Potash puts heat on BHP over cold calls

omss, this is your Australian Business update for Wed Sep 01 08:18:00 EST 2010
	Potash puts heat on BHP over cold calls Matt Chambers POTASH Corporation of Saskatchewan has ramped up the hostilities as it fights BHP Billiton's $US40 billion ($45bn) takeover bid.   JP Morgan to end proprietary trading Matthias Rieker JP Morgan is winding down its proprietary trading operations, according to a person familiar with the matter.   Wall St closes up after bruising month Donna Kardos Yesalavich US stocks have eked out a tiny advance, in the conclusion of a bruising month for the market.   Export bottleneck removal delayed EXCLUSIVE: Matt Chambers EXPORTS from the $1.98 billion first stage of the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) have been pushed back by up to a year.   Rivercity write-off takes toll Tracy Lee RIVERCITY Motorway, the operator of Brisbane's Clem7 bypass, has just enough cash to keep the project going for another 12 months.   Sell-off key to propping up Centro Maurice Dunlevy A HALF-SHARE sale of Centro Properties Group's syndicates business is almost certain to become a major part of restructure plans.   CBA banks on real-time boost Scott Murdoch COMMONWEALTH Bank has set the ambitious target of slashing the cost-to-income ratio for its retail banking to the lowest in the world.   Uncertainty weighs on investors Michael Bennet CORPORATE Australia's guarded outlook and concern about the global economy is likely to continue to weigh on share trading in coming months.   Financial Markets Wall St closes up after bruising month Donna Kardos Yesalavich US stocks have eked out a tiny advance, in the conclusion of a bruising month for the market.   Oil price tumbles on demand concerns Gold price moves close to record highs   Financial Markets Coverage   Mining & Energy Oil price tumbles on demand concerns Jerry DiColo OIL tumbled today, settling below $US72 a barrel as investors turned their attention toward high US oil supplies and the slowing economy.   Gold price moves close to record highs Export bottleneck removal delayed   More Mining & Energy Coverage		08:13am Credit Suisse may reignite bonus row 07:07am US stocks have worst August since 2001 07:00am Wall St closes up after bruising month 06:44am Fed okays China's Morgan Stanley stake 06:38am JP Morgan to end proprietary trading 06:19am Oil price tumbles on demand concerns 06:06am Gold price moves close to record highs 05:55am Fed signals steady policy path 04:36am Wall St lower amid volatile trade 12:00am Minara back in the black 12:00am UGL may appoint offshore director 12:00am Bullish Qantas on the rise again 12:00am Becton offered a way out 12:00am Sell-off key to propping up Centro 12:00am Resources rule as banks retreat   More Business Breaking News
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