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Corporates fear policy mayhem

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  omss, this is your Australian Business update for Mon Aug 23 08:30:34 EST 2010  
 
Corporates fear policy mayhem
Andrew Forrest leads resource tax protest Annabel Hepworth and Damon Kitney BUSINESS believes a hung parliament and the Greens holding the Senate balance of power could cause uncertainty and hit economic reform.
 
 
$A weaker on election uncertainty
Dollar THE Australian dollar opened weaker today, falling nearly half a per cent as uncertainty remains over the federal election result.
 
Foster's on guard against predators
Foster's Brett Clegg and Tracy Lee FOSTER'S Group remains on a war footing as predators including the London-listed SAB Miller circle the iconic $12bn beer and wine group.
 
BHP faces tough sell on Potash
Aus Bus Pix Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Miles Costello and Leo Lewis BHP Billiton could face an uphill struggle to sell its $US39 billion hostile bid for Potash Corp to its shareholders this week.
 
Resources tax could be buried by result
mining Andrew Burrell MINING industry chiefs are celebrating Labor's poor showing, buoyed by rising hopes the government's resources rent tax faces the axe.
 
Telstra in limbo on NBN
telecommunications networking Mitchell Bingemann A SHIFTING customer landscape and poor financial results had prepared Telstra to adapt to the advent of the National Broadband Network.
 
Poll puts super rise in doubt
Superannuation Katherine Jimenez PEAK superannuation bodies have warned the proposed increase in the superannuation guarantee levy from 9 per cent to 12 per cent is at risk.
 
Season heats up as big boys unveil profits
BHP Billtion Katherine Jiminez and Sarah-Jane Tasker THE financial market is gearing up for the busiest week of the reporting season, when investors will scrutinise blue-chip earnings.
 
Financial Markets
$A weaker on election uncertainty
Dollar THE Australian dollar opened weaker today, falling nearly half a per cent as uncertainty remains over the federal election result.
 
Season heats up as big boys unveil profits
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Mining & Energy
BHP faces tough sell on Potash
Aus Bus Pix Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Miles Costello and Leo Lewis BHP Billiton could face an uphill struggle to sell its $US39 billion hostile bid for Potash Corp to its shareholders this week.
 
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Jennifer Hewett
Living with minority rule
THIS election result is unambiguously bad for business and the impact is likely to be obvious as soon as the markets open this morning.
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David Uren
Foreign investors bet against RBA
FOREIGN investors are flooding the market for Australian government bonds.
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