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David Ross is a Sydney-based journalist at The Australian. He previously worked at the European Parliament and as a freelance journalist, writing for many publications including Myanmar Business Today where he was an Australian correspondent. He has a Masters in Journalism from The University of Melbourne.

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CREDIT CARDSFinancial Services

Haarlem, the Netherlands - December 23, 2011: American Express credit card. Amex credit card belongs to the financial services company American Express Company located in New York. Amex credit card is the major product of the company and also the most widely used credit card in the US. AMEX card istock

AMEX chasing small business market share

American Express is ramping up its push into the small business market as the card company rolls out the ninth year of its Shop Small rewards program.

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PropertyProperty

15/02/2018: Daniel Grollo from Grocon, at the company's headquarters in Melbourne. Stuart McEvoy for The Australian.

Grollo bid to protect Build to Rent business

The latest report to Grocon creditors reveals many issues remain unresolved.

David Ross

Money mattersFinancial Services

NPP, debit cards jump with credit cull

Latest payments data shows electronic transactions surge and a continued drop in credit card and cash transactions.

David Ross

AviationAviation

Travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand announced with flights from Hobart not far away. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

Analysts let some air out of travel bubble

Benefits to airlines and airports of the trans-Tasman bubble may already have been priced in, and anyway could flow more to NZ, say analysts.

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Companies

18/02/2021. Ben Cohn cofounder and co-owner of Taxibox, at their storage facility in Erskineville in Sydney. Britta Campion / The Australian

There’s more in store with lives in lockdown

Data from one of Australia’s largest moving companies reveals a massive run up in items in storage.

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CurrencyMarkets

Australian money background showing $100, $50 and $20 notes with a shallow depth of field.

RBA shreds $4.1bn in cash

The central bank shredded and burnt billions last year as demand for cash from concerned Aussies saw the cash supply grow by near-record levels.

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Regulator suesFinancial Services

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY, 12, 2021: General view of a Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) branch in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

CBA overcharged 1m customers in decade: ASIC

Commonwealth Bank to fight case, as it’s accused of charging millions in fees it wasn’t entitled to, despite being alerted by a flood of complaints.

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BankingFinancial Services

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 24, 2021: An Aerial view of the Housing Market in the Western Sydney region from the Domestic Airport at Mascot to Marsden Park, in Sydney Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Hot economy thaws frozen loans

Deferred loans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have sunk to their lowest yet, with the scheme that gave relief to borrowers coming to an end.

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PropertyProperty

‘They can tell me to bugger off’: Uproar delays Grocon’s fate

Failed construction company’s future remains unclear after big creditors fired up over a proposal from the founding Grollo family.

Ben Wilmot and David Ross

BLOCKAGEEconomics

A handout picture released by the Suez Canal Authority on March 29, 2021 shows tugboats pulling the Panama-flagged MV 'Ever Given' (operated by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine) container ship, a 400-metre- (1,300-foot-)long and 59-metre wide vessel, lodged sideways impeding traffic across Egypt's Suez Canal waterway. - Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said on March 29 the Ever Given container ship, which has been blocking the crucial waterway for nearly a week, has been

Suez jam could sink supply chains

The Suez Canal crash has thrown the spotlight on global supply chains with estimates up to $12bn worth of goods could be stuck in the jam.

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