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The Australian Tax Office has found a new way to get people to complete tax returns… and it’s all in the words.

Amazon will remove free returns for some of its online purchases as part of its plan to disincentivise customer returns.

LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury company has reported a 17% rise in their quarter one sales - absolutely smashing expectations.

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Australian news has made its return to Facebook, after the updated media bargaining code passed in the Senate last week.

Afterpay is buying out its US investors ahead of a potential US-based IPO later in 2021.

To double its revenue by 2023, Twitter has launched a subscription product where users can get paid for extra tweets.

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Google Australia is going to split away from Meta as it looks to renegotiate its media deals under the Media Bargaining Code.

Elon Musk has announced that xAI, his ChatGPT rival, will make its chatbot, Grok, open source.

Pfizer, the biotech that boomed off the back of COVID, has shifted gears and is now focusing on cures for cancer to grow its revenue.

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McDonald’s Australia has been found to have broken advertising rules, after a local radio host posted an Insta pic.

China is breaking up the nation’s largest finance app, Alipay, and will force the company to turn over user data to a new joint venture partly owned by China.

Amazon is working on a new point-of-sale system to snatch merchants from Shopify, Square, and PayPal.

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REA Group, the folks behind realestate.com.au, have paid out their biggest final dividend ever thanks to a juicy revenue increase.

NAB’ is officially making bank in its latest quarterly earnings and it ain’t even worried about interest rate rises because most of its customers are ahead on their home loans.

SoftBank, the gigantic Japan-headquartered investment fund, just lost an enormous pile of cash... and the CEO says, alright, I think it’s time to slow down.

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Sales of zero alcohol beer are growing faster than any other segment of the beer industry - even outpacing craft beer.

Two major sports stars have snubbed Heineken and Coca-Cola during press conferences - in what’s been dubbed ‘Bottlegate'.

Facebook has shared that the launch if its cryptocurrency named Diem (formerly known as Libra) is only months away.

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Australian banks are extending repayment holidays for borrowers by another four months.

Uber is acquiring another food delivery giant, Postmates, for around $3.8 billion.

More than 2.4 million Australians have been approved to access their super early as part of the government’s early access scheme.

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The government is extending JobKeeper for six months and is splitting it into two tiers.

Shares in retailer Gap fell 6% after Kanye West threatened to walk away from his Yeezy brand’s collab deal with Gap.

Twitter suffered a major hack last week with many celebrities promoting a bitcoin scam.

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Flux fam, we are back with another WTF recap episode!

Before we return to our daily bite sized business news on July 10th, this week it is all about the best stories from the first half of 2023.

Today, we’re looking at some of the biggest Australian business stories from Australia and globally from January to June this year

It's been a booming year for some (ahem Qantas)... and very lean for others (ahemmmm retailers).

Let's take a trip down memory lane to see what's happened so far..

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China has whacked Australian wine makers with tariffs up to 212% on Australian wine imports.

For the second year in a row, the Nine Network has won the Australian TV ratings.

Global payments giant Stripe in talks to receive new investment at a valuation of at least $95 billion.

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Treasury Wine Estates, the Aussie winemaker, is planning to side-step China’s expensive wine tariffs by making its famous Penfolds within China itself.

Berkshire Hathaway, the US conglomerate headed up by investing legend Warren Buffett, is on a spending spree while everyone else is panicking.

A massive Melbourne pub has been sold for $85 million - but interestingly, one of the biggest beneficiaries of the sale will be AFL club Hawthorn.

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Pointsbet, the ASX-listed betting company, has sold its US division to Fanatics, the sports merch company backed by Jay Z. 

Parcel businesses are vying to get a slice of Australia Post’s infrastructure, including their boxes and lockers, to improve their own delivery services.

Tesla has recalled every car that it’s sold in China, all 1.1 million of them, because of a braking and acceleration defect..

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Virgin Australia is promising millions of frequent flyer points to vaccinated Aussies once borders open.

