11. Australian stocks fell, led by Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., amid lingering concern the economic upheaval in Asia will hurt profits for most Australian companies. 12. Australian stocks fell as concern about the effect on Australian company earnings of plunging currencies and slowing growth in Asia offset a jump in New Corp. shares. 13. Australian companies law forbids manipulation that creates abnormal prices to produce a profit in financial markets. 14. Australian industrial companies have been doing it tough. 15. Australian stocks fell as concern about the effect on Australian company earnings of plunging currencies and slowing growth in Asia offset a jump in News Corp. shares. 16. A spokeswoman for Westfield, an Australian company whose U.S. subsidiary is in Los Angeles, also declined to comment. 17. Buenaventura says it had a firm first option to acquire the stake that was violated when it was sold to an Australian company. 18. But a little-known Australian company, Biota Holdings, has a similar drug well advanced in human trials, and could beat Gilead to market. 19. Buybacks of Australian shares by the Australian company are subject to approval by the review board. 20. Cheil and Golden Harvest have a joint venture to distribute movies throughout Asia, and another venture, with an Australian company, to build multiplexes in Korea. |