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BHP's investment rethink
Chairman says mining giant won't spend $80b on growth projects as previously planned.
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No power competition
Premier Colin Barnett says WA too small for competition in the retail electricity market.
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ANZ boss worried
ANZ Australia CEO Phil Chronican fears new round of global financial turmoil.
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Holmes a Court honoured
Janet Holmes a Court has been recognised for her business achievements in E&Y awards.
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Santos irked by delays
Santos rules out selling stake in Caldita-Barossa gas field despite ongoing frustration.
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Attention to detail
Swiss watchmaker makes three-dimensional timepiece which evokes World War 2-era aircraft.
Gov't, private consortium to invest $US4.4b in Chevron's LNG project off Onslow. 12:12 pm
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Engineering company wins BHP, Rio contracts worth $150m. 07:48 am
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Explorer terminates deal to sell 70pc stake in Mt Forrest to Japanese giant. 08:58 am
BHP rethinks $80b investment plan
BHP Billiton chairman Jacques Nasser says the global miner will not spend the $80 billion on growth projects that it said it would, stepping back from… May 16, 2012, 1:53 pm
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- VDM wins $38m in new contracts May 16, 2012, 9:26 am
Westfield hoping for retail boost
Shopping centre giant Westfield says a recent interest rate cut and promised assistance to families could get consumers spending again. May 16, 2012, 7:12 pm
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Airbus parent company EADS says its first quarter earnings were hammered by a hefty 158 million euro ($A203. May 16, 2012, 2:24 pm
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Smartphones used to buy online
Around 94 per cent of Australians with smartphones have used their device to research a good or service and 28 per cent have bought a product, a survey says. May 16, 2012, 3:25 pm
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