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Automotive Holdings Group has skidded to a first-half loss, scrapping its dividend and cutting its guidance.

Platinum Asset Management has booked a 27 per cent fall in first-half profit, dragged down by the global equity rout of late-2018 and a plunge in performance fees.

Australia's largest funeral provider InvoCare is trading more than 8 per cent higher despite a dip in revenue linked to a milder winter and effective flu vaccinations.

Coca-Cola Amatil has posted a 6.5 per cent decline in full-year net profit, dragged down by new state recycling schemes and challenges abroad.

Nine shares have surged after the entertainment giant posted a $140 million first-half post-merger profit and said streaming service Stan would soon be making money.

With household debt levels stretched and pressure on budgets from ever the rising cost of living, more attention is now focused on job security rather than demand for higher wages.

Customs at China's northern Dalian port has reportedly banned imports of Australian coal and will cap overall coal imports for 2019 through its harbours at 12 million tonnes.

Property developer Stockland booked a 6.7 per cent drop in funds from operations for the half due to flagging house prices and a sub-par retail performance but bright spots remain, says Morningstar.

A 10pc hike in Qantas's fuel bill has hit the national carrier's bottom line, but overall revenue has risen 5.8pc to $9.2bn.