原帖由 carpediem 于 2008-5-23 23:21 发表 一定一定，这个论坛人气挺旺，不像我之前找的其他澳洲中文股市论坛，最新回复的帖子竟然还是07前的。。。。 很高兴能在这儿认识大家！总算不用一个人闷炒了，哈哈
By a staff reporter A parcel of 22.1 million shares of MacArthur Coal Ltd., just over 10 per cent of the group's issued share capital, has changed hands in a late trade at a record price of $20.00 per share, according to Dow Jones Newswires. The price represents an 8.8 per cent premium to the group's last traded price, sparking takeover speculation. The miner announced a profit guidance for the 2008 financial year, with net profit after tax (NPAT) for the year ended 30 June 2008 in the range of $67 million to $75 million, from $66.5 million a year ago. According to the miner, profitability in the June 2008 quarter was boosted by recent coal price settlements, but price outcomes have been affected by the significant volume of undelivered contract tonnage. Macarthur Coal’s chief executive and managing director, Nicole Hollows, said; “Operations at Macarthur Coal’s two mines, Coppabella and Moorvale, continue to perform well with the recommencement of coal mining at both sites following the wet weather events earlier in the year." "Force majeure has not as yet been lifted as access to all mining areas at the Coppabella mine is yet to be re-established.” she said Takeover talks swirl Earlier in the month, the miner which supplies 35 per cent of global export demand for pulverised coal, said it was still in talks with an unnamed third party, but had received no formal proposal, with media reports that a Chinese shareholder was lining up a $US830 million deal to raise its stake. According to the reports, China's state-owned CITIC Group, which owns 19.9 per cent of Macarthur was said to be considering a bid to raise its stake in the coal miner in a deal estimated to be worth $US830 million There has been increasing speculation that the coal miner was being eyed by Switzerland-based mining giant Xstrata, while BHP Billiton , Rio Tinto and Brazil's Vale had considered bidding for the stake held by CITIC and Macarthur's founder Ken Talbot, who has been selling down his stake of around 24 per cent. There is also talk that Australian mining tycoon Nathan Tinkler, who holds 10 per cent of the company and has been seeking a buyer of his stake for ``months''. MacArthur shares closed at A$18.38, down 0.07 per cent.
By a staff reporter BHP Billiton has pushed ship charter rates to new records as rival Rio Tinto feels the brunt of a Chinese boycott of its iron ore sold on the spot market, The Australian reports. Last week, the China Iron and Steel Association called on the nation's steel mills and industry associations to boycott iron ore mined by Rio Tinto and sold on the spot market, saying it suspected the mining giant was intentionally diverting ore to the higher-priced spot market. BHP is believed to have last week booked 17 ''Capsize" bulk carriers -- the biggest in regular use -- to carry ore between the Pilbara and China. Over the same period, Rio Tinto chartered only one, The Australian reports. According to paper, the large miners usually charter about nine each a month, but April was a particularly busy month - with BHP chartering 13, and Rio 16. The paper reports BHP might be pondering selling stockpiled ore on a spot basis to collect prices of around $US200 a tonne.
原帖由 黑山老妖 于 2008-5-12 19:39 发表 Once of the most successful business women in Australia.
原帖由 黑山老妖 于 2008-5-13 10:07 发表 那个有点老了。这次发了增发新股占原有资本的10%。好像debt to equit回到50%左右。
原帖由 pal 于 2008-5-8 21:51 发表 有合法的干嘛不用呢?
Reuters/ AAP Australia's construction sector contracted for a second straight month in April, as high interest rates and slumping customer confidence drove activity to its lowest in at least two years, a survey showed. The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association performance of construction index (PCI) sank 5.1 points to 42.6 in April. That was well below the 50.0 level separating expansion from contraction and the lowest reading since the survey began in September 2005. "The result confirms that weakness in the construction industry has intensified, as tightening monetary and credit conditions weigh more heavily on activity levels," said AiG director, economics and research, Tony Pensabene. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised interest rates to a 12-year high of 7.25 per cent in March, the second hike in as many months. Meanwhile, commercial banks have lifted their rates even further as the global credit squeeze raises funding costs, and have become more frugal in their lending. "Underlying April's reduction in total activity was a fall-off in project work on a broad industry front with firms commenting that subdued market demand had led to increased competition for tenders," said Mr Pensabene. New orders were at their lowest level in 20 months, suggesting the current weakness in activity was likely to persist during the months ahead, he added The survey of 120 companies showed broad-based weakness with even the once red-hot engineering sector under pressure. The index for engineering dived 11.7 points to 45.6, a violent turnaround from the end of last year when it was up at 62.7. Building of commercial properties like shopping malls and offices also dropped 10.3 points to 38.1 with firms complaining of tighter credit conditions, lower order volumes and delays on new projects. The housing sector remained deep in the doldrums as mortgage rates and construction costs kept rising. The index of apartment building fell 9.3 points to just 30.5, the lowest reading since November 2006. The measure of house construction eased 4.5 points to 36.3. As a result, demand for labour contracted, with that index dropping 9.2 points to 44.1. Input prices remained high, with an index reading of 77.0, but growth in selling prices slowed markedly to 53.8, from 64.6 in March, suggesting a squeeze on profit margins. The activity sub-index fell 8.4 index points to 38.2 points, with construction in housing, apartments, commercial property and engineering all declining. "Reports from firms indicated that the fall in activity reflected a further reduction in levels of incoming work, citing the negative influences of higher rates, tighter liquidity, and weaker consumer and investor confidence," the report said.
原帖由 maxsmart 于 2008-5-6 11:42 发表 求稳：买股票不如买股票基金，买股票基金不如买债券 求新：如果觉得做股票不刺激可以做股指，当然外汇和大宗商品期货能让你更HIGH
原帖由 base 于 2008-4-27 08:36 发表 迟来的喜讯。。。 3个月后才看到这个帖子。。。
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