Australian Financial Review

The collapse of talks between the mining giants means Simon Trott is back to the grind of delivering on his promises for slow and steady growth.

Australian Financial Review

Glencore’s gone. And Rio doesn’t have a growth rabbit under its hat ↗

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Shares rise for a fourth day; Rio Tinto results to come; Qantas staff set to depart; Zip hit by debt, margins; Hub24 lifts FY27 target; oil holds biggest jump since October. Follow live.

Australian Financial Review

ASX closes near 9100; Rio results pending, Zip dives 34pc ↗

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Reporting season’s biggest day undid market favourites Zip and Lovisa, but heavyweights Wesfarmers and Telstra flexed their cost muscle.

Australian Financial Review

What we learnt: Zip’s bad debt beating, Bunnings turns the screws ↗

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Unemployment stayed at a record low 4.1 per cent in January, meaning the labour market is uncomfortably tight as the Reserve Bank of Australia considers whether to raise rates again.

Australian Financial Review

Tight jobs numbers keep rates pressure on RBA ↗

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Shares open higher; Telstra increases profit; Medibank reaffirms guidance; Transurban returns to profit; Hub24 lifts FY27 target; Wesfarmers’ profit tops expectations. Follow live.

Australian Financial Review

ASX rises; Sonic, Hub24 surge, Wesfarmers, Medibank fall ↗

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Andrew Irvine says unless the government acts on one major policy topic, Australians will have to accept the economy is in a state that’s “as good as it gets”.

Australian Financial Review

‘As good as it gets’: NAB boss issues dire living standards warning ↗

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Shadow treasurer Tim Wilson says the economic rebuild must be driven by unconventional thinking and robust growth in small business and the self-employed.

Australian Financial Review

‘This isn’t the Howard era any more’: Wilson outlines economic fix ↗

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Andrew Hastie has pushed back at assertions that his strong beliefs around boosting Australia’s industrial base require big government intervention.

Australian Financial Review

Hastie reveals his manufacturing agenda (and it’s not about cars) ↗

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