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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:35:37 +1000
BHP confirms non-binding $60b takeover offer for rival Anglo American
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BHP, the world’s largest miner, has approached London-listed Anglo American with an offer that could turn into this year’s biggest deal.
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +1000
Heartbreak High is a global hit. So why aren’t there more Aussie shows like it?
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Despite the series’ global runaway success, the future of rich Australian content remains on a knife edge.
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:45:51 +1000
BHP’s clever plan for dealing with Anglo’s poison pills
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BHP has approached the embattled Anglo American mining house with an all-scrip offer that would see the group’s most troublesome assets spun off.
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:32:41 +1000
McKinsey faces US criminal investigation over its opioids work
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McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in the United States over allegations that the consulting firm played a key role in fuelling America’s opioid epidemic.
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:33:57 +1000
Wall Street rally stalls before GDP figures; ASX closed
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Wall Street struggled to gain traction as traders gearing up for key economic data and awaited Facebook parent Meta’s result, which sent the stock tanking in after-hours trading.
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:00:11 +1000
Local Facebook profits soar amid bargaining code stand-off
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The social media giant increased its spending estimates for the year, once again raising questions about whether its futuristic technological bets will eventually pay off.
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 06:34:58 +1000
Boeing burns through cash as crash victims’ families want it prosecuted
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CEO David Calhoun says Boeing is in “a tough moment” as it lost more than half a billion dollars in the first quarter, another sign of the crisis gripping the aircraft manufacturer
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:22:42 +1000
Insider trading: In Silicon Valley, you can be worth billions and it’s not enough
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Andreas Bechtolsheim, the first investor in Google, has an estimated $25 billion fortune. He recently settled charges that he engaged in insider trading for a profit of $US415,726.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +1000
Why Goyder survived even though his climate plan was panned
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For large investors such as pension and superannuation funds, a vote against what climate activists and experts and some shareholders believe is a vague and feeble plan to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement is a no-brainer.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:52:07 +1000
ASX pares back gains on sticky inflation data
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The Australian sharemarket forfeited all of its gains on Wednesday as the latest inflation figures dampened expectations of interest rate cuts.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:26:56 +1000
Chaos, paranoia and overreaction: Robbie Cooke’s tortured Star turn
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Former CEO Robbie Cooke thought he had all the experience needed to rescue Star Entertainment, but his career gamble has led to a spectacular bust.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:06:11 +1000
Personal data of ‘thousands’ of Hungry Jack’s staff exposed in internal leak
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The burger chain admits that 198 employees received an email attachment containing the personal data of possibly thousands of staff.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:43:02 +1000
The Star’s ex-CEO defends ‘controversial’ conduct before second inquiry
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The Star’s former boss Robbie Cooke has defended his tenure at the helm of the struggling casino giant as an inquiry weighs its future.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:32:37 +1000
Biggest climate revolt rocks Woodside as investors turn up heat on emissions
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Australia’s largest oil and gas company has been hit with an unprecedented investor uprising demanding greater action on climate change.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:09:07 +1000
Dart aims for high-grade Victorian gold at Growlers Hill
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Dart Mining has launched into its first drill campaign searching for high-grade gold at its promising Rushworth project, about 160km north of Melbourne.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:45:22 +1000
Fortescue takes ‘milestone step towards green shipping’ amid iron ore hit
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Iron ore shipments of 43.3 million tonnes were six per cent lower than previous corresponding quarter because of the ore derailment in late December and weather disruptions.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:52:33 +1000
Tesla’s profits are being sunk by a tide of electric cars
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First-quarter profits for Elon Musk’s company have more than halved, with the EV market awash with excess capacity and production.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:14:14 +1000
Donald Trump is owed an extra $1.5b worth of shares in Truth Social
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The former US president’s sizable stake in his social media company is set to jump even more as he’s rewarded with additional shares in its parent company. But he can’t sell any of them for months.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000
Buildings as batteries? We need bright ideas like this
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Office blocks have an important part to play in our efforts to limit further climate change. How? Keep reading.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000
Planning hurdles holding back the power grid’s race to renewables
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Wind and solar farms are waiting up to two years for planning permission, as investors take aim at “pinch points” obstructing efforts to wean the grid off coal.
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Defects are not so much a technological problem as a sociological problem.
