Why the Tabcorp takeover of Tatts should get the green light
The results presented by gaming and wagering giant Tabcorp on Thursday underline why the competition regulator should reverse its 10-year-old decision to block a merger with Tatts.
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Elizabeth Knight comments on companies, markets and the economy.
UK start-up, acquisition costs mar Tabcorp result
Tabcorp's bottomline performance was down 28.1 per cent - marred by a series of one-off losses associated with its UK start-up business Sun Bet, litigation with regulator Austrac and costs associated with acquisitions.
Future Fund managers must walk political tightrope
Within three years, Australians may witness one of the biggest financial raids in history.
Miners smiling but gloomy days ahead for banks
In the next couple of weeks investors will see real evidence of the fact that the Australian corporate earnings drought has broken. After two years of falling profits they are now expected to rise around 6 to 7 per cent.
Packer tipped for tie-up with pokie-heavy clubs
Don't be surprised if we continue to see changes in the gaming market in 2017 - with the next one looking like a tie up between James Packer's Crown Resorts and ClubsNSW.
Australia's new five speed property market
2016 was meant to be the year the housing bubble started to seriously deflate.
Forget Christmas cheer for Seven board members
There will be no relaxed Christmas break for Kerry Stokes and the directors of his Seven West Media.
Bellamy's Chinese burn causes more financial pain
The saga of Bellamy's demonstrates just how rapidly a company can move from being a sharemarket darling with seemingly limitless growth prospects to a sharemarket pariah with a questionable business model.
Sex, drugs, and shareholders' money: Channel Seven's drama
Billionaire media mogul Kerry Stokes has a very important decision to make.
Why Packer's Crown is cashing in its chips at Macau
You can read James Packer's sell down and impending exit out of the Macau market many ways.
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