PROPERTY giant Lend Lease Corporation has upped its stake in retirement homes fund Babcock & Brown Communities Group (BBC) from 6.18 per cent to 7.27 per cent
JAPANESE share prices fell for an 11th straight session today, the longest losing streak in half a century, as investors fretted about losses on Wall Street and the soaring cost of oil
THE share market has closed at its lowest point in nearly two years as big mining stocks fell and the rising oil price fanned fears of an economic slowdown
BHP Billiton, the world`s largest mining company, has cleared specific competition hurdles in the United States for its proposed takeover of rival Rio Tinto
THE dollar closed firmer despite a fall in the nation`s trade balance for May as dealers held steady before an interest rate decision in Europe overnight
A SWAG of reforms intended to cut red tape agreed to at the premiers` meeting will save businesses tens of millions of dollars a year in compliance costs
WORLD oil prices hit a new record high above $US145 per barrel today, as the market was energised by Middle East tensions, falling US crude reserves and the weak dollar, traders said
