03 Sep 2010 - Aus shares likely to open higher. Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG) is facing a lawsuit from a major US shareholder, Leucadia National.
03 Sep 2010 - The local share market is marginally higher at midday. Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) says global operating conditions have improved from historic lows, but that the aviation sector remains highly competitive.
03 Sep 2010 - The local share market closes modestly higher. Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:SIP) could face a class action relating to non-disclosure surrounding its $297 million capital raising.