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 Telstra's chief executive David Thodey has caught many by surprise announcing he is leaving the telco after nearly six years at the helm.The departure comes a week after Telstra posted a massive 2.1 billion dollars first half profit.In a sign Telstra's board is looking for more of the same from the firm.The current chief finance officer Andrew Penn will take charge after Mr. Thodey's last day at the end of April.David Thodey is likely to look for board position in future.He says he is proud of what the company achieved.

 
Medibank private has released its first financial result as a publicly listed company.A prior-write-down helps Medibank's net profit more than double to 144 millions dollars in the first half,but the firm's revenue's growth of five per cent fell well short of what's  outlined in the firm's prospectus1.
 
Santo is refusing to say how many more jobs will be cut as it seeks to offset2 the recent rapid fall in oil prices.The oil and gas producer lost 935 million dollars in 2014 as a result to recent major asset write-downs. Santo.Santo  says more than 500 jobs have been cut since November,but won't say what the total is likely to be.
 
Shares in Santo drop 2.5 per cent today,Telstra's shares ended the session flat. Medibank was down 3.5 per cent by the close.Advertising3 firm STW was the worst performer TATTS THE BEST.The broader Australian share market lost ground on its disappointing earnings4 numbers.The All Ords and the ASX 200 index fell .4 per cent.The Australian dollar right now is worth 78 US cents.

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1 prospectus e0Hzm     
n.计划书；说明书；慕股书
参考例句：
  • An order form was included with the prospectus.订单附在说明书上。
  • The prospectus is the most important instrument of legal document.招股说明书是上市公司信息披露制度最重要法律文件。
2 offset mIZx8     
n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿
参考例句：
  • Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
  • He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。
3 advertising 1zjzi3     
n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的
参考例句：
  • Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
  • The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
4 earnings rrWxJ     
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
参考例句：
  • That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
  • Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

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