Business

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.

New research shows the ongoing cost-of-living crunch is calling time on an Aussie tradition as old as Vegemite, and has revealed a shock gender divide.

Victims of the $450 million fraud are hoping investigators can find where their funds were spent with a Lamborghini Uru and bankrupt beer company all that has been found so far.

AARON PATRICK: Deciding debt is the path to power, Jim Chalmers has set a terrible example for future political leaders.

Economic growth is still weak despite high inflation, limiting the Reserve Bank’s ability to cut interest rates.