22 July 2008, 10:58 pm
MELBOURNE (AP) - Macquarie Group Ltd., Australia's largest investment bank, said Wednesday its first-quarter profit slid as deal activity slowed and equity trading volumes decreased amid a global liquidity squeeze.... read more
22 July 2008, 8:34 pm
July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's weather bureau issued a gale wind warning for waters along the central coast of Queensland state, the world's largest coking coal shipper.... read more
22 July 2008, 7:33 pm
A group of third-year veterinary students from the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Melbourne made history on Sunday 20 July, as they took part in Australia’s first White Coat Ceremony, an important step in becoming a qualified veterinarian.... read more
22 July 2008, 5:32 pm
July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Holden Special Vehicles, the performance-car maker for General Motors Corp. in Australia, has produced the nation's most expensive car, a 7-liter, V8 monster with brakes strong enough in my test drive to rein in its 503 horses before I hit an escaped cow.... read more
22 July 2008, 12:49 pm
July 22 (Bloomberg) -- National Australia Bank Ltd. , the country's biggest by assets, said it ended talks with Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. about buying ABN Amro Holding NV's investment-banking businesses in Australia and New Zealand.... read more
22 July 2008, 3:17 am
Citigroup cited signs that the Australian economy may slow at a faster rate than expected in cutting its rating on the Melbourne-based banks to ``sell'' from ``hold.''... read more
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