澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-02-22（在线收听） |
Telstra's chief executive David Thodey has caught many by surprise announcing he is leaving the telco after nearly six years at the helm.The departure comes a week after Telstra posted a massive 2.1 billion dollars first half profit.In a sign Telstra's board is looking for more of the same from the firm.The current chief finance officer Andrew Penn will take charge after Mr. Thodey's last day at the end of April.David Thodey is likely to look for board position in future.He says he is proud of what the company achieved. Medibank private has released its first financial result as a publicly listed company.A prior-write-down helps Medibank's net profit more than double to 144 millions dollars in the first half,but the firm's revenue's growth of five per cent fell well short of what's outlined in the firm's prospectus.
Santo is refusing to say how many more jobs will be cut as it seeks to offset the recent rapid fall in oil prices.The oil and gas producer lost 935 million dollars in 2014 as a result to recent major asset write-downs. Santo.Santo says more than 500 jobs have been cut since November,but won't say what the total is likely to be.
Shares in Santo drop 2.5 per cent today,Telstra's shares ended the session flat. Medibank was down 3.5 per cent by the close.Advertising firm STW was the worst performer TATTS THE BEST.The broader Australian share market lost ground on its disappointing earnings numbers.The All Ords and the ASX 200 index fell .4 per cent.The Australian dollar right now is worth 78 US cents. |
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