Business
Market movers
BHP braces for rising costs, labour crunch in ‘volatile’ year ahead
Australia’s biggest miner has reported a slump in iron ore shipments in the past quarter as new waves of COVID-19 infections hit its workforce and add to labour shortages across its operations.
- by Nick Toscano and Lachlan Abbott
Currency
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Companies
JB Hi-Fi posts record sales on back of online boom
Online sales at the electronic retailer have jumped by 52.8 per cent as consumers continue their tech buying sprees.
- by Emma Koehn
BHP braces for rising costs, labour crunch in ‘volatile’ year ahead
Australia’s biggest miner has reported a slump in iron ore shipments in the past quarter as new waves of COVID-19 infections hit its workforce and add to labour shortages across its operations.
- by Nick Toscano and Lachlan Abbott
Nuix’s latest horror outlook revealed to sharemarket
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Markets
Updated
World markets
The Wrap: ASX posts best day in three weeks thanks to tech rally
- by Lachlan Abbott
The economy
Opinion
Interest rates
Don’t be fooled: Good economic stories often sound like bad news
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Inside China
Flatlining: China’s economy has been crippled by its zero-COVID policies
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion & Perspectives
Europe’s future set to be decided in the next few days
Italy’s woes and Germany’s over-reliance on Russian gas are threatening to devastate Europe and tear it apart. This is the week that could shape its fate.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Don’t be fooled: Good economic stories often sound like bad news
These are neither the best nor worst of times. Yes, inflation and interest rates are rising – but unemployment is at an almost 50-year low.
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
Nuix’s latest horror outlook revealed to sharemarket
The Australian tech company keeps finding new ways to disappoint investors.
Banking & finance
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
Navigating the booby traps hidden in ANZ’s deal to buy Suncorp Bank
- by Elizabeth Knight
Updated
Mergers & acquisitions
ANZ’s move to buy Suncorp’s banking arm for $4.9 billion to face intense scrutiny
- by Simone Fox Koob and Clancy Yeates
Entrepreneurship
Opinion
Workplace culture
Wartime CEO: Mark Zuckerberg’s ruthlessness is what Facebook needs now
As storm clouds gather around the tech giants, Mark Zuckerberg is the right person for the job as he looks to protect his company’s bottom line.
- by Parmy Olson
The Warren Buffett protege doing her own thing
At 24, fresh out of business school with barely any formal work experience, Tracy Britt Cool mailed a letter to legendary investor Warren Buffett.
- by Anupreeta Das
Media
Workplace
Opinion
Work therapy
My colleagues and I wished the office was less boring. Careful what you wish for
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
MyCareer Education
Informal support at universities is key to students’ wellbeing
- by Lorna Moxham
Commercial real estate
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Commercial real estate
Corner office makes a comeback as city firm ditches hot desking
- by Carolyn Cummins
Mining
BHP braces for rising costs, labour crunch in ‘volatile’ year ahead
- by Nick Toscano and Lachlan Abbott