MarketsEquity MarketsThe BriefPrint articleJobless rate rises; Labor’s $2.4b Whyalla rescue; Rio Tinto’s miracleFeb 20, 2025 – 12.09pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginWant to get this in your inbox at lunchtime every weekday? Financial Review subscribers can sign up for The Brief newsletter here. Plus start your day with our Before the Bell newsletter and read a full wrap of the day’s news in Market Wrap.In today’s news, the unemployment rate rises to 4.1 per cent, Labor is investing $2.4 billion in Whyalla’s steelworks, and Rio Tinto just pulled off a little miracle.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreThe BriefSubscriber exclusiveEmploymentSanjeev GuptaRio TintoPeter MalinauskasJaclyn SymesJacinta AllanSouth AustraliaAnthony AlbaneseDonald TrumpVolodymyr ZelenskyUkraineWesfarmersLatest In Equity marketsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In MarketsThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewSPC chief’s battle to remake the household brandPatrick DurkinThe hottest new C-suite position is head of AIThe CEO who calls email the least productive productivity hackLife & LeisureEcovacs’ Deebot X8 Pro does a stellar job cleaning, until it doesn’tJohn DavidsonOne of Australia’s newest vineyards has been 150 years in the makingThe mission: instant relaxation. Can this Greek island resort deliver?Rich ListWealthy silk Allan Myers puts Western District run on the marketNick LenaghanProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jet
