The world’s richest man Elon Musk has picked a fight with its most valuable company, Apple. But while their brief feud took over headlines, Musk’s EV-maker Tesla and Apple were facing their own issues behind closed doors. These are this week’s biggest stories. 1. Rock ‘em, sock ‘em Elon Musk went to war with […]
Retail stocks like Abercrombie & Fitch get a boost as Black Friday arrives, Mark Zuckerberg gets stung by fake Meta news and Disney brings back its old CEO. These are the 5 big stories from the week that was. 1. So Fitch It’s not often a retail stock jumps 36% in a week but that’s […]
The delivery business looks to be under further strain after Deliveroo departed Australia this week. Elsewhere Airbnb’s co-founder is moving into tiny homes while TikTok starts to emerge as the biggest winner in a downsizing tech industry. These were the five big stories of the week. 1. No delivery Deliveroo has become the latest […]
This week Zuckerberg cuts costs at Meta as he tries to rescue his bet on the metaverse. FTX goes to the brink of bankruptcy and Disney+ finds a path to profit. These are the five big stories from the week that was. 1. Swinging axe Meta cut more than 11,000 jobs this week. At around […]
Activision Blizzard has shot the lights out with its latest Call of Duty game, beating out even film franchise behemoths. Elon Musk meanwhile is wasting no time tinkering at Twitter while Australia’s biggest miner calls for a ban on petrol cars. These are the five big stories from the week that was 1. Duty calls […]
Henry Ford didn’t invent the car but, as far as his time period was concerned, he damn near perfected it. The self-taught inventor began building his own horseless carriages out the back of barns in the dying days of the 19th century. Convincing investors to back him to make them on a commercial scale, he […]
A big week of tech earnings has produced some major disappointments with Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft all missing the mark – or expecting to soon. Meanwhile Fortescue looks to lithium and Elon arrives at Twitter HQ. These are the five biggest stories of the week. 1. Alphabet Soup It’s been a tough week for tech. Take […]
This week the WWE performs its finishing move on Wall Street, Tesla and Snap struggle to impress the market and Alphabet’s robo-taxi means no more small talk with your Uber driver. These are the five big stories from the week that was. 1. Finishing move World Wrestling Entertainment is defying market trends this year, with […]
This week Microsoft takes the FOMO out of WFH, Apple is slowly becoming a bank and Netflix turns on ads. These are the five big stories from the week that was. 1. What the WFH? Microsoft has unveiled an app that will help those in a hybrid workforce decide when to go into the office. […]
This week Elon changes his mind, Credit Suisse does damage control and petrol prices may be heading higher. These are the five big stories from the week that was. 1. What the X? Elon Musk sent Twitter shares flying this week after changing course yet again, agreeing to buy the social media giant at his […]
While rare earths are required to build all kinds of tech, few meaningfully appreciated the minerals’ worth before Lynas. It was only when China threatened to cut off supply to the United States did the ASX miner’s value come into full focus. But now rare earths are firmly in the spotlight and Lynas is in […]
Transurban has managed to outplay politicians and rivals alike to build one of the dominant monopolies in Australian history. Read more below. The origins of Transurban In 1994, Australia looked very different. Emerging from the recession we had to have, Paul Keating was in the Lodge and Allan Border was captaining the Australian cricket team. […]