Carbon trading deal struck despite likely US exit from Paris accord
1 day ago · An exit from the Paris Agreement would mean the world’s largest polluter historically would abandon its emissions reduction goals at a time when scientists warn the world is on course for ...
Herbert Smith Freehills proposes merger with US firm
1 day ago · It became HSF in 2012 after merging with London’s silver circle firm Herbert Smith. If approved, the merger would take it beyond 600 partners globally, 168 of them in Australia. HSF is ...
ASX to rise, S&P 500 struggles, bitcoin tops $US87,000
2 days ago · Losses in gold, iron ore and energy stocks are dragging the S&P/ASX 200 lower as trading enters its final hours.. The S&P/ASX 200 Index is 22 points or 0.3 per cent lower at 8218 near 2.30pm AEDT ...
Foreign investment: Australian rule change fast-tracking …
6 days ago · Dr Chalmers told an event hosted by the Federation of Japan Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Australia on Thursday night that the new rules were helping secure additional progress. In 2023-24 ...
Australian Retirement Trust eyes stake in $16b CDC Data Centres
2 days ago · Australian Retirement Trust’s deal makers made a killing when AirTrunk sold for $24 billion-plus. Now, they’re keen to see if that playbook can be repeated at Infratil-backed CDC Data Centres ...
Market winners and losers from Trump’s landslide
6 days ago · This means a surge in US stocks and the dollar has provided a meaningful boost to returns. Back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest super fund assets lifted by 1.2 per cent based on currency and ...
What the inquiry into the structure of the big four firms …
6 days ago · Big four partnership regulation. 2) Review the regulation of large partnerships: Analyse and create a road map to reform large partnerships regulation. 3) Cap accounting partnerships at 400 ...
Chinese exports soar as Beijing braces for Trump trade tensions
6 days ago · The size of any additional stimulus will depend on Trump’s new tariffs, experts said. Analysts estimated before Trump’s victory that Beijing would need to spend 10 trillion yuan ($2.1 trillion ...
SIG ASX: Chemist Warehouse, Sigma Healthcare merger approved …
6 days ago · Updated Nov 7, 2024 – 3.51pm, first published at 10.26am. The billionaire founders of pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse are a step closer to creating a $28.9 billion sharemarket giant after the ...
HSBC copped RBA ban after private briefing leaks
6 days ago · The revelations mean HSBC is the fourth bank to have hosted a private briefing with RBA officials that breached confidentiality requirements.