Commbank predicts interest rates will rise in 2022 - which would have major implications for the Aussie housing market.

Tinder has revealed some of the biggest changes to the app since its 2012 launch - to cater for a more Gen Z userbase.

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Today, we’re having a slice of the rapidly growing car subscription market.

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Penfolds-maker Treasury Wine Estates has increased its profits despite massive tariffs from the Chinese government.

Tesla’s so-called ‘autopilot’ technology is under investigation for potentially being misleading after multiple crashes.

Origin Energy has slumped to a $2.3 billion loss thanks to heavy ‘write-downs’ in the value of its assets.

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Bunnings has claimed the title of Australia’s strongest brand, with Woolworths and Officeworks rounding out the top three.

Spotify will remove Neil Young’s music after the singer demanded Spotify take it down - in response to vaccine misinformation being spread by Joe Rogan (a popular podcaster on Spotify).

Chinese fashion giant Shein is planning to IPO in the US, and its founder is considering a citizenship change from China to the US to bypass proposed rules for offshore IPOs in China.

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Commonwealth Bank and NAB have extended their lucrative banking deals with Australia Post by a decade.

Facebook has launched an independent publishing/newsletter platform named “Bulletin” to fight Substack and Twitter.

Elon Musk’s Starlink is on track to deliver internet across the globe within weeks (possibly to 500,000 people over the next year).

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Aussie furniture retailer Adairs has achieved another record year of sales - up almost 30% to $500M - thanks to its ‘omni-channel model’.

Microsoft has stepped outside its comfort zone with an investment of around $7 million (AUD) into an Indian hotel chain named Oyo.

Aussie company Spark Infrastructure has agreed to a $5B buyout from private equity firms, as low interest rates drive acquisition activity globally.

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The new owner of 7-Eleven Australia expects growth to come NOT from petrol but from merchandising - as it aggressively expands its number of stores here.

China's consumer prices fell the fastest in three years in November thanks to a major decline in meat sales

Tesla has recalled more than more than 2 million cars after its self-driving car features software still isn't working as planned.

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Accounting platform Xero has made its biggest acquisition ever, spending $240 million on a European workforce management company.

Netflix has launched a TikTok-like feed of funny videos to better compete with social media.

Four female Olympic gold medalists are launching Togethxr, a media platform aimed at celebrating millennial and Gen Z female athletes.

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NewsCorp has signed a deal with Open AI that will help train its ChatGPT’s engine on the back of major publications.

The owner of Ticketmaster has been sued by the US Justice Department for creating a monopoly in the live events industry and “suffocating competition”.

Dion Lee, the Australian luxury fashion brand, has gone into voluntary administration…and it now joins growing list of Aussie fashion brands with this non-desirable status.

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A growing number of pessimistic investors are betting that Myer will collapse in the coming months, following a sharp fall in sales due to the pandemic.

Velocity Rewards, the frequent flyer program of Virgin Australia, has requested that Virgin Australia repay the $150m it owes to Velocity and its members.

According to Unilever, one of the world’s largest personal care product companies, lockdown has resulted in a significant drop in personal grooming.

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Go1, the QLD based corporate training marketplace, has become Australia’s latest unicorn - cracking the $1 billion valuation.

After shutting down its game development business in 2016, Disney has made a big comeback in the space this month.

Bitcoin prices continue to slump as China tightens its crackdown on bitcoin mining.

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Foxtel and ESPN are continuing their long-standing partnership to bring America's sports to Australian viewers.

TikTok’s unveiled a new initiative called “Elevate” to support up-and-coming artists create careers in music.

Netflix experienced its slowest revenue growth on record last year...so now it’s turning to the gaming industry to stay competitive.

