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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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Generic photo of one Australian dollar. cahh currency coin $1. Picture: istock

Dollar dips amid Japan rumbles

The local unit has seen collateral damage from jitters over Japanese economic weakness.

James Glynn

Markets

Stocks in red for third day

The local benchmark has drifted further from the 5400-point milestone as investors fret.

Daniel Palmer

Business

An exhibitor looks on near a roulette machine at the Global Gaming Expo Asia held in Macau on May 17, 2016. Robot roulette dealers, animated playing cards and a gaming table that shakes its own dice were on show in the gambling hub of Macau as experts forecast a two-year casino revenue downturn could be coming to an end. / AFP PHOTO / AARON TAM

Macau gaming revenue falls faster

Gaming revenue declines have accelerated in the world’s biggest casino hub.

Technology

DEAL-20160415 EMBARGO FOR the DEAL 15 April 2016 Attendees walk by an image of the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality (AR) viewer during the 2016 Microsoft Build Developer Conference on March 30, 2016 in San Francisco, California. The Microsoft Build Developer Conference runs through April 1. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Microsoft’s VR gamechanger

A bold plan to merge VR and AR will help Microsoft catch new trends even before key products come to market.

Chris Griffith

Business

Chinese tourists take turns holding a koala at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Hu Cheng Yun holding koala. Pic by Luke Marsden.

Virgin deal set to spur tourism

The expansion of HNA group is tipped to bolster inbound tourism among China’s 1.37 billion residents.

Lilly Vitorovich

Markets

Dollar near half a cent higher

The local unit has maintained strong gains made on the back of strong GPD data.

AAP

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NOT SURE OR NOT IF THIS IS THE VIRGIN PLANE THAT HAD SMOKE ON BOARD. Emergency Services at Gate 16 of Sydney Airport for a Virgin Aircraft emergency. A Virgin Australia (domestic) aircraft on approach to Sydney has issued an emergency call reporting that the cabin is full of smoke. Pic Chris Pavlich

Hainan is more than just an airline

Hainan Airline Group is a sprawling conglomerate, with links ranging from George Soros to China’s government.

Peter Cai

Business

DJs opens first overseas shore

The retail giant’s overseas foray will feature a new look already rolled out in Melbourne.

Business

Stacks of Australian one dollar coins. Focus on front coin.

Dollar lifts as GDP eyed

The local unit is firmly above US72c as pundits lift expectations for tomorrow’s GDP print.

James Glynn

Markets

Chinese one-hundred yuan banknotes are arranged for a photograph at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, July 9, 2015. European stocks climbed with U.S. futures as Chinese equity indexes rebounded amid government efforts to halt a $3.9 trillion rout. The yen weakened with Treasuries and German bunds, while commodities advanced. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

China stocks spike on MSCI hope

Hopes for inclusion in an influential global benchmark have driven Shanghai higher.

Dominique Fong

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