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12.09 / 13:05

UPS Lowe's Albemarle show track Rinehart’s Liontown swoop a ‘compliment’

Liontown Resources chairman Tim Goyder says Hancock Prospecting’s surprise swoop on a strategic stake in the $6.6 billion battle for his West Australian lithium hopeful demonstrates the quality of its Kathleen Valley project, despite billionaire Gina Rinehart suggesting the development still poses some risk.

12.09 / 13:05

COST UPS love stage Ex-Qantas workers lose sleep waiting on High Court ruling

Anne Guirguis had worked at Qantas for 27 years when she was sacked from her job cleaning international aircraft in Sydney during the depths of COVID-19 in February 2021.

12.09 / 13:05

UPS Action Assurant Chevron Shell Chevron ordered back to mediation over LNG dispute

Chevron and the Offshore Alliance of trade unions have been sent back to mediation ahead of a full bench hearing of the Fair Work Commission set for September 22 in a last-ditch effort to resolve the protracted industrial dispute that is threatening Australia’s LNG exports.

12.09 / 13:05

UPS Digital social poker Country’s online gambling ministers to meet amid credit card crackdown

The government says it will convene a meeting with the state, territory and federal MPs responsible for online gambling before the end of the year, as it moves to ban the use of credit cards for online wagering.

12.09 / 11:19

Blockchain Provident ETF ROBO VettaFi acquisition will enhance indexing capabilities for asset managers

Indexing, data, and research firm VettaFi has announced the enhancement of its solutions for asset managers with the acquisition of custom thematic indexing specialist EQM Indexes, LLC.

12.09 / 09:23

UPS Apple COMPOSITE performer Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after Big Tech rally on Wall Street

Asian shares are trading mixed following a Big Tech rally on Wall Street, as investors watch for an update on U.S. consumer prices set for later in the week

12.09 / 06:50

UPS Provident Target MET CEO country Power How WA’s regional power provider thinks it can help East Java

Remote communities of East Java present a unique opportunity for Western Australia’s regional power provider, according to its chief executive, who says technology used to deliver electricity to outback communities can be rolled out in Indonesia.

12.09 / 05:17

Provident Career CEO Gap Assurant Strategy Deloitte Market uncertainty restrains Deloitte staff pay

Softening demand for talent and “unevenness and uncertainty” in the professional services market have driven below-inflation pay increases for Deloitte staff in the 2023-24 financial year.

12.09 / 05:17

Lowe's Target CEO Strategy Mobile stage Renewables Malaysian oil giant targets 5-8GW renewables in Australia

The clean energy arm of Malaysia’s national oil and gas company Petronas intends to use acquisitions, joint ventures and organic growth to build a portfolio of solar, wind and battery storage projects totalling between 5 gigawatts and 8 gigawatts by 2030.

12.09 / 05:17

COST UPS Provident Waters Platform performer Mind Mind over meter: how data can deliver smarter utilities

Data is power. And advances in data collection and analysis are helping Australia manage its power, says Jeremy Sung, head of policy at the Energy Efficiency Council, the peak body for Australia’s energy-management sector.

12.09 / 04:53

UPS Provident Dreams Adventure audience Time One Piece Episode 1076: Check release date, time, how to watch, what to expect and more

One Piece fans eagerly await the climactic showdown between Kaido and Luffy, the anticipation for the conclusion of this epic battle is at an all-time high. However, before the victor is revealed, it's expected that some loose ends will be addressed. It's important to note that there is currently no available spoiler information for One Piece episode 1076 as of the time of writing this article. Despite the uncertainty, many fans strongly believe that the arc's conclusion is just around the corner.

12.09 / 04:37

UPS Apple COMPOSITE performer Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slide despite Big Tech rally on Wall Street

Asian shares are mostly lower despite a Big Tech rally on Wall Street, as investors look ahead to data on U.S. consumer prices set for later in the week

12.09 / 04:16

Waters Tencent Baidu Nikkei show Asian stocks Asian stocks tread water with interest rates, inflation in focus

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks were flat on Tuesday as markets remained broadly risk-off ahead of key U.S. inflation data this week, while hawkish signals from the Bank of Japan also saw markets consider an end to negative interest rates in Asia’s second-largest economy.

12.09 / 03:57

UPS Progressive Boeing country blues trudeau Canada PM Trudeau stuck in India after airplane breakdown; back up en route

Justin Trudeau and his delegation are facing travel disruptions in India as their official aircraft developed technical issues, leaving them stranded in Delhi. The situation is causing uncertainty and may result in Trudeau's return to Canada being delayed. The 30-year-old aircraft, an Airbus A310, was scheduled to transport Trudeau and his team back to Canada from Delhi on Sunday night.

12.09 / 01:57

UPS Provident RBC country Carlyle The Carlyle Group considers tilt at Affinity Education; bankers up

Get ready for Geoff Hutchinson’s first big swing.

12.09 / 01:21

Provident FIVE Platform pension Centre Australian Australian pension fund to invest $1.6 billion in data centre firm

SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australia's largest pension fund, AustralianSuper, said on Tuesday it would buy a minority stake in a major European data centre business for A$2.5 billion ($1.6 billion), its first significant investment into data centre platforms.

12.09 / 01:21

COST UPS Target show Australia consumer sentiment worsens in September- Westpac

Investing.com-- Australian consumer sentiment deteriorated further in early-September, a private survey showed on Tuesday, as dwindling household savings, sticky inflation, and high interest rates largely outweighed a less hawkish outlook for the RBA.

11.09 / 23:43

FIVE Power Ross Garnaut’s Zen Energy gets $54m in debt for power pipeline

Green electricity retailer Zen Energy, which was once backed by steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta and now counts economist Ross Garnaut among its shareholders, has locked in $54 million in fresh debt funding.

11.09 / 23:43

UPS Lowe's Booking CEO PayDay SCF Containers’ rebooted auction revs up; I Squared tipped to look

London-listed private equity investor Intermediate Capital Group has cut the ribbon on a rebooted auction for its Aussie transport and storage solutions business, SCF Containers, after swapping sell-side advisers earlier this year.

11.09 / 23:35

COST Target Waters SUN Puzzle Hedge fund boss slams hydrogen bets as ‘complete waste of time’

Hydrogen is a losing bet for investors interested in making money in the foreseeable future, according to Barry Norris, the founder and chief investment officer of UK hedge fund Argonaut Capital Partners.

11.09 / 21:41

regulation Senate Senators How senators plan on regulating AI: Law Decoded, Sept. 4–11

Last week, two United States senators unveiled a bipartisan blueprint for artificial intelligence (AI) legislation. The framework put forward by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley advocates for mandatory licensing for AI firms and makes it clear that technology liability protections will not shield these companies from legal action.

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