Tassal chairman Allan McCallum said David Groves, Gary Helou and Clive Hooke had resigned from Tassal's seven-person board.

A $1.5 billion expansion plan by hardware chain Bunnings will create 6,000 jobs in the next three years, plus another 11,500 during construction.

New BlackBerry boss says the struggling company will stop trying to be "all things to all people" and will focus on its core business market.

The Aussie market seems to have swung around from an inclination to underperform against international benchmarks to outperforming them, an analyst says.

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange at noon on Friday

Franklins supermarket owner Metcash is set to announce impairment charges that will impact on its net profit.

Gambling firm Tabcorp says a legal victory by NSW racing authorities over Betfair and Sportsbet will ensure the viability of Australia's racing indistry.

The Australian share market at open on Friday

A senior telco executive from China joins Telstra's board.

Construction firm Leighton has cuts its profit forecast by $200 million due to problems with its Brisbane Airport Link and Victorian desalination plant.

PepsiCo CEO's remuneration remains relatively flat while remours escalate that he may be replaced as the company puts possible successors in place.

Rio Tinto may sell its specialty aluminas business in Europe after receiving an offer from private investment firm HIG.

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange early on Thursday

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