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced inflation of 3.6% which is higher than expected.. And it means a rate cut in 2024 is looking less and less likely

David Beckham is suing Mark Wahlberg for more than $10 million USD after he was allegedly underpaid for an endorsement deal with fitness franchise F45

The US Congress has passed a bill that will could force TikTok to be sold in the US within a year or otherwise be banned altogether

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Qantas has agreed to pay $120 million in compensation to 1,800 former ground handlers who were illegally sacked

Australia’s big four banks have reduced their lending to fossil fuel companies by over 20% in two years after pressure from climate activists

Honda and Nissan have confirmed they are in talks for a mega-merger which could radically change the car market

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Share markets skyrocketed after drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech announced their COVID-19 vaccine was 90% effective.

The pet vitamins sector has become a highly competitive dog fight between industry giants Blackmores and Swisse.

Australia’s biggest milk processor, Saputo, is eager to participate in the ‘consolidation’ of Australia’s dairy industry.

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JB Hi-Fi says it will return $250 million back to shareholders via an off-market buyback - after sales climbed 4.3% in Jan.

The Crown Resorts board has recommended that shareholders accept the company’s $8.9 billion takeover offer from US private equity firm Blackstone.

Giant crypto exchange Binance has invested US$200 million into business publication Forbes - just two years after suing it for defamation.

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Wesfarmers, the owner of Target, has announced it will close up to 75 Target stores and cut 1,300 jobs.

Hertz, one of world’s biggest car-rental companies, has filed for bankruptcy with about $29 billion in debt.

Magic Leap, the much hyped (but struggling) augmented reality tech company has some raised $350 million despite the pandemic.

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Personal tax cuts, infrastructure spending, and first homebuyer incentives are all part of this year’s federal budget.

Levi’s is getting into the $45 billion re-sale market with a marketplace for worn jeans and jackets.

AirAsia is launching restaurants around the world that serve its in-flight food.

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Kmart is launching its home-brand, Anko, onto the world stage - first stop: Canada!

A former Apple executive has launched a new cashed up startup, which aims to revolutionise the music industry for artists.

Myer is targeting $1 billion in online sales after announcing its best profit result in almost a decade.

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Aussie HR platform Employment Hero has raised $181 million at a $1.25 billion valuation - with some of the funds going towards its first-ever acquisition.

Demand for computer chips is booming and as a result Nvidia has seen data center sales increase by a whopping 71%.

US private equity giant Silver Lake is buying 8.58% of the organisation behind New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team for NZ$200m.

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Guzman y Gomez publicly listed yesterday in the ASX’s biggest float in over three years.

Netflix is ramping up its physical world presence with two new Netflix Houses that lets shoppers feel like they're inside the world of their favourite shows.

City Chic has warned that it’s expecting to see its sales fall by 30% this year and is desperate for some emergency cash from investors.

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For today's episode, we’re having a warm slice of the music industry. For centuries, music has been the soul of our existence.

But over the last few decades, it has evolved more rapidly than any of us could have imagined.

We take a look at the challenges from Napster and Limewire, Spotify and Apple Music and now AI.

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Airtasker, the online Aussie jobs marketplace, had a stellar debut as a public company - ending day two up almost 170%.

Zoom is going to license its technology to other companies, so they can use a non-branded version of Zoom inside their own apps.

Microsoft is in talks to buy Discord, the wildly popular online video game community, for more than $13 billion.

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The owners of Aesop have said they’re willing to put the brand up for sale, or spin it out for a lazy $2.9 billion.

Nine Entertainment’s group profit was squeezed in its latest half-year earnings as its growing revenue couldn’t keep up with its jumping growing costs.

Following its major cyber attack, Medibank Private has started to recover from its major customer loss last year after its major cyber attack.. But the costs keep adding up.

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Taylor Swift performed her first set of shows in Melbourne over the weekend and not only is she entertaining crowds, but giving a major boost to the economy.

Kmart has announced record earnings for the last six months after an increase in earnings of 26% thanks to beauty and apparel.

