Pack had been designed to cater for consumers who may use more than a can or only part of a can when cooking for their families.The p...
Chevron Corporation said on Friday that its second quarter earnings saw three-fold increases as the company pointed to improved refining margins and solid market prices for both oil and natural gas as major contributors to the impressive performances.
Walt Disney Company announced on Friday that it is all set to turnover its Miramax Films division to Filmyard Holdings consortium for a total amount of $US660 million or $A732.56 million, adding that the deal should be finalised by the latter part of 2010 once regulatory approval has been granted.
The Australian Beef Association chided the New South Wales government on its apparent soft stand in labelling disputes with the country’s supermarkets as it urged the state to implement much stricter regulations in its beef labelling management.
Saturday is now the most economical time to buy petrol although it is not likely to stay that way for long, said Australia's National Roads and Motorists' Association.
The Australian market trades cautiously ahead of tonight's GDP print in the US.
Low-density dwellings still account for two thirds of all building approvals in the Perth metropolitan area, according to a report issued today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Total credit provided to the private sector by financial intermediaries rose by 0.2 per cent over June 2010, following an increase of 0.5 percent over May, the Reserve Bank of Australia said in a statement.
Software Only today released Roxio Retrospect 8.2 for Mac, a key update to the backup and recovery software that allows small and midsize businesses to protect critical data stored on Mac, Windows, and Linux servers, desktops and notebooks.
Ginger and macadamia grower Buderim Ginger Ltd (ASX: BUG) said on Friday that its trading results for the first half of the current year would be a notch higher from earnings registered on the previous corresponding period last year.
Australian city home prices declined in June, the first time in 17 months as interest rate hikes sent auction clearance rates lower.
The total use of water for agricultural production has been decreasing, while the total gross value remains steady, according to a report issued today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
It looks likely that the Australian share market will finish weaker for the second straight day with the S&P/ASX 200 index off by 0.6pct or 25.5pts to 4498.6.
With Australia's largest investment bank, Macquarie Group, announcing profit warning for some sections of its business, the local market opened lower and stayed on the red for most of the morning trade. The pull from the oil and gas sector also proved a weight on the market today.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released today the results of the first national Patient Experience Survey examining health care for Australians in the last 12 months.
Diverse-business operations firm Programmed Maintenance Services Ltd announced on Friday that projected earnings for fiscal 2010 would reach $58.9 million while net profit is expected to gain by ten percent in 2011 from figures posted in the previous year.
Australian businesses spent $75.4 billion on energy during 2008-09, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies, which represents small and medium-sized miners, is planning to relaunch an advertising blitz against the 30 per cent minerals resource rent tax.
Grain retailers GrainCorp Ltd (ASX: GNC) and AWB Ltd (ASX: AWB) issued a joint statement on Friday announcing that the two companies are poised to merge their operations and end up as one of Australia’s biggest agribusiness operators.
In the latest indication of struggling with vehicle problems despite works to overhaul quality control, Toyota is recalling nearly half a million cars for problems that can cause the steering wheel to lock up.
Observers fear that there are reasons other than uncertainty which are making Wall Street stock markets a lot more volatile than they should be.
Victoria issued a total of 113,670 building permits in the past financial year reaching a total worth of $23.9 billion and according to the latest figures published by the Building Commission on Thursday, loan grants for the state’s first home buyers spiked up by 30 percent to $13.1 billion in 2009/10.
US stocks fell for a third day as investors were left disappointed after poor earnings from technology and consumer-related companies. Whilst there was quite choppy trade the S&P 500 fell 0.4% to 1101, whilst the Dow Jones Industrial average closed down 30 points or 0.3%.
US jobless claims fell by 11,000 to 457,000 in the latest week - broadly in line with economist forecasts. The four-week average level of claims also fell from 457,000 to 452,500. The Kansas City production index rose from +3 to +14 in July.
U.S. stocks finished lower Thursday for a second consecutive day, as disappointing revenue from utilities and consumer companies pushed aside a handful of strong earnings reports Thursday, though the market remained on track to close out the best month since July 2009.
The Aussie dollar staged a remarkable recovery over the last 24 hours rallying from a post inflation report low of 0.8904 to trade at a high of 0.9040 overnight.
The Australian Dollar has opened around USD0.9000 this morning after trending higher in the early part of the European session.
Uranium producer Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) (ASX: ERA) said on Friday that its first half profit suffered declines as the company saw sliding production, spiralling maintenance costs and a better performing Australian dollar all conspiring in pulling down its revenues.
Peabody Energy, the world's biggest listed coal group, has shown us just how profitable the Australian coal industry is ...
Home prices and superannuation, are contenders for top of the chat charts around dining tables, water coolers and bbq's....