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Blue murder! Stokes’ canny Seven West merger and deadline dash

The pieces of Australia’s media puzzle are moving around, and one man is at the centre of it.

30.09.2025 20

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The $600m question facing Nine’s new chairman

Catherine West has stabilised Nine Entertainment, but new chair Peter Tonagh still has a series of big strategic calls to make.

25.09.2025 20

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Peak bubble or new boom? Oracle’s big day is a wake-up call either way

The tech firm’s stunning one-day surge is a real moment. But whether it’s the start of a new chapter in the AI story or the apex of the hype is...

11.09.2025 10

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This Macquarie ‘what if’ could have a $20b answer

Macquarie’s commodities and global markets division can be very hot, and sometimes not. One analyst wonders if it is worth more in another owner’s...

11.09.2025 10

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First ANZ, now NAB: Why the big banks are suddenly cutting jobs

Banking may be entering a cycle where chief executives turn to cost-cutting to offset a range of pressures. These are the six factors driving the...

10.09.2025 10

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Forget Dan Andrews, this is the China ‘reckoning’ that really matters

The former premier’s dumb trip shouldn’t mask Australia’s more pressing concern about the superpower’s future.

06.09.2025 10

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Markets are ignoring Trump and chasing bubble. It’s happening here, too

Trump’s assault on capitalism has drawn little response from investors, who seem too focused on the hot new thing to care. Our profit season proves...

29.08.2025 10

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Santos shock delay a reminder of who it is really dealing with

Santos’ board signed up for one thing and has got another. You can bet it will seek some compensation for the muck-around.

19.08.2025 10

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Westpac shares are surging. Investors should be cautious

After spending the week embroiled in a national conversation about working on Christmas Day, Anthony Miller has given investors some good numbers to...

15.08.2025 10

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Keating, Pratt and plenty of cash: Our rare shot at economic ignition

You couldn’t ask for a better capital markets backdrop to a productivity discussion. Somehow, we keep falling on our feet.

07.08.2025 20

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With 92 days until tariffs hit, investors are ignoring this risk

Sure, the new suite of tariffs isn’t as bad as “liberation day” and won’t really hit Americans until November. But it’s still a giant tax,...

01.08.2025 10

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McKinsey’s productivity north star meets pragmatism of Westpac, Stokes

The corporate sector is moving beyond endlessly defining the problem and starting to stitch together a starting point for Australia’s big...

29.07.2025 20

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What the fight between Seek and Employment Hero is really about

Days before Employment Hero took Seek to court over alleged abuse of market power, a similar fight erupted on Wall Street between JPMorgan and the...

21.07.2025 20

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The deal that could unlock Australia’s next mining hero

BHP’s Olympic Dam expansion could be Australian mining’s next big thing. A crucial piece of the puzzle just fell into place.

16.06.2025 10

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Why oil price is not what this $2trn manager is watching

An hour with a big fixed income manager is a discussion of the big issues. Expect volatility, he says – a bit of a tired line, although not an...

15.06.2025 20

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This is the only outcome markets should fear in Iran-Israel conflict

Markets have reacted predictably to the Israeli attacks on Iran: oil up, gold up, stocks down. But investors need to work through the scenarios of...

13.06.2025 10

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ASIC’s IPO tweak helps, but it’s not the saviour of public markets

Chairman Joe Longo cannot fix the fact private markets will pay more for smaller businesses than public markets, but he can try to make listing...

09.06.2025 20

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Why Bain’s Virgin can cross the public-private markets divide

It is ironic that Virgin launched its listing on the same day ASIC released 50 submissions into its public-private markets review.

04.06.2025 20

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Why CBA’s $100m support for Healthscope is all about optics

Receivership will help fix two of Healthscope’s three problems. Fixing the third will be much harder.

26.05.2025 20

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Investors are too calm on eve of Liberation Day

There are three ways Donald Trump’s announcement could go – and they would probably catch investors by surprise in some way, given current...

02.04.2025 20

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