The Trump punt: the latest fashion in gambling
For those who consider themselves experts or even gifted amateurs on United States politics, there are opportunities to punt that knowledge.
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Elizabeth Knight
Elizabeth Knight comments on companies, markets and the economy.
It's 'game on' in the battle for control of Fairfax
This bidding war is likely to move the 176-year-old media group into foreign hands.
Skewered Officeworks sale raises wider Wesfarmers questions
The imminent arrival of Amazon has skewered Wesfarmers' ability to do what it does best – horse trading assets.
'Inflexible and defensive': Gloves off in BHP stoush
The latest missive from the activist fund manager is an aggressive assault on BHP's strategy, performance and the billions of dollars Elliott says the company has lost.
Aldi buys into supermarket price war
Aldi is ramping up its marketing efforts with a new brand campaign.
'Dark days' for retailers as Cyclone Amazon approaches
The arrival of Amazon will be an existential moment for some retailers and it will almost certainly trigger of wave of industry rationalisation.
The attack that banks should have seen coming
The federal government's bank levy is as personal as it is punitive and political.
No role for turkeys in Sydney's second airport
The very notion of having the owner of Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport, Sydney Airport, build and operate the city's second airport at Badgerys Creek is akin to putting the turkey in charge of Thanksgiving.
Woolies races to get match fit for Amazon fight
Woolworths was expected to beat Coles in the latest quarterly bout of the great supermarket war. But it shot the lights out.
Why Murdoch is applying the paddles to Ten's heart
On the face of it, Ten Network is probably worth more dead than alive. At least if you are one of the three moguls - Lachlan Murdoch, James Packer and Bruce Gordon - in whose hands its future rests. But the rules of normal financial practice don't apply.
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