The Editorial Team

Rebecca Le May has been a journalist for more than 20 years, including 13 years as a reporter and bureau chief for AAP in Perth. She started out her career as a finance reporter, then moved into general news, covering politics and courts. Rebecca now has a hybrid role with NCA NewsWire, covering both finance and general, and contributing to sub-editing. Fun fact: She is a keen photographer and her favourite subject is her cat. She can also recite The Young Ones word for word.

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Retail

Temple and Webster furniture. Picture: Supplied via NCA NewsWire

Earnings double thanks to lockdown

A popular online furniture and homewares store has has a record result on the back of the Covid-inspired spending boom.

Australian Markets

A double exposure showing market boards at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, Thursday, April 16, 2020. Crown Resorts has stood down 11,500 employees - 95 per cent of its staff - because of the coronavirus restrictions affecting its casinos in Melbourne and Perth, but it still will pay shareholders their interim dividend. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

ASX fails to hold on to new record high

ASX investors have put the fact half of Australia’s population is in lockdown to one side, analysts say, pushing a key index to a record intraday high.

Restaurants & Bars

New Yorker Steven Marks decided Australia was the perfect launchpad for his Mexican fast food empire Guzman y Gomez. He says Australians had been eating a 'crap' version of this cuisine until the American entrepreneur burst onto the local scene, ultimately building a network of 140 restaurants with a grand plan to start a further 300 back home. Picture: Supplied by Guzman y Gomez via NCA NewsWire

Why New Yorker chose Oz to start empire

Aussies had been eating a ‘crap’ version of this cuisine until a US entrepreneur burst onto the local scene, building an empire set to treble.

Other Industries

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 19: A general view of Crown Sydney is seen at Barangaroo on November 19, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. NSW's Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) on Wednesday ruled that Crown Resorts would not be allowed to open its gaming facilities at its new $2.2 billion Barangaroo development in mid-December as planned. The announcement came following an inquiry into the company's casinos in Perth and Melbourne and concerns over money laundering. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Packer purge a ‘landmark’: Crown

The pointy end of Crown’s WA royal commission has kicked off, hearing the removal of James Packer’s influence was a ‘landmark’.

Australian Markets

A man stands before the indicator board at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, Monday, July 30, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

ASX sets fresh record high yet again

The ASX climbed higher to eclipse yesterday’s all-time record, despite the Covid crisis prompting the declaration of a national emergency.

Other Industries

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, MAY 18. 2021: Stock images of Crown in Melbourne. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

Star pulls bid for embattled Crown

Crown’s rival, Star Entertainment, has withdrawn its offer for the beleaguered casino giant, concerned it may be stripped of its Melbourne licence.

Retail

Coles axes plastic collectable promos

Shoppers told the retailer Little Shop and Stikeez weren’t a good sustainability look, while Woolworths appears to be reviewing Ooshies.

Real Estate

Unfair mortgage reality for Millennials

It’s proving much harder for Generation X to buy a home than their older relatives – and the outlook is grimmer for younger Australians.

Australian Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL, 15, 2021: General coverage of the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney as the ASX hits 12 month highs and Bitcoin breaks new records. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Flavio Brancaleone

ASX climbs to record high

A buoyant resources sector and positive lead from Wall Street propelled the ASX to an all-time high, despite the Covid case spike in NSW and Victoria.

Mining

(FILES) In this file photo Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, speaks during the Satellite 2020 at the Washington Convention Center on March 9, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Tesla founder Elon Musk said July 21, 2021 he personally has invested in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but that he does not manipulate or

Aussie miner signs deal with Elon Musk

The world’s second richest man and biggest mining company have inked a deal to bring Australian metal into battery technology as electric car demand soars.

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