Last updated: April 8, 2018
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NEWS

US eyes coal opening on Aurizon

Rhiannon Hoyle

US coal shippers are poised to step in and supply Asian markets if Aurizon follows through on its threat to cut rail capacity.

    Slater spruiks MG class action

    SUE NEALES

    As Slater & Gordon gets set to launch a Murray Goulburn class action, $200m from the Saputo sale will be set aside.

      Mr Rich List jumps to The Oz

      Will Glasgow, Christine Lacy

      The Australian has hired John Stensholt, the brains behind AFR’s rich list, to drive reporting on the country’s wealthiest.

        Stocks finish choppy session flat

        Samantha Bailey

        The local bourse limped to a flat close in light, choppy trade after fresh trade tensions offset strong offshore leads.

          Lendlease unveils $10m reef gift

          Elizabeth Redman

          Lendlease and the federal government have announced plans to donate $10m to a Great Barrier Reef protection plan.

            AGL’s Vesey defends Liddell plan

            Andrew White, MATT CHAMBERS

            AGL’s CEO has made the case for the 2022 closure of its Liddell plant, saying it would help drive down energy prices.

              Who makes real Cuban rum?

              Heather Scott

              US-based Bacardi says it has the original recipe, but Pernod Ricard insists its Cuba-distilled Havana Club is the real thing.

                Blue Sky wins start-up ally

                David Swan

                Embattled fund manager Blue Sky has been backed by fashion start-up Shoes of Prey, as its shares recover from a battering.

                  Stocks down on trade tensions

                  Trevor Chappell

                  The local bourse had pared some of its early losses by noon as Asian markets remained calm despite fresh tariff talk.

                    Grocery shares tipped to rise

                    Samantha Bailey

                    Shares in Woolworths and Wesfarmers could rise as much as 10pc as consumers become less price focused, UBS says.

                      COMMENTARY

                      Abrahams exits CBA comms run

                      Will Glasgow, Christine Lacy

                      CBA’s head spinner Kate Abrahams has announced, three days before Matt Comyn takes over as CEO, she’s leaving.

                        Brexit boon for Aussie trade

                        Raphael Hogarth

                        Canberra has greater leverage with the UK on trade because Britain wants a quick deal to prove Brexit is going well.

                          BHP and a tale of dual listings

                          Robert Gottliebsen

                          Warnings were issued 15 years ago. Now, the dangers of BHP’s dual-listing structure are becoming more evident.

                            PM should keep hands off Liddell

                            John Durie

                            The Liddell power station fiasco is yet another example of what goes wrong when politicians get their hands into the cookie jar.

                              Alinta calls in the advisers

                              Will Glasgow, Christine Lacy

                              Alinta chief Jeff Dimery is understood to have formally appointed corporate advisers to assist with any potential Liddell deal.

                                The $65bn trade war question

                                Stephen Bartholomeusz

                                Is the threat of a US-China trade war real or are the economic titans simply staking out ground ahead of a grand bargain?

                                  A pox on both your tax policies

                                  Robert Gottliebsen

                                  Both the Coalition and the ALP are putting forward tax policies that are based on incorrect assumptions.

                                    Fintech’s new funding milestone

                                    RICHARD GLUYAS

                                    Westpac’s $10m-plus investment in Assembly Payments is less than a third of a much larger, if undisclosed, capital raising.

                                      Putting fear in bank boardrooms

                                      Stephen Bartholomeusz

                                      As APRA focuses on bankers’ pay, looming accountability measures will add an element of fear in senior ranks.

                                        Close the contracts loophole

                                        Robert Gottliebsen

                                        A significant number of large Australian firms believe they’s found ways to defy parliament’s will on unfair contracts.

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