There’s a standoff at funerals group InvoCare, with potentially serious ramifications for the company’s board and investors.
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Wesley Mission will shut all its Sydney aged care centres due to problems attracting enough staff to fulfil new workforce and care requirements imposed by the Albanese government.
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Leaders at the bank have to be visible on the floor, they must meet with clients, they need to teach and advise, the firm’s operating committee told staff.
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Changes recommended by a royal commission and adopted by the Albanese government require a registered nurse on site 24 hours a day.
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“We want to buy good businesses that are run by people we like and trust at a decent price, and we’ll keep doing that,” the billionaire said on CNBC from Tokyo.
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Street Talk’s spotted Sydney Airport and Telstra teeing up roadshows for the coming week, which investors reckon, would parlay into Euro-denominated investment grade debt deals.
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Fidelity’s Clare Coleman shares which company is the most undervalued stock in the market, as well as which companies make good takeover targets.
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Swap pricing showed expectations for the effective fed funds rate in December to be nearly a half point below the current 4.83 per cent level.
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Persistent inflationary pressures, however, offset concerns about the failure of several regional US banks ahead of the latest policy meeting.
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UBS analyst Shaun Cousins has crunched the numbers on a potential restart of Australian wine exports to China. Here's what he found.
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McMillan Shakespeare substantial sells into post-results rally #streettalk
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The cash rate is a useful starting point when assessing the relative merit of assets as it allows you to judge whether the additional return is adequate.
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Canon’s new EOS R8 combines significant virtues you don’t often see together: low cost, and a full-frame sensor.
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Whether it’s artwork or gold and silver bullion bought by your SMSF, there are strict rules that apply to ownership, valuation, storage, insurance and use.
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Arguments over the large VNI West project lay bare the fundamental divisions over the need for major new transmission lines to support the energy transition.
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Billionaire turned ex-bankrupt Nathan Tinkler is no stranger to demands for payment.
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Concerns over the country’s housing crisis have surged across the property sector, and rank as the sector’s most critical issue to be addressed by the federal government.
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How much de-stressing can be packed into a weekend? Prepare to have your soul blessed – and grab a bath pillow. Your time starts now.
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#Breaking Labour market shows few signs of buckling under the pressure of higher interest rates.
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The jobless rate held at 3.5% in March
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As the government courts “like-minded” foreign investors for critical minerals, those building the next wave of Australian mines warn against excluding China.
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Jury selection in the case is set to begin Thursday in Delaware, with opening arguments set for Monday.
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This week in The Fin podcast senior writer Neil Chenoweth on the events leading up to the legal battle and what it means for the Murdoch media empire.
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If the purpose of banning Substack from Twitter was to force writers to choose platforms, it looks like it’s working.
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Australian shares poised to slip. X2M Connect enters trading halt. Corporate Travel Management wins UK government contract. Rate divergence among Fed policymakers, economists. Follow updates here.
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“The situation has stabilised, and the dumpster fire is out,” a lawyer said, adding that FTX could even restart its crypto exchange.
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Bill Shorten says CBA warnings of a potential household income collapse doesn’t equate to a “household catastrophe”; Jim Chalmers says inflation remains persistent; WA Pilbara braces as Cyclone Ilsa strengthens. Follow updates here.
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Most tough moves are uncomfortable, but they are not hard. Because both are stressful, they are easy to confuse.
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Writing about your life, warts and all, can lead to significant benefits; just don’t mimic what the celebrities do.
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The US inflation rate has reached the same level as the Fed funds rate, but the central bank is not yet comfortable with a pause.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers said inflation remains persistent; federal and state government budgets will be in deficit until at least the end of the decade, IMF says. Follow updates here
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Australian shares are set to open little changed. The S&P 500 closed lower, paced by consumer and tech stocks. $A rises. Labour force data pending.
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The Fed’s closely watched core CPI measure is expected to accelerate in March, bolstering the case for further rate rises.
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Rents for super prime industrial space in Sydney now average $215 per sq m, nearly double the asking rent for similar quality warehouse space in Melbourne.
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China’s economic weaponisation was blunted by a system with the WTO at its core. The task now to embed Beijing further into multilateralism, writes Shiro Armstrong.
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Lock the Gate and GetUp say statements by the Beetaloo Basin gas developer could be in breach of the Corporations Act as well as consumer laws.
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The social media platform has ceased to be an independent company after merging with a newly formed shell firm called X Corp, fuelling more speculation about Elon Musk’s plans.
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UBS has little appetite for Credit Suisse’s most senior local deal makers, but is hoping to pick up some mid-tier investment bankers.
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A Chinese official said military drills around the island were a stern warning against foreign interference, after Taiwan’s president visited the United States.
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Bonza chairman Rick Howell is now heading overseas to pursue other investments in the sector for 777, a spokesman said.
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