Fairfax H1 says no takeover approaches
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Australian newspaper publisher John  Fairfax Holdings Ltd.  said its first-half net profit  fell 2.7 percent amid tough conditions in some markets and as  it made acquisitions to deter potential predators.
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Australian Grand Prix chairman Ron Walker says if there is a rival Formula One series, it won&#39;t be racing in Melbourne in 2008.
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Verizon Communications has no imminent plans to bid for Sprint, people familiar with the situation said Tuesday, lifting a potential obstacle to Sprint&#39;s bid for Nextel Communications.
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update Verizon Communications has no imminent plans to bid for Sprint, people familiar with the situation said Tuesday, toppling a potential obstacle to Sprint&#39;s $37.8 billion bid for Nextel Communications.
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Business & money: Bradford & Bingley says it is not planning a bid for any part of the stricken bank
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AFX reports from London that the bank said talks are at an early stage and that it would not issue new equity to fund the potential purchase.
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OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham had told his first big lie of the election campaign by saying Labor had no plans to introduce a national payroll tax, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
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John Fairfax Holdings Ltd. ,  Australia's second-biggest newspaper publisher, bid up to A$1.7  billion ($1.3 billion) for regional media group Rural Press  Ltd. , kicking off a long-awaited round of media  takeovers.
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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian diversified nickel producer WMC Resources Ltd. (WMC) on Wednesday said it hasn&#39;t received any new takeover proposals.
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WOOLWORTHS would walk away from its $1 billion deal to buy pubs owner Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group if it didn&#39;t get a happy-hour price, the retailer said yesterday.
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Vodafone, the UK-based mobile phone giant, has denied reports that it might be preparing a joint bid with Verizon for Sprint, the third largest US mobile operator.
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Australia has refused to set a timeline for the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, despite British plans to hand over control of Basra to Iraqi forces early next year.
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Qantas Airways, the Australian carrier, rejected an $8.6 billion takeover bid led by Macquarie Bank of Australia and the American equity firm, the Texas Pacific Group. Qantas said it had received a nonbinding proposal, but that the terms were ânot acceptable.â Qantas confirmed in November that it received a takeover proposal from Macquarie Bank and Texas Pacific.
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Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has firmly denied that he is to launch a takeover bid for English soccer team Arsenal.
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Vodafone Group, the world&#39;s largest mobile-phone operator, said Tuesday it&#39;s not in talks with partner Verizon Communications to bid for Sprint Corp.
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Australian Grand Prix boss Ron Walker says he won&#39;t be negotiating with organisers of a rival series being planned by major Formula One carmakers, saying the concept is doomed.
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Private equity firm Permira says it will not make a bid for  Britvic, ending speculation about its intentions.