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‘I can’t think of another place on the planet that would make this mistake.’

Warner Bros Discovery has agreed to a $A155 billion takeover deal by Paramount Skydance.

There’s only one broad labour market group that can afford the typical $1 million house. Here’s why the housing crisis could spark something else underground.

Analysts highlighted an exceptionally volatile profit reporting season on worries about the impact of AI, as traditional miners and banks favoured by older generations jumped higher.

If proven, it will be the largest fraud case against one of Australia’s major banks.

Harvey Norman chair Gerry Harvey reckons consumers have cast aside cost-of-living pressures to stock up on AI-led computers and mobile devices, helping it deliver a 15 per cent increase in half-year profit.

Coles chief Leah Weckert says while this month’s interest rate rise has knocked consumer confidence, the supermarket giant is yet to see the impacts on shopping behaviour.

With a more focused approach, America could break China’s chokehold on critical minerals

Coles has revealed a huge profit for the first half of the financial year, but the result fell short of last year’s figure.

Women working full-time have seen a much bigger pay increase than men, but there is more to this figure than meets the eye.

Discount pharmacy juggernaut Chemist Warehouse has attributed its double-digit sales lift to the growing popularity of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro.

Physical AI is already here as self-driving cars spill across the world and the future is likely to include personal AI agents for billions of users.

Rising interest rates are forcing the Treasurer to promise action on inflation. His record isn’t promising.

The company behind some of Australia’s best-known brands says consumers were “rattled” about interest rate hikes as early as December, which led to a more cautious shopping behaviour during Christmas.