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Digital dreams close to reality
FOR Horst Kayser, the world of tomorrow is not so much a dream, but a reality yet to be stamped with a delivery date.
Best inauguration stocks since JFK
US stocks have closed higher in a modest but broadbased advance as Donald Trump was sworn in as US President.
NAB decides to pass the parcel
NATIONAL Australia Bank is winding back its relationship with online payment partner Australia Post after a system outage that is believed to have cost the bank a lucrative Netflix contract.
Alcoa’s $230m lifeline for smelter
ALCOA’S Portland aluminium smelter has secured a four-year lifeline after striking a new electricity deal with AGL and receiving a $230 million government rescue package.
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Jan’s ties laid bare: Bellamy’s
KATHMANDU co-founder Jan Cameron has emerged as one of the forces behind the mysterious shareholder trying to roll the board of beleaguered infant formula maker Bellamy’s Australia.
Fashion raiders in $500m blitz
THE growth of foreign retail titans Zara, Uniqlo and H&M may be slowing in Australia but the trio is seizing more than $500 million in potential sales from Australian rivals.
World economy Brexit blueprint raises eyebrows
NOBEL prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says he is surprised the British Government is pursuing a strategy that will remove the country from the European Union’s single market.
The economy Pullback leaves glass half full
CONSUMERS are optimistic about the outlook for their finances but still concerned about the contraction in the economy reported last month, Westpac economists say.
One in two Aussies looking for work
A NEW job is on the New Year to-do list for about half of all workers – and it’s not because they’re depressed about the end of summer holidays.
How to take off in business
MANY Australian business leaders and entrepreneurs try to get away for a break at this time of year to do some thinking — but Jo Burston takes it more seriously than most.
