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Two of the world’s biggest creators of scripted drama are set to create one of the biggest shows the corporate world has ever seen.

The multi-billion dollar deal will bring a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that saw Paramount and Comcast also vying for the legacy assets.

Netflix has emerged as the likely winner of the three-horse race to buy Warner Bros in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars. The transaction will rock Hollywood.

TikTok has urged young users to download their content just days out from Australia’s social media ban coming into effect on December 10. 

THE ECONOMIST: Mega-mergers are reshaping entire industries but analysts are split on whether shareholders stand to gain or lose.

Premier Investments’ billionaire chair Solomon Lew has taken a swipe at the Government’s handling of the cost-of-living crisis, which he says has hurt the performance of kids stationery juggernaut Smiggle.

EDITORIAL: Not only is another rate cut in the near future off the cards, suddenly we are looking at a rate rise.

The troubled travel company was last valued at $2.3 billion but has since been sin-binned in a share market suspension.

A buying spree on luxury items from shoes to concert tickets could force the central bank to reverse three interest rate cuts - and potentially go further.

THE ECONOMIST: Why coders and call-centre agents are especially vulnerable to the technology

Renewables are anticipated to keep a lid on electricity prices over the next five years but a speedier transition is needed to keep bills lower in the 2030s.

EDITORIAL: It has fallen to Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock, in her best governor language, to point out what is really going on.

THE ECONOMIST: Three buckets predict a year of highs, lows and hangovers for global commodity prices.

In an email to staff Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson has confirmed a senior team overhaul after rumours of 400 job losses before the end of 2025.

Within hours hundreds of people said they needed the device.