澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-25（在线收听） |
In business, a Chinese state-owned company plans to take over one of the few remaining independent coal miners in Australia. Chinese coal giant Yanzhou will merge with Gloucester Coal, which has mines in Queensland and New South Wales, in a $2 billion deal. The new company will be listed on the Australian share market if regulatory approval is granted. The US President Barack Obama has welcomed an agreement reached by political leaders in Congress to extend an existing reduction in income tax for a further two months. He says the deal is good for 160 million American workers. Many Republicans have backed the plan, but conservatives say it's an inefficient way to stimulate the economy.
And the Federal treasurer has approved the takeover of regional pay TV operator Austar by Foxtel under foreign investment laws. The $2.5 million deal still needs to be approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
To the market numbers, in the US, the Dow Jones is higher at the end of the trading week. Back home, and the All Ordinaries finished the session yesterday 50 points higher. In Asia, the Nikkei was down 65 points. The Hang Seng was up 251 points. |
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