OpenAI is rolling out a new feature that gives ChatGPT the ability to recall details about their users indefinitely.. So you don’t have to repeat yourself.

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Aussie crypto app downloads have taken a massive dive as Aussies brace for an icy crypto winter.

Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial space line, has inked a deal with Boeing to build more ‘motherships’ to take more of us to space!

J Capital Research, the activist short seller, has fired shots at a Lake Resources’ new lithium miner - calling the project is a bit of a joke.

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The financial pain is set to continue at Kathmandu as lockdowns hurt sales and supply chain issues cause stock shortages.

To attract more users to its Money app, Afterpay is going to let customers retrospectively turn purchases into buy now, pay later transactions.

The collapse of major Chinese property developer Evergrande could send shockwaves through the Aussie and global economies.

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The RBA has revealed that borrowing money to buy shares ('margin lending') is at an 11-year high.

Movie-maker Warner Bros has partnered with over 200 big brands to promote its new Space Jam movie.

Chinese tech company Xiaomi has surpassed Apple to become the world’s second-biggest smartphone maker.

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Afterpay will be acquired for $39 billion by payments giant Square - in the biggest acquisition in Aussie history.

Network Ten wants to boost its investment in live sport - despite recording a $3 million loss last year.

Global petrol giants ExxonMobil and Chevron exceeded profit expectations over the last 3 months - as international travel resumes and oil prices rebound.

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Investment company TPG Capital is set to acquire Aussie boots maker RM Williams.

PepsiCo, the owner of Pepsi, is launching a new drink to grab a piece of the $1.4 billion sleep aid industry.

COVID is transforming the formerly boring company DocuSign into a $50 billion tech darling.

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Afterpay and Ticketek have announced a new partnership in preparation for a post-shutdown events boom.

Warner Music, the marketer of music by Katy Perry and Lizzo, is preparing for a $2.7b IPO.

The Iconic is moving to 100% recycled delivery satchels to reduce the company's impact on the environment.

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The company that owns Culture Kings and Princess Polly could be headed for a billion-dollar payday as it plans an IPO.

2021 is shaping up to be a cracker year for Aussie tech companies as payments company Airwallex hits a US$4 billion valuation.

Microsoft is going on a major shopping spree - on itself - and will spend US$60 billion to buy back its own shares.

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Netflix’s new ad-based plan is going to launch in Australia next month.

NAB is claiming to be the first major bank in the universe to allow small business owners to accept payments directly from their mobile phones.

Skydance Media, the Hollywood studio behind "Top Gun: Maverick," has raised $400 million USD in new funding at a valuation north of $4 billion USD.

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NAB has raked in cash earnings of $1.9 billion over the past 3 months and will now do a whoppin’ share buyback

Australia Post will start offering next-day delivery services in metro areas to keep up with consumer demands…and Amazon

Monday.com, the project management software, has seen its revenue jump 42% over the past 3 months to over $175 million USD
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Afterpay will start offering savings accounts in 2021 as it makes its move towards banking.

To boost diversity in its workforce, Starbucks is aligning diversity goals to the pay of its executives.

Twitter and Facebook’s moves to moderate news in the lead up to the US Election is impacting revenue and consumer trust.

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Telstra will cut over 9% of its workforce, or 2.800 jobs, by the end of 2024 in order to stay competitive in the market.

Casino giant, Star Entertainment has revealed that it’s received interest from potential buyers, but Hard Rock Cafe definitely isn’t one of them.

Microsoft has released a new line of laptops, using AI chips to run the software.. And taken a few shots at Apple during the announcement.

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Reddit’s share price launched 48% on its first day as a listed company last week on the New York Stock Exchange.

Unilever is melting away its ice cream division and is axing 7,500 jobs in an effort to cut costs big time.

Baraja, the $300m Aussie self driving car tech startup, has allegedly had its value written down to zero by its venture capital investors.

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What The Flux is Australia's no.1 business news podcast - and thanks to you Flux fam, we've grown our community to over 200,000 Aussies.

