Amber Plum

Amber PlumDeputy Business Editor

Amber Plum has been Deputy Business Editor at The Australian since 2018, after joining the masthead in 2016. She was previously a European correspondent and deputy editor at Business Spectator.

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Markets

Stocks in the red at midday

The local market was weighed by energy stocks at noon, despite support from a lower jobless rate.

John Durie

DEAL-20160916 EMBARGO FOR DEAL 16 Sep 2016 Mick Mccormack Managing Director of APA Group photographed in the APA Group office in Sydney Pic : Renee Nowytarger

A sure plan for pricier gas

APA is trying to get more cheap gas to market, but in this political climate that doesn’t stand a chance.

DataRoom

Quadrant’s Great Southern buy

Quadrant will take a major stake in the tourism rail company from Allegro.

Bridget Carter

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Fewer jobs added in August

A new three-year low in Australia’s unemployment rate is due entirely to falling participation.

Daniel Palmer

Business

(FILES) This file photo taken on September 16, 2013 shows grappes in a vineyard during the harvest in Zenevredo, northern Italy. Italy will retain its crown as the world's biggest wine producer this year, the country's main agricultural body predicted on August 12 as the first grapes of the 2016 vintage were harvested. / AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

Winemakers race to beat heat

Australia’s big wine companies are battling to mitigate the effects of climate change pressuring their business.

Mike Cherney

Technology

Optus, ANZ renew relationship

Optus has retained ANZ as cornerstone telco customer in a deal worth $200 million.

Supratim Adhikari

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Time to dive back into CBA?

Goldman Sachs says CBA shares could climb above $80 in the next 12 months.

Chris Kohler and Cliona O'Dowd

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Dion Hershan, Managing Director Head of Australian Equities, Goldman Sachs Asset Management in Melbourne.

Hershan buyout wins US support

TA Associates will back a management buyout of Goldman Sachs’ Australian equities fund.

John Durie

Companies

Monsanto pics to accompany 20th anniversary of GM crops release. Scenes of Qld GM cotton farms. Photo credit to Josh Smith

Bayer signs $88bn Monsanto deal

The landmark buyout ends months of speculation, creating one of the world’s largest agrichemical firms.

Media

EU plans communications rejig

The EU plans sweeping reforms to music licensing, online publishing and more in effort to shift power back towards traditional media giants.

Sam Schechner and Stu Woo

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