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Macquarie"s foundations still strong despite slide

The slide came after Macquarie gave profit guidance that was below expectations, but it is subdued earnings momentum we are talking about here, not some perceived existential crisis, which was what Macquarie was dealing with in February 2009. Yesterday's selling pushed Macquarie's shares down

David Jones raises profit forecast

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Luxury department store David Jones says it may increase dividends as profits improve. Chief executive Mark McInnes told journalists the business was in ‘‘terrific shape’’. ‘‘Our gross margins are good, our costs are good, our inventories are clean, our debt is low,’’ he
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Challenger Diversified posts $13.7m loss

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Challenger Diversified Property Group has posted a first half net loss of $13.7 million after property writedowns and revaluations. But the group, which has interests in office, industrial and retail properties , says it has strengthened its balance sheet and is poised for
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Challenger Diversified posts $13.7m loss

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AAP Challenger Diversified Property Group has posted a first half net loss of $13.7 million after property writedowns and revaluations. But the group, which has interests in office, industrial and retail properties, says it has strengthened its balance sheet and is poised for
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Macquarie shares slide on profit news

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Macquarie Group's first-half earnings came in at $479 million. The company's chief executive, Nicholas Moore, has briefed financial market analysts in a trading update, saying Macquarie Group's bottom line is in good health. "In terms of our balance sheet, these themes you'll be familiar with
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Macquarie sees H2 profit in line with H1

Investment bank Macquarie Group Ltd expects its second half profit to be broadly in line with the first half, taking the fiscal 2010 result to about $960 million. However, while uncertain markets still made forecasting difficult, there was potential for the second half result to be 10 per

Macquarie sees H2 profit in line with H1

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AAP Investment bank Macquarie Group Ltd expects its second half profit to be broadly in line with the first half, taking the fiscal 2010 result to about $960 million. The full year figure would compare with the $871 million profit booked in fiscal 2009. However, while uncertain
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Pimco’s El-Erian Favors Brazilian Bonds, Chinese Yuan Forwards - Bloomberg.com

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Brazilian bonds and Chinese yuan non-deliverable forwards are attractive, El-Erian, co-chief investment officer at Pacific Investment Management Co. , said today at a briefing in Sydney. Greece will need outside help as it tackles the European Union’s largest budget shortfall, he
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Commonwealth Bank poised for dividend rise

The first half dividend is expected to be raised by as much as 23c a share when Commbank reports a much improved net profit of $2.9 billion for the six months to December 31 on Wednesday. After a tough 18 months in the wake of the global financial crisis, the country's biggest bank by market

Commonwealth Bank poised for dividend rise

The first half dividend is expected to be raised by as much as 23c a share when Commbank reports a much improved net profit of $2.9 billion for the six months to December 31 on Wednesday. After a tough 18 months in the wake of the global financial crisis, the country's biggest bank by market

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