Today, we are really excited to share our first exclusive interview. Get to know the real (Treasurer) Josh Frydenberg as we ask him about:

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Given that 1 in 2 young Australians receive no financial education at school, Flux Finance strives to bridge Australia’s financial literacy deficit by helping young Australians better understand money and make informed financial decisions - with a bit of spice. 

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Australia’s first carbon credits ETF is set to hit the ASX… and it could have a major effect on carbon credit prices.

Zoom, the WFH sensation, has delivered better-than-expected first quarter earnings… and its shares spiked 16% - because growth in a post covid world ain’t easy for old Zoomy.

The company that pioneered the instant grocery delivery space, Gorillas, Berlin’s instant grocery delivery startup, Gorillas, is laying off around 300 employees and exiting 4 markets… despite raising US$1 billion just 7 months ago.

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Life360, ASX-listed tracking tech, plans to continue its subscription momentum by expanding its offering to include pets and elderly relatives

Cettire, the luxury goods marketplace, saw its shares drop more than 8%  after struggling with a drop in demand for luxury goods

CommBank’s CEO says Apple is free-riding on investments made by Australian banks and needs more regulation

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Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith has been caught up in an online scam that promotes a fake cryptocurrency.

IBM is spinning off a $26 billion part of its business to focus on a new opportunity in ‘the cloud’.

Payments company Square has bought over 4,000 bitcoins for $70 million, believing it will be a ‘ubiquitous currency’.

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Despite uncertainty across the world, financial services has remained pretty stable in 2022. Today, we’re looking at some of the biggest finance stories for 2022.

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For today's episode, we’re warming into the world of consumer products.. In particular, the way that content creators and influencers have changed the consumer playbook.

We'll be back with our industry recaps for 2023 next week.

We'll be back to regular What the Flux programming on July 10th.

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Chemist Warehouse has had a monstrous year, with a record net profit of $385 million.

Uber has announced the launch of a new advertising division that will sell ad space through its app, rides and more.

TikTok is making updates to its livestreaming platform by restricting viewership of livestreams to 18 and older.. While also adding an adult-only broadcast.

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AGL Energy has seen its core net profit quadruple in the past 6 months after jacking up energy prices.

Cettire, the ASX-listed luxury goods marketplace, has seen its share price jump nearly 35% after its sales exploded like demand for a Hermes handbag.

Disney is investing $1.5 billion USD in Epic Games to build a whole new digital Disney world in the hopes of rebuilding its profitability.

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Telstra will lose $200 million from lost international roaming fees this financial year.

In a sign of the future for corporate Australia, Woolworths has appointed a chief medical officer.

Apple has suddenly banned the wildly popular video game Fortnite from the App Store.

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Coles has said it will cut prices to stay competitive with Woolworths as Australia’s two giant supermarket chains fight it out for market share.

Bunnings is buying Beaumont Tiles - Australia’s biggest tile retailer.

Apple has announced sales and profits that were way ahead of expectations as consumers keep upgrading iPhones and buy new Macs.

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Coca-Cola Amatil, the owner of the local rights to sell Coke, has received a takeover proposal worth over $9 billion.

As Netflix’s subscriber growth slows down significantly, the company is turning to Asia-Pacific countries for future growth.

Global bank Goldman Sachs will pay over $4 billion in fines after pleading guilty to its role in bribing Malaysian officials.

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Optus has struck a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink to extend mobile coverage across Australia.. and cut out NBN

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is facing a bit of a revolt from its 49,000 employees who are being forced back into the office

US annual inflation has taken a dip from its 4% last month to 3% in June and this means it has slowed to a two-year low

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Woolworths has warned investors that its earnings for the 6 months to December are looking likely to be 5% below last year’s results.

Apple has seen its quarterly sales jump 5% after investors got their first peak on how its iPhone 16 sales are faring.

