http://www.sbs.com.au The RBA has cut its inflation and growth forecasts as uncertainty about Europe's debt crisis weighs on the local economy. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625454/RBA-cuts-inflation-and-growth-forecasts http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625454/RBA-cuts-inflation-and-growth-forecasts Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:06:58 +1100 Greece's political leaders have struck a deal on new cuts demanded by creditors to secure a vital 130-billion-euro bailout. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625318/Greece-reaches-austerity-deal http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625318/Greece-reaches-austerity-deal Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:54:30 +1100 President Barack Obama and top US mortgage lenders unveiled a landmark $25 billion deal to help struggling homeowners get back on their feet and to untether the moribund housing market. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625398/Obama-hails-25b-US-mortgage-deal http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625398/Obama-hails-25b-US-mortgage-deal Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:47:17 +1100 The EU banking regulator says recapitalisation plans drawn up by European banks are sufficient to achieve new capital requirements. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625376/EBA-satisfied-with-bank-recapitalisation http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625376/EBA-satisfied-with-bank-recapitalisation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:52:51 +1100 The CEO of Kell & Rigby says the building company is still looking for a solution following its closure and the loss of 500 jobs. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625262/Battle-to-save-builder-not-over http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625262/Battle-to-save-builder-not-over Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:41:53 +1100 News Corp has spent tens of millions on costs associated with the UK phone hacking scandal, but still managed to lift its second quarter profit. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625106/News-Corp-posts-strong-2Q-earnings-rise http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625106/News-Corp-posts-strong-2Q-earnings-rise Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:23:36 +1100 Telstra's continued its strong customer growth in the first half of 2011/12, adding more than a million customers across mobile and internet. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625112/Telstra-gains-one-million-more-customers http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625112/Telstra-gains-one-million-more-customers Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:57:46 +1100 Rio Tinto's 2011 profit fell by 59 per cent due to aluminium business unit write-offs, but the miner hiked its dividend substantially. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625240/Aluminium-writedown-slashes-Rio-profit http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625240/Aluminium-writedown-slashes-Rio-profit Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:58:03 +1100 Union boss Paul Howes says the Reserve Bank has put jobs at risk by putting the cash rate on hold and forcing up the Aussie dollar. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625160/RBA-signed-death-warrant-on-jobs-Howes http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625160/RBA-signed-death-warrant-on-jobs-Howes Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:06:23 +1100 Greek coalition leaders have fallen short of striking a deal on austerity cuts ahead of Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos' trip to Brussels. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625094/Greece-debt-talks-stumble-on-pension-cuts http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625094/Greece-debt-talks-stumble-on-pension-cuts Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:29:55 +1100 James Hardie will be paid more than $300 million after winning a legal dispute with the Australian Taxation Office. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625438/James-Hardie-wins-300m-tax-dispute http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625438/James-Hardie-wins-300m-tax-dispute Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:43:51 +1100 The RBA in its quarterly monetary policy statement has repeated the message of its rates decision on Tuesday - on hold with flexibility to cut if needed. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625444/RBA-signals-steady-rates-outlook http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625444/RBA-signals-steady-rates-outlook Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:40:56 +1100 The RBA has cut its inflation and growth forecasts as uncertainty about Europe's debt crisis weighs on the local economy. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625442/RBA-cuts-inflation-and-growth-forecasts http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625442/RBA-cuts-inflation-and-growth-forecasts Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:40:29 +1100 Transfield Services says net profit for the 2012 financial year will be towards the lower end of its previous forecasts. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625420/Transfield-confirms-full-year-guidance http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625420/Transfield-confirms-full-year-guidance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:43:36 +1100 Lachlan Murdoch has been appointed chairman of the Ten Network, with his predecessor Brian Long taking on the deputy chairman's role. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625404/Murdoch-named-Ten-Network-chairman http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625404/Murdoch-named-Ten-Network-chairman Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:13:41 +1100 Newcrest Mining's first-half profit grows by 50 per cent to a record high on stronger sales of gold, silver and copper. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625390/Newcrest-delivers-record-profit http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625390/Newcrest-delivers-record-profit Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:16:03 +1100 Eastman Kodak says it will stop making cameras, marking the end of an era for the company that brought photography to the masses more than a century ago. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625348/Kodak-to-stop-making-cameras http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625348/Kodak-to-stop-making-cameras Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:14:53 +1100 The European Central Bank has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low 1.0 per cent. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625306/ECB-leaves-key-interest-rate-at-1 http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625306/ECB-leaves-key-interest-rate-at-1 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:53:05 +1100 James Hardie has gone into a trading halt ahead of an application by the taxation office in the High Court. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625256/James-Hardie-goes-into-trading-halt http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625256/James-Hardie-goes-into-trading-halt Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:19:01 +1100 Unions say they will work with the Victorian and federal governments to try to save the jobs of 600 workers at Alcoa's Geelong smelter. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1624828/Govt-unions-will-work-to-save-Alcoa-plant http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1624828/Govt-unions-will-work-to-save-Alcoa-plant Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:29:42 +1100