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Terry McCrann
Terry McCrannBusiness commentator

Terry McCrann is a journalist of distinction, a multi-award winning commentator on business and the economy. For decades Terry has led coverage of finance news and the impact of economics on the nation, writing for the Herald Sun and News Corp publications and websites around Australia.

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Rob Scott, Wesfarmers Managing Director in his offices in Perth, after the Coles separation announcement.

Big changes in store for retail

THE decision by new Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott to move immediately to unwind his predecessor Richard Goyder’s signature deal is all about “shrinking to (hoped-for) greatness”, writes Terry McCrann.

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Drysdale Coles assistant customer service officer Carla Bradbury and store manager Jared Bond celebrate the impending store opening. Picture: Alison Wynd

First Coles … next Target?

THE spin-off of Coles changes next to nothing for shoppers, but changes everything for its parent company … and Target could be the next chain cut adrift, writes Terry McCrann.

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Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten speaking to the Chifley Research Centre in Sydney, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Dividend plan a blatant tax grab

BILL Shorten’s plan to abolish dividend imputation ­refunds is a tax grab and nothing else. It is not tax reform — it’s grabbing at more of your money to fund Labor spending, writes Terry McCrann.

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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 09: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) on March 9, 2018 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up over 400 points following news of a strong jobs report.   Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

US economy is back in town

IF you look through the hysteria over Trump’s tariff tirade and the “statistical noise”, both the global and local economies are looking in good-to-very-good shape, writes Terry McCrann.

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BHP Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mackenzie addresses the Australian Financial Review Business Summit in Sydney, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

BHP chief a Donald Trump ‘disbeliever’

BHP CEO Andrew Mackenzie has “outed himself” as one of those business “Trump disbelievers” — publicly joining prime minister Malcolm Turnbull in acting as if Hillary Clinton had won the US presidential election, writes Terry McCrann.

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