SOCIETE Generale, one of the top three French banks, hard hit by alleged rogue trading at the beginning of the year and also by sub-prime exposure, reported a 63 per cent slump in second-quarter profit today
PORTS and rail company Asciano, which rejected a $2.9 billion buyout bid earlier this week, has reported a larger-than-expected annual net loss of $182.1 million
THE share market took off today as News Corporation reported robust fourth-quarter and full-year results while the Dow spiked after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold, despite inflation concerns
