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Companies
US giant Alcoa set to take over Australian partner in $3.3b deal
Aluminium giant Alcoa has moved to take over Alumina Limited in a blockbuster deal.
- by Nick Toscano and Simon Johanson
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SMH still the nation’s most-read masthead
One in three Australian readers turn to The Sydney Morning Herald for their news.
Analysis
Earnings season
‘Too much optimism’: Investors nervous despite resilient recent earnings
Despite some cautious optimism over company earnings this month, some investors and economists have flagged tough times ahead.
- by Millie Muroi
Seven launches ‘highbrow’ online news publication despite downturn
The Nightly will publish a 34-page digital edition at 6pm from Monday to Friday, supported by a website and featuring prominent Seven West columnists.
- by Calum Jaspan
Vulcan closer to $825m loan as EU ‘walks the talk’ on critical metals
Vulcan, which is backed by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting, plans to extract lithium from underground reservoirs of hot brine from Germany’s Upper Rhine Valley.
- by Nick Toscano and Simon Johanson
Analysis
Electric vehicles
Investors flee tumbling EV upstarts once hailed as the ‘next Tesla’
A duo of electric vehicle companies chasing Tesla’s tail have disappointed investors with their recent results.
- by Esha Dey
Developers launch $3bn national office and residential projects
More than $3 billion worth of private projects are getting the stamp of approval across metropolitan Sydney and Melbourne.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Desert gold: Newmont in bid to convert mines to cash
The US gold giant that swallowed Australia’s biggest goldminer, Newcrest, in a $26.2 billion merger is moving to sell half a dozen mines.
- by Simon Johanson
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Bulls N' Bears
APM board blocks buyout … and faith pays off
This week’s profiled ASX runner of the week is … APM Human Services. Its share price rose more than 73 per cent to join Way2Vat, 29 Metals and Australian Mines.
- by Michael Philipps
Network bosses argue against TV manufacturers ‘clipping their ticket’
Executives from Australia’s major networks and public broadcasters say laws ensuring free-to-air apps are easily available on smart TVs are essential.
- by Calum Jaspan
Woodside strikes $2.1b deal with Japan’s biggest LNG buyer
Japan’s biggest LNG importer is buying 15.1 per cent of Woodside’s giant Scarborough gas field off Western Australia.
- by Nick Toscano