ASX falls for second straight day
An extremely volatile session on Wall Street, which hammered tech stocks, rubbed off on Australia’s sector, helping send the ASX lower.
Technology
Ban on genetically modified crops to end
NSW farmers are set to receive a boost worth billions in July when a moratorium on a type of technology expires.
New rules for ‘buy now, pay later’
Australia has become the first country to implement industry standards for the emerging buy now, pay later sector.
Turnbull’s surprising new gig
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has teamed up with one of Australia’s richest men and an ex-spy boss for a surprising new role.
Competition in aviation ‘fragile’: ACCC
The consumer watchdog will keep a close eye on competition in the aviation section in 2021, after a fight between Qantas and Rex hit the headlines.
Online job listings giant appoints new boss
The country’s largest job listings website has appointed a new chief executive and revealed its intentions to sell off its Chinese business.
Sinister new sex scam ensnaring Aussies
Security experts have warned of a growing wave of devastating digital attacks targeting Australians with a sex email that can be very convincing.
Aussie duo’s app to take on Facebook
The creators believe there will be a mass exodus of Aussies leaving Facebook and they are ready to welcome them on board.
ASX jumps amid ‘perverse’ stock euphoria
The ASX gained ground, with massive spikes in buy-now-pay-later stocks as euphoria from one company’s deal spread through the sector.
Change that could hurt rural Australia
A major telco has warned of how shutting down the 3G network prematurely could leave regional communities in the lurch.
Couple saves $70,000 with drastic move
When Nick and Maddie made the move from Adelaide to Sydney, extra expenses made them realise they needed to save money fast.
Elon Musk’s huge $100m competition
It’s the billionaire’s biggest philanthropic commitment to date as the race is on to tackle the brutal impact of climate change.
Huge issues new Amazon boss will face
He’s already got big shoes to fill, but Andy Jassy is also facing a number of industrial issues when he takes on the Amazon top job.
Staggering wealth of new Amazon boss
He’s worth more than $500m and may have been poised for the new position after being described as Jeff Bezos’ shadow in the early years of the company.
RBA reveals economic outlook for 2021
The central bank has revealed its latest stance on interest rates and set out its economic predictions for the coming year.
Apple hits sales record despite COVID
It wasn’t just the newly released iPhone 12 that helped it reach the holiday season milestone despite disruptions created by the pandemic.
Google faces harsh new laws over market abuse claims
Google is facing more regulation in Australia that could see a rise in prices for its millions of consumers.
App revamp to help you get ahead
The Commonwealth Bank will use cutting-edge technology to personalise banking to each customer to help them get on top of their money.
Is the ASX headed for a crash?
The ASX is not far off its all-time high. So was Warren Buffett right in warning ‘be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful’?
The three Aussie start-ups worth billions
Whether it started out of a loungeroom or from a desire to make relationships better, these founders have cracked the big time.
Elon Musk’s big $130 million offer
It’s an area of tech that has had little progress, but the Tesla CEO has offered up a huge reward for any firm that can tackle this climate change issue.
Google’s move to ‘punish all of Australia’
Google has been lashed by people across the political spectrum after it issued an ‘extraordinary’ threat to Australian internet users.
Billionaire seen after months of rumours
Chinese tech billionaire Jack Ma has appeared for the first time in months after rumours swirled over his mysterious sudden disappearance.
EFTPOS outage stretches into 2nd week
Payments tech firm Tyro has hit back at damning criticism but made slow progress fixing an EFTPOS outage that’s frustrated thousands of businesses.
Low income earners still hurting from COVID
New research has found low income earners are still financially hurting from the economic downturn sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Move that could kill off cinemas
If you could watch a new release film from your home and not pay for overpriced popcorn, would you bother hauling yourself off the couch to go to the movie theatre?
Tech, miners, healthcare weigh on ASX
Tech, mining and healthcare stocks dragged the Australian sharemarket lower but it would have been worse without gains by the big banks.
What is far right social media site Gab?
It’s growing at such a rapid rate that its servers can’t keep up, with the platform boasting millions of views and new accounts.
ASX overlooks US turmoil
Financial markets have overlooked the turmoil unfolding in the US, finishing the first week of the New Year in positive territory.
Shares soar in democratic blue wave win
The Australian sharemarket has ended the day stronger, riding the Democratic win in the Georgia election runoffs.
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