Babcock Requests Trading Halt As Lenders Withhold Money

THINGS have gone from bad to worse for besieged investment group Babcock & Brown with the company in a trading halt after revealing it is in dispute with one of its lenders.

Trading In Connecteast Shares Frozen As Toll Road Fails To Fire

FAR fewer drivers are using EastLink than predicted, forcing operator ConnectEast to freeze trading in its shares while it raises money to cover its $1.9billion debt.