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THE ECONOMIST: Complaints about quality are a growing worry for brands from Chanel to Prada.

The companies behind two of the biggest brands in consumer media passed the final investor hurdle for their $385 million merger on Monday.

Australians are being urged to do one thing over the summer break that could have a huge pay off.

The Australian dollar has surged to a 14-month high as the money markets make a huge call on interest rates.

Tourists will be charged to visit Rome's Trevi Fountain as authorities seek to profit from Italy's most popular attractions.

A major tax shake-up proposed by the Productivity Commission would slash bills for the majority of Australian businesses but has attracted criticism from the big end of town.

Jim Chalmers has been accused of rushing his contentious superannuation reforms, with an industry body warning the short consultation period ‘makes it difficult to identify unintended consequences’.

A memo sent by TikTok’s CEO has revealed the company’s US operations will be housed under a new venture.

A third of ANZ shareholders have voted against its remuneration report, making it the first Big Four bank since Westpac in 2019 to suffer a second strike. New CEO Nuno Matos is forgoing short-term bonuses.

THE ECONOMIST: After years of private funding, SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic may test the stock market. Their valuations won’t get a free pass.

A damning report into an outage at Optus — which cut off access to triple-0 services and was linked to two deaths — has exposed a raft of internal problems at the telco.

A major superannuation fund says a lack of engagement with your super fund can have huge financial consequences come retirement time.

A Paramount bid for Warner Bros Discovery lacks adequate financing assurances, the Warner Bros board says.

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O’Neill has quit Australia’s biggest oil and gas group in major career move.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the Oscars will quit its links with a US broadcaster and move to YouTube in 2029.