Fundies vie for US infrastructure pie
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Australian fund managers are hoping to woo sceptical US governors and convince them of the benefits of privatised infrastructure as they try to win a slice of Donald Trump's $US1 trillion spend.
Australian fund managers are hoping to woo sceptical US governors and convince them of the benefits of privatised infrastructure as they try to win a slice of Donald Trump's $US1 trillion spend.
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Rio Tinto's roving chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques has quietly moved the executive epicentre of the mining giant away from its swanky London offices.
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Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott says she gets "depressed" at business bashing because the jobs of millions of Australians depend on having profitable companies.
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The US President lashed out with fresh anger about the intensifying Russia probe, accusing Democrats of enabling a foreign adversary to interfere in the 2016 election and attacking the FBI.
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