Big sugar fires back over tax
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Australian soft drink makers say a tax on sugary beverages will do little to combat obesity.
When people look to downgrade their health policies as prices rise, they need to watch out for plans that offer little more than the public Medicare system, say consumer advocates.
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Usually when companies come out with a new formula, they want the public to know. But Kraft waited until 50 million boxes had sold.
A study has found three-quarters of one age group exceeding the guidelines for daily sugar intake.
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The Australian dollar continued to trade under US76¢ for most of Tuesday as speculation continued that the US Federal Reserve could raise interest rates as soon as next month.
The New Zealand sharemarket hit a fresh record high on Tuesday but the market's dividend yield still looks attractive.
Shares trade slightly lower, pulled down by the big banks and miners.
Australian capital city house prices rose 0.2 per cent in the December quarter, beating market expectations, official figures show.
Some homeowners will be better off under the deal that proposes abolishing stamp duty and introducing an annual land tax.
Nick Scali chief executive Anthony Scali has reaffirmed his commitment to the furniture retailer by buying shares owned by his brother and sister as part of a $70 million family sell-down.
Upper management trembles when a new CEO arrives, with the ''new broom'' syndrome playing out again in corporate Australia.
Blythe Masters is confident that Australia will build one of the world's first distributed ledgers of scale, which will slash billions from bank costs.
The chairman of the competition regulator ACCC has cited alleged manipulation of a key benchmark interest rate as evidence that banking competition is not intense enough.Â
A 15 per cent surge in copper prices may have thwarted the deal makers.
AGL Energy says strike action is a threat to Victoria's power security.
An investigation is underway in New Zealand into whether news of a surprise official interest rate cut on March 10 was leaked.
Roger Agnelli, the Brazilian banker who turned Vale SA into the world's No. 1 iron ore producer, died on Saturday in a plane crash. He was 56.
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You'd have thought negative interest rates would fuel a boom in diamonds, antiques and fine wine. But you'd be wrong.
New accounting standards are likely to affect how real estate deals are structured, experts say.
Small suburban stores continue to attract investors in 2016.
The $2.5 billion DEXUS Property takeover stoush for the listed Investa Office Fund is undervalued and should be rejected, according to the fund's current manager.
Residential developments from office conversion, infrastructure upgrades and the new metro rail project are creating a perfect storm of demand for commercial space in Sydney's northern suburbs.
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It pays to check out care options sooner rather than later.
The price-earnings ration is the go-to metric for valuing companies, but it holds real risks.
Finding the money to get a creative business started can be a hard slog.
Bring it on say small businesses as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull moves the budget forward to 3 May.
Companies controlled by high-profile rich listers have revealed their tax bills publicly for the first time.
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