澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-09-01（打印版）

Virgin Australia says its major shakeup has pushed the airline to a fully loss. Virgin took 100-million-dollar hit from a fast tracked restructure that’s / the company at business-class seats, switch to a new ticketing system and make two big acquisitions. The airline made a net loss of 98 million dollars last financial year. It also booked 48 million dollars in carbon cost as it boosted capacity. Chief executive John Borghetti says the lost came during the most aggressive competition in the aviation industry in the last two decades.

Falling sales in Australia and Europe have contributed to a 17.5% slide in Harvey Norman’s four-year profit. The furniture electrical retailer made 142 million dollars after tax in the last financial year. Globally, the company sales were down 3%.

What’s to the market reaction, and there was mixed sentiment in response to the profit numbers. Harvey Norman shares ended up 4.5%. Virgin Australia shares dipped a 3.7%. And Telstra managed some solid gains. After a slow start, the board of Australian share market headed to a strong finish with bank striving the gains. The All Ords added 0.8% as did the ASX 200 Index. Across the region, most markets are weaker. Japan’s Nikkei has slipped 0.5%. And on currency markets, the Australian dollar is recovering against the greenback. It’s buying 89.44 US cents.

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-09-01（在线收听）