Lithium’s rocky patch: Key building block of EV revolution faces uncertain future under Trump
While prices have started to pick up again, this major green energy metal’s fortunes in 2025 will hinge on whether electric vehicles sales can maintain their momentum.
- by Simon Johanson and Nick Toscano
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Why this year’s biggest float has disappointed
Shares in data centre landlord DigiCo have slumped since listing, despite investor excitement over the rapid growth of AI and growing demand for data storage.
- by Simon Johanson
$78 billion wipeout: Activist investor makes plea to Rio Tinto
An activist investor is urging the resources giant to give up its dual listing on the London and Australian stock exchanges, saying it has destroyed massive amounts of shareholder value.
- by Simon Johanson
Australian gold giant Northern Star buys rival in $5 billion deal
Northern Star’s acquisition of De Grey Mining will make Northern Star the country’s biggest ASX-listed gold producer.
- by Simon Johanson
Luxury house Chanel struts into collapsed rival Harrolds’ flagship store
Its sudden demise left top-tier landlords in Sydney and Melbourne out of pocket and scrambling to fill some of the country’s most expensive real estate.
- by Simon Johanson
AI craze is minting fortunes as it locks in year’s biggest IPO
The global growth of ChatGPT and other AI applications is not just turbocharging the values of the world’s biggest companies.
- by Simon Johanson
Rio Tinto to take full control of controversial mine in Kakadu
The last chapter in one of Australia’s biggest environmental battles is set to play out.
- by Simon Johanson
Gucci, Louis Vuitton and co lose their buzz in Australia as flagship stores flounder
After years of rapid growth, luxury purveyors in Australia appear to be flatlining, finally caught up in the cost-of-living crisis confronting the nation’s shoppers.
- by Simon Johanson
Luxury brands still lining up for Perth’s premium strip despite Gucci, Louis Vuitton and co losing their buzz
After years of rapid growth, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and other luxury purveyors in Australia appear to be flatlining amid the cost-of-living crisis, but that hasn’t stopped brands jockeying for positions on Perth’s new premium strip.
- by Simon Johanson
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Mining
Gold miner confirms CEO held by Mali’s military junta, shares slide
Close to $500 million have been wiped off the books of Resolute Mining after it confirmed CEO Terry Holohan and two other employees were being held by Mali’s military junta.
- by Simon Johanson and Jesinta Burton
Australia’s shopping centres shake off cost-of-living gloom
While many of us still struggle in the cost-of-living crisis, the big shopping centre landlords are optimistic they’re on the cusp of a retail recovery.
- by Simon Johanson
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