Dividend surge adds to RBA urgency
Tens of billions in corporate payouts will add additional momentum to an economy that is already running hot.
Technology
‘Painful’: Snapchat sacks 1300 staff
The social media company warned the lay offs were necessary across the globe to prevent “ongoing significant losses” and will shutter a number of divisions.
Aussie veterans earning six-figure salaries
Ex-military personnel get more jobs and money than the rest of the Australian population. See how they do it.
Staff owed $2.5m as Aussie firm collapses
Staff are owed $2.5 million and the company made just $61,000 in sales in the past financial year, with the corporate regulator set to investigate the collapse.
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Uber illegal: South Australian govt
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Uber hires former Obama adviser
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Telco customers ‘ripped off’ on fees
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Ballmer ends 34 years at Microsoft
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Google makes yet another acquisition
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Yahoo to take on the might of eBay
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