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Why A-listers are going barefaced

From Michelle Pfeiffer to Tyra Banks, Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Lopez, these are the stars sparking conversation around ageing skin.

Fiorella Valdesolo

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 04, 2017, passengers waits for a Delta Airlines flight in Terminal 5 at Los Angeles International Airport. - Delta Air Lines announced on May 14, 2020, it will retire the long-range Boeing 777 aircraft, resulting in a large write-off and deepening a likely second-quarter loss due to the coronavirus crisis. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)

Investors buy up airlines amid price surge

In the midst of rampant inflation, investors are buying stocks with any kind of pricing power which for the first time since Covid-19 includes the travel sector.

Karen Langley

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Dorsey tweet NFT owner faces $3.9m resale loss

Modest bids for tweet, converted to a nonfungible token last year, show a maturing NFT market.

Meghan Bobrowsky

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Meet the Twitter army of Elon Musk superfans

Thousands reach out to the Tesla CEO daily hoping to get a response. His attention usually goes to a few prominent supporters on his feed.

Inti Pacheco

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 14, 2019, workers operate the car assembly line at the automobile plant of VinFast, Vietnam's first homegrown car manufacturer, in Haiphong. - Vietnam's first homegrown car manufacturer Vinfast said on July 12, 2021 it will launch two new electric vehicle models early next year in north America and Europe, as it pushes to enter the lucrative but crowded market. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)

No relief in sight for car price pain

Prices levelling, not dropping, amid predictions the new and used car shortage will last into next year.

Mike Colias

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Twitter moves to block Elon Musk

Twitter has adopted a poison-pill takeover defence to make it difficult for Elon Musk to increase his ownership stake.

Cara Lombardo

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Musk tables ‘final’ offer to buy Twitter

Musk calls the bid valued at $US43 billion ‘his best and final offer’, adding he isn’t ‘playing the back-and-forth game’.

George Stahl

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Hillary Clinton’s odd midterm counsel

Focus on the Democratic Party’s national record, she and Obama advise. It’s an unpopular record.

Karl Rove

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 10, 2019, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, Larry Fink waves as he leaves a meeting about climate action investments at the Elysee Palace in Paris. - BlackRock, sometimes called the most powerful company you have never heard of, has grown exponentially since its founding in 1988, especially since the 2008 financial crisis. The company has been seen as a shadowy potential beneficiary of the French government's controversial pension system changes by critics of French President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Market volatility shrinks BlackRock’s assets

The world’s largest asset manager reported higher earnings despite wild market swings pushing assets below $US10 trillion.

Angel Au-Yeung

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Musk sued for delaying disclosure of Twitter stake

Lawsuit alleges billionaire saved $192m by delaying the filing, while hurting shareholders who sold stock before his position was publicised.

Allison Prang

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 17, 2019, the JPMorgan Chase & Co. World headquarters are pictured in New York City. - JPMorgan Chase said the US economy remains on solid footing in the short term, but warned of heightened longer-term risks due to inflation and the Ukraine war as it reported lower quarterly profits. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)

JPMorgan profit sinks after pandemic boom

The investment bank’s first-quarter profit dropped 42 per cent as it socked away funds to prepare for higher defaults in case of recession.

David Benoit

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 13: Suspect Frank James is led by police from Ninth Precinct after being arrested for his connection to the mass shooting at the 36th St subway station on April 13, 2022 in New York City. James, the suspected gunman in Tuesday's shooting, was arrested this afternoon after a hotline caller's tip. James is alleged to have shot 10 people, critically injuring five, on the N train during Tuesday's morning rush hour. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Brooklyn subway shooter arrested

Police arrest the suspected gunman who opened fire in a Brooklyn subway train, ending a 30-hour manhunt.

Ben Chapman, Joseph De Avila and Omar Abdel-Baqui

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Rocketing prices test Europe’s political resolve

The likelihood of a protracted confrontation with Russia is darkening the mood of voters in Europe, where hardliners are now campaigning on surging food and fuel prices.

Paul Hannon and Eric Sylvers

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 15: People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in an empty Financial District on June 15, 2020 in New York City. Markets gained ground in afternoon trading on Monday as the Federal Reserve announced that it will begin buying individual corporate bonds in an attempt to jump start the economy after the economic setbacks from the coronavirus pandemic. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

The safe investment that will soon yield nearly 10pc

The March surge in the consumer-price index is the latest boon to buyers of US savings bonds that are adjusted for inflation, known as I Bonds.

Dion Rabouin

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Chinese stockpile food as Covid-19 concerns ripple out from Shanghai

Fearing strict Covid-19 lockdowns like those implemented in Shanghai, residents of other Chinese cities are picking clean supermarket shelves of necessities

Rachel Liang

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: (L-R) Filmmaker Sian Heder and Tim Cook attend the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Proposed US antitrust laws to hurt users: Apple CEO

The iPhone maker faces twin threats to its App Store business from Congress and the European Union.

Tim Higgins

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(FILES) In this file photo boys sit on pillows outside during the 2019 Fortnite World Cup Finals - Round Two on July 27, 2019, at Arthur Ashe Stadium, in New York City. - The maker of video game sensation "Fortnite" on August 13, 2020 sued Apple for the way it rules over the App Store, accusing the iPhone maker of wielding monopoly power. Epic Games called on a federal judge to order Apple to stop its "anti-competitive conduct" and invalidate the tech giant's rules requiring app developers to pay 30 percent of transactions as the price of doing business in the App Store. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)

Funding values Fortnite maker Epic at $42bn

Epic raises $2.7bn in the biggest fundraising for a video game company in two decades.

Denny Jacob

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: Gasoline prices hover around $4.00 a gallon for the least expensive grade at several gas stations in the nation's capital on April 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. The high fuel prices are a combination of the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic, supply chain breakdowns, high inflation and the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

US stocks rise despite 8.5pc inflation in March

US stock indexes climbed and a selloff in government bonds reversed, immediately after inflation data showed that consumer prices accelerated to a new four-decade high of 8.5 per cent in March.

Caitlin McCabe

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 12: Police and emergency responders gather at the site of a reported shooting of multiple people outside of the 36 St subway station on April 12, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. According to authorities, multiple people have reportedly been shot and several undetonated devices were discovered at the 36th Street and Fourth Avenue station in the Sunset Park neighborhood. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Gunman on the run after mass shooting in New York

Police name suspect after a man in a gas mask shot 10 people on a packed New York subway train during the morning rush-hour, setting off a smoke bomb before opening fire | WATCH

Joseph De Avila and Ben Chapman

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JULY 21. The Reserve Bank of Australia building in Martin Place, Sydney,Tuesday, July 21, 2020.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Why the RBA changed course on raising rates

A huge jump in business and labour costs in March explains why the Reserve Bank surprised some by suddenly opening the door to an interest rate rise in June.

James Glynn

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