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Yowie shares dive 36 per cent as guidance slashed, CEO exits
Yowie shares have slumped to a near-five-year low after the confectionary maker slashed its full-year sales guidance and replaced its chief executive.
Yowie shares have slumped to a near-five-year low after the confectionary maker slashed its full-year sales guidance and replaced its chief executive.
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The cafe and bakery giant says negative media coverage is making it harder to attract new franchisees or hold onto existing store owners.
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After 57 years as Australia's shopping centre czar, Sir Frank Lowy has opened up about the reasons he is walking away.
BP and Woolworths will fight to keep their $1.8 billion service station sale alive, accusing the ACCC of botching its assessment of the fuel market.
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