National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) has released findings from its March survey of business conditions, detailing better-than-expected results and signaling an eight-point increase to a record high of 25 points. NAB chief economist Alan Oster has attributed improved conditions to the early lifting of COVID restrictions ahead of schedule around Australia. In contrast, the business confidence index still hovers above average despite shedding 3 points to 15 due to weaker performances in wholesale and manufacturing.
11 May 2020 - Implantable hearing device provider Cochlear (ASX:COH) reports that sales revenue across the business declined by around 60 per cent in April year on year.
16 Oct 2019 - Engineering company Worley (ASX:WOR) has notified the ASX of its operations to the Foreign Investment Review Board, in the context of possible creeping acquisitions by its largest shareholder, Dar Group.
13 Dec 2019 - Infrastructure investment company, Infratil (ASX:IFT), has reduced its full year underlying EBITDAF from continuing operations by $74 million as a result of the sale of Snowtown 2.
26 Nov 2020 - Virgin Money UK (ASX:VUK) report statutory loss after tax of £141 million - this is inclusive of £292 million of exceptional items, including £139 million of integration transformation costs, £113 million of acquisition accounting unwind and £26m of conduct charges.
07 Jul 2020 - Afterpay’s (ASX:APT) trading update for the three month period ended 30 June 2020 shows strong performance delivering underlying sales of $11.1 billion in FY20, more than doubling the prior corresponding period, up 112 per cent.
