Elizabeth Knight

Elizabeth Knight comments on companies, markets and the economy.

Domino's is biting off a chunk of the German pizza market, the world's fourth largest.

Domino's taking bigger slice of the global pizza

Elizabeth Knight Addictive fast food and easy-to use ordering tech is the perfect profit mix.

Suncorp gets cold shoulder from investors

Elizabeth Knight With climate change and global gas emissions taking the main stage as a central policy issue for governments around the world it was curious that one of Australia's largest general insurers...

Clive Palmer battling hard to save empire

Elizabeth Knight Gumtree post, January 2016: For sale – one (barely used) dinosaur theme park, five corporate jets, a set of plans for a replica of the Titanic, an abandoned former luxury resort on prime...

The week that will unveil the real Clive Palmer

Elizabeth Knight The billionaire tag is clearly a misnomer, but is Clive Palmer headed the same way as Nathan Tinkler?

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Clive Palmer - broke or bluffing?

Elizabeth Knight Today is shaping up to be the one that unveils the real Clive Palmer.

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Broadspectrum provides little protection from hostile takeover bid

Elizabeth Knight The Australian company running our detention centres refused a takeover offer a year ago; now it may have to sell for much less.

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Private equity record isn't Spotless

Elizabeth Knight The close to 40 per cent nose dive in the share price of services company Spotless has provided the latest salvo in what is emerging as an attack on companies bre-birthed from the cocoon of private...

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Markets respond favourably to more certainty on US interest rate rise

Elizabeth Knight Investors in the Australian market can thank US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen for the handy boost to our local market on Thursday.

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David Jones finds its cool, defies department store extinction

Elizabeth Knight It seems the grand dame of Australia's high-end department stores is shaking off its staid image.

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BHP directors will need their flak jackets at shareholder meeting

Elizabeth Knight This week's AGM is shaping up as a tough outing for the mining giant's board.

Affiliates need to be fleet of foot

Elizabeth Knight It's not all that surprising that the regional television companies are desperately looking to be saved.

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Santos cash package repels potential takeover predators

Elizabeth Knight Time will tell if shareholders will join disappointed suitors.

Being green is the new black for Australian banks

Elizabeth Knight The banks have upped the ante on climate, which, alongside gender and a focus on promoting innovation, has become a touchstone issue.

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