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Healthscope chief executive Tino La Spina says it is business as usual for the country’s second-largest hospital operator despite the collapse into administration.

As suitors circle Healthscope, its management mulls a different path

Bidders are lining up for the assets of Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator, but one important suitor will be missing this week.

  • Colin Kruger

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There’s a lot to love about the compounding effect of investing in shares.

I don’t see the point of compound interest. Why is it so great?

Described by Albert Einstein as the “the most powerful force in the universe”, compound interest is a crucial part of investing.

  • Noel Whittaker
Australia’s regulatory framework has been trailing behind for some time.

ASX closes lower as bank, real estate and consumer stocks fall

A brighter outlook for the mining sector failed to make up for falls to banks and consumer stocks after the ASX closed lower on Friday.

  • Angus Delaney
The ASX opened higher on Thursday.

ASX closes higher; Bitcoin hits record high

The Australian sharemarket gained after a bounce-back on Wall Street and a strong showing from the miners.

  • Angus Delaney
The Australian dollar was propelled higher against the US dollar immediately after the Reserve’s surprise decision to hold rates steady.

ASX slides; Gold and real estate stocks fall

Miners posted a session to forget after US President Donald Trump said he will move to impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper, a metal in huge demand.

  • Frances Howe
The ASX lost ground in early trade on Tuesday, following a fall in US shares overnight.

ASX flat after rates hold surprise, mining giants slump

The Australian sharemarket edged slightly lower, with big miners weighing down the bourse after Donald Trump made fresh tariff threats overnight.

  • Staff reporters
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US stock futures fell on Friday morning.

ASX closes lower as investors weigh potential rate cuts and fresh tariff uncertainty

Australia’s sharemarket lost ground on Monday as Trump shifted his tariff deadline again.

  • Angus Delaney
Investing in the current geopolitical climate looks like a bumpy ride.

Forget the Midas touch. Investing now requires diamond hands

Our super funds have again made stellar returns last financial year. But the investing landscape has started to shift.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Board should consider clawing back childcare CEO bonus, shareholders say

As scrutiny of the for-profit childcare sector intensifies following child abuse allegations, shareholder advocacy group questions CEO pay and board suitability as investors seek to meet with embattled G8 Education.

  • Elias Visontay
Earlier this month Constantinou, 41, was ordered to pay back £64 million or spend 14 more years in prison for his large-scale fraud, but police have no idea where he is.

The hunt for Britain’s ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ who owes $134 million

He was described as a “Svengali-like” investing genius who could make clients a lot of money quickly. It sounded too good to be true - that’s because it was.

  • Lucy Burton

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