Business

Westpac customers worldwide are reportedly affected by the bank’s latest outage. 

Major Westpac banking app now fixed with no reason given for the hours long outage

Westpac has resolved the issue that affected millions of their customers Sunday morning

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The flow-on effects of Donald Trump’s new assault on free trade will hit a number of countries.

‘Fair’ and present danger in Trump trade attack 2.0

JACKSON HEWETT: Donald Trump’s back trampling over free trade. And this time he’s throwing out the rulebook.

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Listed real estate group HealthCo owns 11 hospitals leased to Healthscope.

HMC Capital interested in taking over Healthscope hospitals

The owner of 11 Healthscope hospitals says it has been approached by parties — including a consortium led by David Di Pilla — interested in taking over the facilities from US private equity giant Brookfield.

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Donald Trump has delayed the US ban on TikTok.

TikTok back on Apple, Google after Trump delays ban

TikTok, which is used by around 170 million Americans, has started restoring its services on Apple and Google after President Donald Trump delayed its ban.

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How to get people to resign

The Economist: How to get people to resign

The tested tactics that will save the organisation and keep your best employees.

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Cost-of-living pressures in the US are hurting Cochlear’s services sales.

Fewer US patients upgrade Cochlear devices amid cost crunch

Medtech company Cochlear says sales of services related to its hearing implant have declined as fewer patients, particularly in the US, upgrade their devices due to cost-of-living pressures.

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Loren Castle founded the business after cancer treatment.

How cancer survivor turned $40k hustle into $150m business

Diet changes after cancer treatment led her to become the creator of a company that sells vegan, gluten-free and allergen-free refrigerated cookie dough in 35,000 grocery stores.

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AMP declared a final dividend of 1¢ a share, 20 per cent franked, taking the full-year dividend to 3¢ — down from 4.5¢ the previous year.

AMP profit almost halves on advice business sale

The cost of simplifying AMP’s wealth management and banking businesses has slashed profits — and a payout to shareholders.

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US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s struggle with inflation could be a blow for Jim Chalmers’ rate relief hopes in Australia.

The one reason Aussies shouldn’t expect a rate cut next week

JACKSON HEWETT: Practically every mainstream economist has put their bets on a rate cut next week, but there’s one reason why we shouldn’t get our hopes up.

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Temple & Webster chief executive Mark Coulter.

Temple & Webster sales jump as customers upgrade homes

Shares in Temple & Webster have scaled new heights after the online furniture retailer revealed net profit more than doubled in the first half, fuelled by growing demand for bathroom fixtures and ceiling fans.

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Chemist Warehouse is now on the ASX through Sigma Healtchare.

Millionaires created as Chemist Warehouse debuts on ASX

Chemist Warehouse franchisees have catapulted into millionaire status after cashing in hundreds of millions of dollars in shares as the pharmacy juggernaut made its long-awaited ASX debut.

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Who made the 2025 Forbes Australia rich list?

Australia’s 10 richest people list revealed

REVEALED: The numbers are in, and there’s been a shake-up among the top-10 richest people in Australia. Here’s the full list.

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The numbers are in on Elon Musk, and it’s not good.

Is DOGE doomed? Musk fails to cut US spending for Trump

Official data shows that Elon Musk has scarcely made a dent in spending, in fact Donald Trump’s government expenditure has gone up.

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Insurers are worried about more frequent fires, floods and storms due to climate change.

IAG sees moderating premium growth after big profit rise

The owner of brands including NRMA and CGU says net profit surged 91 per cent to $778 million in the first half, with its pre-tax insurance earnings racing 56 per cent higher.

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Frank Calabria of Origin Energy speaks on stage during the AEP24 conference on May 21, 2024.

Grid needs back-up energy: Origin boss

Origin Energy boss Frank Calabria says the national energy grid rules need to be rewritten to keep power reliable as more renewable projects come online.

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