Meta’s shares dropped 4% after its quarterly update warned that AI investments were expected to ramp up.

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Regional Express will soon launch its own frequent flyer program to take on Qantas and Virgin for the loyalty of the Australian public.

Nike’s investors have given the big Nike-tick-of-approval after it announced its inventory glut is easing.

Meta has introduced new AI features… with a bit of a spin in an attempt to find their footing in the AI industry

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A new KPMG report shows that Australian CEOs are keen to pull the plug on work from home and bring staff back into the office 5 days a week.

Harvey Norman has been hit with a class action over allegedly selling worthless extended warranties to customers.

Instagram is introducing “teen accounts”, with restrictions in place, hoping of making the platform safer for young people.

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Woolworths has offered to buy 80% of e-commerce company MyDeal.com.au for a huge $243 million as they plan to ramp up their marketplace offering.

Tesla has been dumped from the US sustainability index, the S&P 500 ESG, because of claims of racial discrimination and crashes with its autopilot vehicles.

The US Soccer Federation has become the first governing body in soccer to pay its mens and womens soccer teams equally. 

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Victoria’s Secret has been sued by the company that owns Kayla Itsines’ Sweat, for allegedly copying its trademark.

Coffee brand De’longhi Australia has gone direct-to-consumer with its first ever luxury coffee lounge.

Amazon has opened a 35,000 square foot supermarket with no cash registers - suggesting the company is serious about dominating the grocery market.

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The owner of Boost Juice and Betty’s Burgers will sell the majority of its business to a private equity company - and this values the business in the hundreds of millions.

Disney is licensing shows to free-to-air TV networks, like 7 and 9, in Australia because cash is king.

Virgin Australia is on the road to a public listing once again after it’s first full year profit in a decade.

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Premier Investments, the owner of Just Jeans and Peter Alexander, is expecting record results this year, but still refuses to return JobKeeper benefits.

GameStop has actually announced some earnings - and as it turns out, they have fallen short of low expectations.

Streaming music revenue has hit an all-time high - and makes up 62% of all music sales - largely thanks to Spotify and Apple Music.

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Sara Lee, the iconic dessert brand has gone into voluntary administration after more than 50 years.

23AndMe, the genetic testing company, has been hacked and now the records of millions of its users have been leaked online.

Amazon has announced it will be rolling out its 60 minute drone delivery with a plan for 500 million deliveries per year by 2030

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Google and Facebook will be forced to pay for news content from media companies under world-first laws in Australia.

Airbnb has boosted its IPO ‘price range’ as it looks to raise over $4 billion.

It has been revealed that a “no deal” Brexit could destroy 300,000 jobs.

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Facebook has threatened to prevent Aussies from sharing news if proposed government regulations are implemented.

PayPal is launching a new buy now, pay later service to compete with Afterpay and Zip.

Netflix has launched a new global website, that is free, to attract new customers,

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ANZ has officially added Suncorp’s banking division to its cart... after saying thank u next to MYOB.

Amazon had its biggest Prime Day ever last week and reckons live shopping is part of its secret sauce.

Inflation in the US hit 9.1% and NZ over 7% in June, which means inflation is growing at its fastest rate in more than 30 years.

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Coke is ending its cider and beer brands in Australia as the company’s new owner sets a fresh strategy.

After sustained backlash against its brand, the corporate entity behind Facebook (and Instagram and WhatsApp) has a new name - Meta.

Oil giant Shell missed its expected profit numbers for the last 3 months, as the company battles to transition towards renewable energy.

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Lion Group, the beer brewing giant, has taken full ownership of Four Pillars Gin, as it plans to dominate the premium spirits market.

Meta has swooped in with its Twitter Clone called 'Threads' and has grown to over 70 million users in just 3 days

Diageo, the global spirits maker, has cut ties with Sean “Diddy” Combs after a 15-year partnership..and now they’ve brought in the lawyers

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Turkish Airlines’ planned expansion into Australia has been put on hold after it failed to secure government approval.

