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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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Aston Martin eyes a new wheel of fortune

Aston Martin has set its sights on a younger, female demographic as it attempts to reposition itself as a luxury lifestyle brand.

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Commentary

FILE - In this Friday, June 26, 2015 file photo, British Prime Minister David Cameron pauses before speaking during a final media conference after an EU summit in Brussels. If the year that was turned out to be daunting, 2016 should really be the European Union’s year of living dangerously. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Europe and the UK weigh the consequences of a breach

It’s not just the UK that will face tough decisions if voters opt to split from the EU, with some neighbours more affected than others.

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Opinion

ECB forced onto back foot

Critics say more needs to be done to boost growth.

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Commentary

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures as she speaks at the annual meeting of the Rhineland-Palatinate business council in Mainz on January 11, 2016. / AFP / dpa / Fredrik von Erichsen / Germany OUT

Turkish tensions will test Merkel’s mettle

As the German Chancellor stares down a domestic backlash, Turkey is as a key front in her battle for control of Europe’s refugee policy.

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Commentary

European flags flutter in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 3, 2015. The European Central Bank cut one of its key interest rates, the so-called deposit rate, to minus 0.30 percent in a bid to kickstart chronically low inflation in the euro area. AFP PHOTO / DANIEL ROLAND

The roadblocks on Europe’s path to recovery

A number of developments will frustrate Europe’s attempts to achieve its goals for growth.

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Commentary

A Popular Party (PP) supporter holds a Spanish flag in front of the party's headquarters after the partial results of Spain's general election in Madrid on December 20, 2015. Spaniards voted today in what is expected to be one of the most closely-fought contests in the country's modern history as two dynamic new parties take on long-established political giants. AFP PHOTO/ JOSE JORDAN

Spain’s election result marks the end of an era

The rise of political newcomers Podemos and Ciudadanos will shake up Spain’s political landscape, with potential implications for its economic reform program.

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London stocksNews

Trader Kenneth Polcari works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. Stocks are opening higher, led by gains in banking shares ahead of an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

London stocks open 1.4% stronger

Investors cheer end to uncertainty after first Fed rate hike in close to a decade.

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Markets

Global forex code set for 2017

The Reserve Bank has promised to adopt the first comprehensive global forex market code of conduct.

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Mining & Energy

BHP earnings halve, cost cuts loom

Plunging commodity prices have sliced BHP earnings in half and the giant miner plans to cut its spending in response.

Rhiannon Hoyle and Amber Plum

Companies

Adrian Ballintine - Founder & CEO of satellite services company NewSat which has bought more land to expand its teleport facility in Adelaide, creating potentially 50 high-tech jobs in Mawson lakes SA. Pic Mark Brake

NewSat to be liquidated

Embattled satellite group NewSat will be wound up following defaults, cost overruns and management problems.

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