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Wall Street
Elon Musk might be doing a lot of damage to Tesla
The horror start to the year for Musk’s carmaker has continued, with its latest results shocking Wall Street and wiping billions off the company’s value. His antics might be playing a big role.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Billionaire Bruce Gordon offloads pub for $9.5m after 40 years of ownership
Rising pub baron Glenn Piper has snapped up the Scarborough Hotel in the Illawarra, adding it to his growing portfolio.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Opportunistic buyers are looking for shopping centre bargains
Offshore investors and smaller local funds are emerging as the most likely opportunistic buyers in the retail sector where centres are selling for less than it would cost to build them new.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Bookie fined $100k after gambler’s 35-hour spree
The Victorian gambling watchdog has whacked a bookmaker with a $100,000 fine for allowing a customer to place more than 300 bets and lose more than $30,000 in a 35-hour period.
- by Danny Russell
Renewable energy boost turns up heat on existing power plants
The energy industry is warning greater co-ordination is needed to ensure new supplies are built in time for more coal-fired power plant closures.
- by Nick Toscano
Opinion
Voice to parliament
Big donating companies risk being seen as warriors for the woke
Why shouldn’t taking a stand (either way) on the Voice be seen as part of a company’s environmental and social governance responsibility?
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Wall Street
Donald Trump just got hit with a $1.5 billion reality check
The release of Trump’s media group’s annual accounts rattled investors and wiped billions off the former US president’s fortune.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Airport firefighters’ strike could hit school holiday getaways
The latest escalation of an ongoing safety and pay dispute could wreak havoc on school holiday travellers if airlines do not amend their usual schedules.Â
- by Amelia McGuire
Energy giant sees hydrogen outshining nuclear in race to replace coal
The CEO of a major Australian power utility says clean hydrogen could replace gas in power plants within a decade, eliminating the need to go nuclear.
- by Nick Toscano
Winemakers cheer end to China’s tariffs, but keen to grow in other markets
Nikki Palun was ecstatic when China announced it would drop its tariffs on Australian wine, but will no longer rely heavily on the Chinese market as she once did.Â
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Sydney has the view, Melbourne has the bigger office
Sydney may have the views of the Harbour, but Melburnians opt for bigger office space.
- by Carolyn Cummins