Netflix lost nearly $18 billion in market value late last week despite the fact that its user numbers grew well ahead of expectations.

The ACCC has delayed its major decision on the nearly $5 billion ANZ-Suncorp merger until early August.

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The federal budget has shown off a $42 billion improvement to the government’s bottom line over four years, but there won’t be any direct assistance around cost of living pressures.

*Correction: The deficit is expected to reduce to just $36.9 billion.*

The government is looking at imposing tough new rules on the vaping industry, as a new analysis shows that regulating vapes could deliver an $800m budget boost.

Brazil’s Minerva Foods is buying Australia’s very own Australian Lamb Co for a whopping $400m.

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ANZ Bank is dishing out $50 million for a minority stake in real estate listings business named View Media Group.

Uber has announced a huge bump in fourth quarter earnings and it seems like this inflation-thing ain’t looking too bad for old Ubey. 

Disney, under its new-old leadership, has cut 7,000 jobs in a restructuring that is planned to save them $7.9 billion. 

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Iris Energy, a massive Australian-born bitcoin miner, has defaulted on $163m worth of debts on its crypto mining equipment.

Penguin Random House and its rival Simon and Schuster have scrapped their $2.2 billion USD merger after a judge ruled it would reduce competition.

Morgan Stanley, the global investment bank, has launched a $1 billion private equity fund for the climate space.

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Qantas’ CEO Alan Joyce will step down two months early after a controversial month.

Johnson & Johnson has released itself from the ownership Band-Aid and Benadryl so it can better focus on pharma and medTech.

$64.1 million has been stolen by thieves from crypto casino, Stake.com

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Facebook is creating a major digital payments network across Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Australian toll road giant Transurban believes working from home is merely a phase.

Tesla plans to ‘split’ its shares, making it more affordable for everyday people to buy Tesla shares.

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ASIC is suing HSBC, the global banking giant, after it alleged that HSBC Australia failed to protect its customers from long-running scams

Premier Investments, the owner of Peter Alexander and Smiggle, recently launched its retailers in the UK - but is struggling to hit the mark so far

TikTok has gone to the US Supreme Court to appeal its potential ban in the US, which is planned to take place on January 19th 2025

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Telstra has decided to give its shareholders a bit more love by lifting its dividend for the first time in SEVEN YEARS (even though profits are down).

Disney has sent a big middle finger to Netflix after officially overtaking Netflix for streaming subscribers… and they’ve also got plans to launch a version with ads.

Spotify is testing a live music ticketing platform, so best of luck to Ticketmaster and Eventbrite.

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Australian casino and gambling company Crown Resorts is facing an inquiry into money laundering breaches.

Google has been hit with the biggest tech anti-monopoly lawsuit since Microsoft back in the 1990s.

After raising $2.5 billion, streaming service Quibi is shutting down just months following its launch.

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Webjet is popping bottles after its travel bookings reached 95% of its pre-pandemic levels.

Superannuation products from four super funds will be forced to close to new members after they failed a key performance test for a second straight year.

PointsBet, which has Shaquille O’Neill as its ambassador, has announced a loss of $267m for the last 12 months.

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David Jones’ South African owners have celebrated a 55% increase in sales this financial year so far.

Estee Lauder has acquired the Tom Ford brand for a whopping $2.8 billion after taking a particular interest in the company.

Airbnb is turning its attention to improving the experience for hosts as it looks to build up the supply of accommodation on the platform.

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Hundreds of Coles-branded products will be sold on the shelves of Singapore’s biggest supermarket chain after a new multimillion-dollar deal.

Telstra has turned on a new scam filter, which is aiming to prevent Aussies from being hit with millions of dodgy text messages and scams.

The first crypto product to be offered by an Aussie bank to consumers is facing regulatory delays, as the corporate regulator puts the microscope on old CommBank.

