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Territory to launch formal ConsMin bid
0pointsIron ore miner Territory Resources Ltd will lodge a formal takeover offer to the Consolidated Minerals Ltd board on Monday after it completes due diligence on the manganese miner.
Rio Tinto jumps to record, BHP close behind
0pointsSHARES in Rio Tinto rose to record highs today amid speculation that the mining giant may be planning a friendly bid for Canadian aluminium group Alcan Inc, challenging a hostile $US27 billion offer from US-based Alcoa Inc.
Alcan tight-lipped on Rio Tinto merger reports
0pointsCanadian aluminium giant Alcan has refused to comment on reports it has begun merger talks with British-Australian Rio Tinto.
Stocks rise in new financial year
0pointsTHE share market has started the first trading day of the financial year with modest gains, shaking off a poor lead from Wall Street and patchy base metal prices.
Coles placed in trading halt
0pointsSHARES in Coles Group and Wesfarmers were put in trading halts today as the pair held discussions about a possible takeover of Australia's second largest retailer. Wesfarmers on Saturday submitted a bid to buy all of Coles.
Wesfarmers confirms Coles bid
0pointsWesfarmers Ltd, the frontrunner to take over Coles Group Ltd, on Friday confirmed it had lodged a bid for the retailer. "I can confirm we've lodged an all-of-company proposal," a Wesfarmers spokesman in Perth said.
Dollar closes at 18-year high
0pointsTHE dollar closed at its highest level in 18 years today, putting on more than half a cent after the US central bank adopted a less hawkish stance than expected on interest rates. It's the first time the unit has ended local trading above $US0.8500,…
Saviile Group opens apartment complex in Geraldton
0pointsStella Hospitality Group's hotel company, the Saville Hotel Group, has opened a 24-apartment complex in Geraldton, Western Australia. The waterfront development, 420km north of Perth, will have extra apartments added later this year.
Engin puts Seven in pay-TV race
0pointshttp://australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21902030-5013046,00.html
Small businesses 'owe Australia $6.5b'
0pointsThe national auditor has reportedly said more than 600,000 small businesses owe the Australian Tax Office (ATO) almost $6.5 billion in unpaid taxes.
PowerPoint presentations a 'disaster'
0pointsResearch shows the human brain processes and retains more information if it is digested in either its verbal or written form, but not both at the same time. I always suspected this, but disappointed the news comes a day after my first power point.
Sunraysia TV adjourns Ch 9 Perth meeting
0pointsSunraysia Television Ltd adjourned a meeting of shareholders called to approved its sale of Channel Nine Perth to Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd (PBL).
PM rules out sacking Santoro over biotech shares
0pointsPrime Minister John Howard says his Minister for Ageing did the right thing by donating the profit he made from selling shares he had failed to declare.
New off-market trading service named AXE
0pointsAustralia's first off-market trading service, which will compete with Australian Stock Exchange, has been given the name AXE ECN Ltd.

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