Wine Write-downs Hit Foster's Result

FOSTER'S Group has blamed the fluctuating dollar for some of its woes, with the beer and wine producer reporting an 88.4% fall in net profit as it encounters continued pressure on its worldwide wine business.

Foster's Warns Investors Of A Wine-whine Situation

FOSTER'S GROUP has warned that its struggling wine business faces another year of financial turbulence and refused to rule out the possibility of further asset write-downs, after reporting an 88 per cent slump in full-year profit to $111.7 million.

Lions Leave Their Best Until Last

WOLLONGONG Lions ended a 14-game losing streak in spectacular style with an 88-point thumping of Campbelltown in the final round of Sydney AFL at North Dalton Park on Saturday night.

Garbage Warrior

2.5/5 GARBAGE WARRIOR (M, 88 minutes) On limited release

Day 5 Results

DAY 5 RESULTS Archery MEN Individual (70m) Round of 64 Juan Rene Serrano (MEX) d Joseph Walter Muaausa (SAM) 116-88, Daniel Morillo (ESP) d Markiyan Ivashko (UKR) 115-107, Maksim Kunda (BLR) d Takaharu Furukawa (JPN)

Mining Shares

.88.163D Oil.235-.20.225-- .18.033ABM Res.033-.033.038-- 1.12.19ACap Res.43+5.43.44-- .88.32AdamusRes.32-2.32.335-- .77.18AdelphiEn.325-.325.35-- 4.301.41Aditya1.46-71.451.466.854.4

Lucky Loser Hunters Survive In Finals

NEWCASTLE are the lucky losers in the Waratah League after losing their first finals match 101-88 to Bankstown at Newcastle Basketball Stadium on Saturday night.

Pinprick Fines For Workplace Deaths

WHAT price a dead worker? A study by Access Economics has put the statistical value of a human life at $6 million. Yet new research shows that in NSW the average penalty imposed on a construction employer convicted over a workplace death is just $88,000.