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A performer welcomes guests at Warner Bros. Movie World in July this year. Movie World reopened to the public with extra safety and hygiene measures in place following its temporary closure on 23 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Media & marketing

Open theme parks unlock value for Village Roadshow bid

Village Roadshow says the successful public opening of its theme parks will trigger a lift in suitor BGH's offer price to $2.32 per share, but no additional contingent payments are on the cards.

  • by Colin Kruger
Joe Biden's victory has set up the market for a rally.
Opinion
Wall Street

Wall St finds a silver lining from a messy election

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
The benchmark ASX 200 added 5.4 per cent across the week.
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Markets Live

As it happened: ASX gains 1.8% to 8-month high

  • by Alex Druce and Lucy Battersby
Village Roadshow shareholders will vote on the two takeover schemes later this month.
Media & marketing

'Simply unacceptable': Village Roadshow takeover bid knocked by major investor

  • by Zoe Samios
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe used his second-ever press conference to outline a huge program of rate cuts and bond purchases in a bid to safeguard the country's economic recovery.
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Interest rates

Reserve Bank struggles to stay relevant in a post-inflation world

  • by Ross Gittins
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Rugby union will become part of a broader play for Stan.
Opinion
Streaming

Fox Sports drops the rugby ball and Stan Sport is born

There is still plenty of risk attached to Nine's decision to tough it out with the Hollywood streaming services - but its entry into sport should mitigate it.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
A performer welcomes guests at Warner Bros. Movie World in July this year. Movie World reopened to the public with extra safety and hygiene measures in place following its temporary closure on 23 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Media & marketing

Open theme parks unlock value for Village Roadshow bid

Village Roadshow says the successful public opening of its theme parks will trigger a lift in suitor BGH's offer price to $2.32 per share, but no additional contingent payments are on the cards.

  • by Colin Kruger
Two Crown bank accounts were riddled with suspicious transactions over several years.
Casinos

Crown probe raises criminal breach for dealing with dirty money

  • by Patrick Hatch
Quipmo founder Chris Evans.
Startups

Surf, ski and bike hire gets the sharing economy treatment with Perth start-up

  • by Hamish Hastie
Chevron announced in June that it would seek to sell out of its stake in the North West Shelf venture.
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Energy

Woodside clears another hurdle as Scarborough gas vision inches closer

  • by Hamish Hastie
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Markets

Wall Street has climbed across the board on Thursday.
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The Short Squeeze

The Short Squeeze: Is Trump's defeat good for markets?

  • by Lucy Battersby
Opinion
Wall Street

Wall St finds a silver lining from a messy election

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Wall Street

Warren Buffett goes on historic $US9b stock buyback spree

  • by Katherine Chiglinsky

The economy

A new plan to transform NSW's energy market has been met with mixed reactions from industry.
Energy

NSW power play sparks divisions across Australia's energy sector

  • by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Opinion
Global economy

Echoes of Obama: Biden's economy faces a long road to recovery

  • by Neil Irwin
Opinion
Global economy

China's still the economic enemy with Biden in the White House

  • by Russell Lynch

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Startups

Quipmo founder Chris Evans.
Startups

Surf, ski and bike hire gets the sharing economy treatment with Perth start-up

Chris Evans, a keen surfer, applied the idea to outdoor sports equipment while dreaming about travel during long stretches of study for his MBA at the University of Queensland in 2016.

  • by Hamish Hastie
Whole Kids co-founder Monica Meldrum turned to equity crowdfunding to raise money.
Startups

Women-founded businesses struggle to attract funding during coronavirus

The lion's share of Australian venture capital investment cash during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to flow to men.

  • by Cara Waters
What is it about franchise businesses that makes them so vulnerable to employee and other issues?
Opinion
Startups

Why franchises struggle with employees

  • by James Adonis
NIB managing director Mark Fitzgibbon said it was prudent to listen to public health experts when deciding on coronavirus restrictions.
Coronavirus pandemic

Nib banks on 'strong recovery' in international student market

  • by Emma Koehn
Flare co-founders from left: Dan Cohen, James Windon, are partnering with MYOB.
Startups

HR startup Flare banks $22m in fresh funding from MYOB, Malcolm Turnbull

  • by Cara Waters

Consumer affairs

More Australians have taken up punting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gaming & wagering

Online bookies come out on top as betting soars on Melbourne Cup

  • by Patrick Hatch
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Shopping

Australians shopping from bed, the toilet and the pub

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Media & marketing

When the public side with the powerful over press freedom, we all lose

  • by Osman Faruqi

Workplace

Athletes at the Australian track and field championships for athletes with a disability.
Opinion
The lowdown

Entrepreneurial spirit built of necessity for people with disability

  • by Simon Darcy, Jock Collins and Megan Stronach
Opinion
MyCareer

We are failing the young out of blinkered self-interest

  • by Jim Bright
Coronavirus pandemic

Working from home delivers 'more thinking time', says Wall Street boss

  • by Michelle F. Davis

Commercial real estate

Clem Newton-Brown's Picnic Island getaway.
Commercial real estate

Crowd funding comes through for offbeat island venture

  • by Nicole Lindsay
Commercial real estate

Rattan screens help restore hotel's 1920s look

  • by Stephen Crafti
Commercial real estate

'Big box' retail bounces back as deals flow

  • by Tim Boreham

Mining

The steel sector generates up to 10 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.
Mining

BHP targets China's steel sector emissions as climate pressure builds

  • by Nick Toscano
Indigenous culture

Juukan inquiry chair calls on Rio Tinto to salvage what it can after visit to Pilbara site

  • by Hamish Hastie
Mining

Gina Rinehart's wealth soars as Hancock Prospecting reports $4b profit

  • by Nick Toscano

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