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Chemist Warehouse is taking on Visa and Mastercard by rolling out a new way to pay for your products - QR codes.

Tesla has unveiled a new self-driving car prototype called the “Cybercab” with plans to go into production by 2026.

The New York Times is teaming up with Yahoo Sports to launch a new hub for women's sports coverage.

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The Albanese government dropped this year's federal budget with a $9 billion surplus, and this year, it’s all about cost–of-living.

OpenAI has released the most advanced version yet of its chatbot, ChatGPT, that can see, hear and talk like a real person.

Crocs’ has stomped on their quarterly growth expectations after selling 32 million ugly-shoes in just 3 months.

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The owner of Mainland Cheese and distributor of Bega Cheese is planning to sell the brands in Australia because it wants to get out of the consumer-facing market.

Netflix has announced it is going to build its own advertising tech platform to compete against the big players like Google, Meta and Amazon.

Nike is cutting jobs at its subsidiary company, Converse as part of its cost-cutting plan.

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Once again, Foxtel’s IPO has been postponed - this time due to concerns around the economic environment, interest rates and international war zones.

Westpac claims it is is blocking around 1000 scams per week after releasing its latest anti-scam technology.

Levi’s has seen sales climb 22% thanks to its post-covid strategy of going direct-to-consumer via online and new physical stores.

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Uber Australia says its new monthly subscription service UberPass will help it build a more stable business over the next few years.

The government is open to bringing in skilled migrants to combat Australia’s slowing economic growth and population.

Facebook’s market value has surpassed $1 trillion for the first time.

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Telstra has received the second biggest fine in the history of Australian consumer law – for selling mobile phone plans to Indigenous Australians that left them with major debts.

Aussie wine maker Treasury Wine Estates is pivoting from China to the US market and will start prioritising its Penfolds brand.

SoftBank, the company behind investments in Uber, WeWork and Alibaba, has hit a national record for profits in Japan.

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Wendy’s, the American fast food chain, will roll out hundreds of new restaurants in Australia as it plans to grab fast-food market share.

Warner Bros. Discovery announced underwhelming results and not even the success of The Last of Us could save them from a $2 billion USD loss.

Paramount, the owner of Channel 10, has denied that it will look to shut down the network despite its big drop in market share.

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CommBank is giving back $10 billion to its shareholders after a bumper earnings result.

Robinhood is spending $140M on a platform that lets investors communicate with the companies they’ve invested in.

Salesforce is launching its own streaming service - Salesforce+ - as a way to acquire more business customers.

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The AFL is renegotiating its major contract with bookmakers as it tries to take a bigger slice of the betting pie.

DeepSeek, a new Chinese AI model, has been released with rave reviews… And as a result, Nvidia’s stock price dropped by more than 17%.

ARN Media, the owner of KIIS and Gold radio stations may want to buy Nine Entertainment’s talkback radio stations… but there’s a major obstacle ahead.

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Myer’s shares have dropped over 10% after it suffered a fall in its annual sales, but it's doubling down on its private labels like sass & bide, Marcs and David Lawrence.

Airbnb has seen a significant shift in its accommodation demands so now it has a brand new focus for growth - long-term stays

Nike has seen its share price pop more than 7% after announcing a new CEO… after slowing sales growth

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The RBA has warned that climate-conscious investors could “divest” from Australia, as financial markets go green.

Mindbody has acquired ClassPass and it looks like it could be a partnership made in business-heaven.

TV network Fox is stepping outside of its comfort zone and is trying to build a Masked Singer NFT community.

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Freedom Furniture is officially up for sale after its parent company looks to find a new owner after its big turnaround.

Donald Trump has announced plans to build a strategic reserve of five cryptocurrencies - and no surprises here - cryptocurrencies saw a $300 billion USD rally.

Anthropic, the AI competitor of ChatGPT, has raised a new round of capital that values the company at more than $61 billion USD.

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