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Eric Johnston is an associate editor of The Australian. He has more than 25 years experience as a finance journalist, including a former business editor of The Australian. He has been business editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and financial services editor with The Australian Financial Review. His work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal.

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M&A

Recall CEO Doug Pertz, before their AGM at The Mint in Sydney. The Australian / Picture David Moir 11/11/2014

Recall backs bid by Iron Mountain

US company Iron Mountain last night struck an in-principle deal to acquire Australian rival Recall Holdings for $2.67 billion.

Damon Kitney

EXCLUSIVECompanies

OZ Min faces bribery probe

OZ Minerals is being probed over bribery claims concerning a 2009 Cambodian gold exploration buyout.

Matt Chambers

Business

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2013, file photo, the shadow of a pedestrian is cast under a sign in front of JPMorgan Chase & Co. headquarters in New York. After having just been awarded a multibillion-dollar settlement stemming from the financial crisis, the investment giant launched the hashtag (hash)AskJPM for people to ask career advice questions. But the move badly underestimated consumer sentiment toward banks and showed a tone of deafness to how social media works. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

JPMorgan dips, but optimistic

The Australian arm of JPMorgan suffered a dip in profits for 2014, but chief executive Rob Priestley expects a pick-up this year.

Prashant Mehra

Stephen Bartholomeusz

False dawn? Price surge raises hopes

It may represent false hope, but there are signs of stability in the markets for two key commodities: iron ore and oil.

STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ

Business Spectator

Greek tragedy nears climax – or not

Unemployment is 28pc and pensioners wait outside supermarkets for discarded food, but there are more beggars in London than Athens.

Alan Kohler

Business

MYOB AccountRight Standard software pack

Noteholders pour into MYOB IPO

MYOB has received strong demand from noteholders for its IPO, with many buying into the offer.

Property

Computershare co-founder Chris Morris has relinquished executive duties to become non-executive chairman, pictured at the Botanical Restaurant in Melbourne, which Morris owns and has just renovated.

Morris pitches luxury tents

Computershare co-founder Chris Morris is targeting cashed-up foreigners for a $1000-a-night resort in far north Queensland.

Lisa Allen and Ben Wilmot

News

NAB goes cold on rate cut

NAB has pushed back expectations of a cut to the official cash rate to August, predicting the Reserve Bank to hold fire in May.

Mitchell Neems

Business

Sunny debut for Eclipx Group

Shares in fleet management and car financing company Eclipx Group rose more than 20 per cent on their ASX debut.

Prashant Mehra

Economics

This photo taken on October 2, 2014 shows a pro-China supporter holding a Chinese national flag shouts near the site of pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong. A deadline for pro-democracy demonstrators to clear Hong Kong's barricaded streets loomed October 5, after overnight clashes with riot police, as the city's Beijing-backed leader claimed the disorder now risked

China easing stirs bubble fear

CHINA has pumped $250 billion into its financial system, prompting economists to warn about risk of a market bubble.

Scott Murdoch and David Rogers

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