Australia

EXCLUSIVE Facebook rejects talks with Australia publisher, may test online law

Australia's competition watchdog is looking into a claim that Facebook Inc (FB.O) refused a publisher's request to negotiate a licensing…

4 years ago

Afterpay’s move to open to major U.S. merchants will boost margins, analysts say

Afterpay's (APT.AX) move to expand its buy now, pay later service to major U.S. merchants it has not directly partnered…

4 years ago

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.

4 years ago

St. Modwen accepts Blackstone’s raised $1.75 bln take-private offer

Housebuilder and logistics firm St. Modwen Properties (SMP.L) said on Thursday it has agreed to a sweetened 1.25 billion pounds…

4 years ago

Unliveable Sydney homes going for millions in Australia housing boom

Sydney houses with crumbling walls, shredded ceilings, and bathrooms and kitchens stripped of fixtures are getting snapped up for millions…

4 years ago

Stocks recover from 4-week lows as focus switches back to post-pandemic growth

Global shares extended their recovery on Tuesday from four week lows, as investors focused on prospects for post-pandemic economic growth,…

4 years ago

Britain begins negotiations to join trans-Pacific trade deal

Britain will begin negotiations on Tuesday to join a trans-Pacific trade deal that it sees as crucial to its post-Brexit…

4 years ago

Maersk VC co-leads funding round in Egyptian start-up Trella

Egyptian startup Trella, a digital platform connecting truckers with freight loads, has raised $42 million in equity and debt, including…

4 years ago

Boral sells U.S. products business after rejecting Seven bid

Australia's Boral Ltd (BLD.AX) said it would sell its North American building products business to a unit of NYSE-listed Westlake…

4 years ago

The great exit: central banks line up to dial back emergency stimulus

The U.S. Federal Reserve is projecting a faster timetable for interest rate rises and Norway's central bank is preparing markets…

4 years ago