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Australia’s Ramsay H1 profit rises 72 percent (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care Ltd. RHC.AX, reported a 72 percent jump in first-half profit, boosted by its takeover of Affinity hospitals, and stood by its full-year forecast for low double-digit growth in earnings per share.

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care Ltd. RHC.AX, reported a 72 percent jump in first-half profit, boosted by its takeover of Affinity hospitals, and stood by its full-year forecast for low double-digit growth in earnings per share.



Australia’s Ramsay H1 profit rises 72 percent (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care Ltd. , reported a 72 percent jump in first-half profit, boosted by its takeover of Affinity hospitals, and stood by its full-year forecast for low double-digit growth in earnings per share.

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care Ltd. , reported a 72 percent jump in first-half profit, boosted by its takeover of Affinity hospitals, and stood by its full-year forecast for low double-digit growth in earnings per share.



Australia’s Woolworths H1 rises 22 pct (Reuters)

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia’s largest grocer, Woolworths Ltd. WOW.AX , posted a 22 percent rise in first-half profit, driven by food and liquor sales and a cost cutting program, and said recent acquisitions would help boost its fiscal 2006 result.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia’s largest grocer, Woolworths Ltd. WOW.AX , posted a 22 percent rise in first-half profit, driven by food and liquor sales and a cost cutting program, and said recent acquisitions would help boost its fiscal 2006 result.



UPDATE 1-Australia’s Ramsay H1 profit rises 72 percent (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care Ltd. RHC.AX, reported a 72 percent jump in first-half profit, topping market forecasts after its takeover of Affinity hospitals, and stood by its outlook for low double-digit growth in annual earnings per share.

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care Ltd. RHC.AX, reported a 72 percent jump in first-half profit, topping market forecasts after its takeover of Affinity hospitals, and stood by its outlook for low double-digit growth in annual earnings per share.



UPDATE 2-Australia’s Woolworths H1 rises 22 pct (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

Australia’s Ramsay H1 profit beats forecasts (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care Ltd. , reported a 72 percent jump in first-half profit, topping market forecasts after its takeover of Affinity hospitals, and stood by its outlook for low double-digit growth in annual earnings per share.

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care Ltd. , reported a 72 percent jump in first-half profit, topping market forecasts after its takeover of Affinity hospitals, and stood by its outlook for low double-digit growth in annual earnings per share.



UPDATE 2-Australia’s Ramsay H1 profit beats forecasts (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care Ltd. RHC.AX, reported a 72 percent jump in first-half profit, topping market forecasts after its takeover of Affinity hospitals, and stood by its outlook for low double-digit growth in annual earnings per share.

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care Ltd. RHC.AX, reported a 72 percent jump in first-half profit, topping market forecasts after its takeover of Affinity hospitals, and stood by its outlook for low double-digit growth in annual earnings per share.



Powell on his way to Melbourne (The Courier Mail)

THE world’s fastest man, Asafa Powell, is on his way to Australia with his mind set on winning two Commonwealth Games gold medals. Powell left his native Jamaica today and will arrive in Melbourne tomorrow morning.

THE world’s fastest man, Asafa Powell, is on his way to Australia with his mind set on winning two Commonwealth Games gold medals. Powell left his native Jamaica today and will arrive in Melbourne tomorrow morning.



Australia’s Woolworths H1 up on sales, cost cuts (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia’s largest grocer, Woolworths Ltd. , posted a better-than-expected 22 percent rise in first-half profit, driven by higher food and liquor sales and cost cuts.

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia’s largest grocer, Woolworths Ltd. , posted a better-than-expected 22 percent rise in first-half profit, driven by higher food and liquor sales and cost cuts.



UPDATE 3-Australia’s Woolworths H1 up on sales, cost cuts (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

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