Business
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‘Opportunistic’: Anglo American rejects BHP’s $60 billion takeover bid
Australia’s largest mining company will face pressure to sweeten the terms of a $60 billion bid to buy rival Anglo American amid warnings it could fall short.
- by Nick Toscano
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World markets
ASX slumps after weak US data; BHP shares drop on $60b deal
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Millie Muroi
Currency
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Companies
‘Opportunistic’: Anglo American rejects BHP’s $60 billion takeover bid
Australia’s largest mining company will face pressure to sweeten the terms of a $60 billion bid to buy rival Anglo American amid warnings it could fall short.
- by Nick Toscano
Manly Wharf set for a revamp as new owners get the keys
Manly Wharf, at the gateway to Sydney’s popular northern beaches precinct, will be revamped – but the new owners will consult the local community before making any big changes.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Markets
Updated
World markets
ASX slumps after weak US data; BHP shares drop on $60b deal
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Millie Muroi
The economy
Opinion & Perspectives
Sorry, it’s not gallantry that wins wars, it’s economic might
Whatever their causes, wars are usually won by the side with the most economic resources. Here’s why.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
My work wants my biometric data. Am I right to feel uncomfortable?
Given the problem of identity theft in the electronic age and of the growing sophistication of bad digital actors, handing over biometric data can feel iffy.
Jonathan Rivett
Freelance writer
BHP’s clever plan for dealing with Anglo’s poison pills
BHP has approached the embattled Anglo American mining house with an all-scrip offer that would see the group’s most troublesome assets spun off.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Banking & finance
Opinion
Payments
The Armaguard saga shows we’re a long way from ditching cash entirely
- by Clancy Yeates
Entrepreneurship
The iron men with a $3 billion plan to save the planet
Two former Fortescue executives want to reduce the enormous carbon footprint of iron ore, Australia’s most lucrative export industry. It’ll cost at least $3 billion.
- by Anne Hyland
This Australian billion-dollar luxury fashion retailer has taken the world by storm. But read the fine print
Cettire has dazzled both well-heeled shoppers and investors with its bargains and extraordinary growth, but it has also become the most polarising success story on the ASX.
- by Colin Kruger
Media
Legal fight over Trump Media’s ownership adds to its woes
- by Matthew Goldstein and David Yaffe-Bellany
Workplace
Opinion
Work therapy
My work wants my biometric data. Am I right to feel uncomfortable?
- by Jonathan Rivett
