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• US stocks end lower, US inflation at highest in 13 years

  13-07-2021 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  US stocks pull back from record highs as the US sees the biggest jump in consumer inflation in 13 years — the North American economy continuing to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• PayPal moves into buy now, pay later, ASX rises

  13-07-2021 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  PayPal is set to shake up the buy now, pay later market with a no-fees product, consumer confidence rises despite lockdowns, and the ASX gains even as Sydney lockdown is extended. 
  
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• PayPal moves into buy now, pay later

  13-07-2021 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  PayPal is set to shake up the buy now, pay later market with a no-fees product, and the US sees the biggest jump in consumer inflation in 13 years as its economy continues to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Afterpay and Zip slump amid fears PayPal and Apple may 'dethrone' them, but the ASX edges higher

  13-07-2021 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  PayPal is set to shake up the buy now, pay later market with a no-fees product, consumer confidence rises despite lockdowns, and the ASX gains even as Sydney lockdown is extended. 
  
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• Queensland's 'lockdown tourism' booms as travellers jump on cancellations

  13-07-2021 23:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Savvy travellers are pouncing on last-minute hotel rooms and holidays amid a flood of COVID cancellations.
  
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• Polystyrene packaging is being phased out. Here's how you can help alternatives gain traction

  13-07-2021 22:39 via abc.net.au
  
  By the middle of next year, your online purchases could come wrapped in materials like wool as environmentally harmful plastic products like expanded polystyrene are phased out.
  
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• Lamb on track for another strong year as the world hungers for Australian meat

  13-07-2021 22:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The average price of lamb has climbed to its highest point this year, but it still has a way to go to match the peaks of 2019 and 2020. 
  
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• Here are the 20 companies on the ASX300 that have pledged to return JobKeeper payments — was public pressure the key?

  13-07-2021 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Would a public register of JobKeeper recipients "motivate" some companies to return payments they didn't need?
  
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• Here are the 20 companies on the ASX300 that have pledged to return JobKeeper payments — was public pressure key?

  13-07-2021 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Would a public register of JobKeeper recipients "motivate" some companies to return payments they didn't need?
  
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• Here are the 20 companies on the ASX300 that have pledged to return JobKeeper payments

  13-07-2021 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Would a public register of JobKeeper recipients "motivate" some companies to return payments they didn't need?
  
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• This latest lockdown has been 'bloody tough' for business owners far outside Sydney. Will new grants help?

  13-07-2021 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  As millions of people in lockdown wake up to another day of restrictions around Greater Sydney, some are feeling a little bit less stressed as COVID crisis payments increase and business support ramps up. 
  
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• How $35 a week before lockdown is costing Lily-Mae hundreds a week in COVID support

  13-07-2021 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  As millions of people in lockdown wake up to another day of restrictions around Greater Sydney, some are feeling a little bit less stressed as COVID crisis payments increase and business support ramps up. 
  
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• 'Bare minimum' COVID crisis payments boosted in NSW

  13-07-2021 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  As millions of people in lockdown wake up to another day of restrictions around Greater Sydney, some are feeling a little bit less stressed as COVID crisis payments increase and business support ramps up. 
  
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• North Korea's greatest threat comes from within

  13-07-2021 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Cut off from the rest of the world, with a crippled economy and no access to COVID-19 vaccines, Kim Jong Un is grappling with the worst crisis in his near-decade-long reign.
  
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• North Korea is cut off from the world like never before. And now its greatest threat comes from within

  13-07-2021 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Cut off from the rest of the world, with a crippled economy and no access to COVID-19 vaccines, Kim Jong Un is grappling with the worst crisis in his near-decade-long reign.
  
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• As food shortages loom, Kim Jong Un is hoping his shrinking waistline will keep him in power 

  13-07-2021 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Cut off from the rest of the world, with a crippled economy and no access to COVID-19 vaccines, Kim Jong Un is grappling with the worst crisis in his near-decade-long reign.
  
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• Meet the so-called finfluencers who say they're empowering a generation. But not everyone's convinced

  13-07-2021 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  At best, many argue they're empowering Gen Z to become finance savvy. At worst, they're spruiking products for their own financial gain. So, should we be listening to them at all?
  
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• Finfluencers say they're empowering young people, but it can be a murky area. Are they friend or foe?

  13-07-2021 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  At best, many argue they're empowering Gen Z to become finance savvy. At worst, they're spruiking products for their own financial gain. So, should we be listening to them at all?
  
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• Finfluencers say they're empowering a generation. But not everyone's convinced

  13-07-2021 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  At best, many argue they're empowering Gen Z to become finance savvy. At worst, they're spruiking products for their own financial gain. So, should we be listening to them at all?
  
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• Finfluencers are on the rise, so are they friend or foe? It's murky territory

  13-07-2021 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  At best, many argue they're empowering Gen Z to become finance savvy. At worst, they're spruiking products for their own financial gain. So, should we be listening to them at all?
  
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• Finfluencers are on the rise, so are they friend or foe? It can be murky territory

  13-07-2021 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  At best, many argue they're empowering Gen Z to become finance savvy. At worst, they're spruiking products for their own financial gain. So, should we be listening to them at all?
  
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• Melbourne man thought he was upgrading to first class. Next thing he knew he won a ticket on Virgin's Galactic space trip

  13-07-2021 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Scott Copeland's dream of travelling to space was mocked when he was in school. Now aged in his 50s, he's set to prove his old classmates wrong.
  
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• 'I was laughed at': How Australian Scott Copeland is fulfilling a childhood dream to go to space

  13-07-2021 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Scott Copeland's dream of travelling to space was mocked when he was in school. Now aged in his 50s, he's set to prove his old classmates wrong.
  
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• Crown's prized $2.2bn Sydney tower is leaking water less than a year after being built

  13-07-2021 09:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The 271 metre tower became the tallest in Sydney when it opened in December but work is now underway to fix an issue in its basement.
  
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• At Close of Business: Sean Cowan on the WAFC

  13-07-2021 09:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, managing editor Sean Cowan discusses potential election reforms for the West Australian Football Commission.
  
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• Early gains evaporate to leave ASX flat

  13-07-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors were staring at gains for just about the whole trading day on the Australian market but have nothing to show for it.
  
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• Finbar profit up

  13-07-2021 09:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Finbar has forecast a net profit of $8.4 million for the past financial year, representing an 18 per cent increase on the previous reporting period.
  
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• Decision close for $16m Fremantle apartment plan

  13-07-2021 09:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The fate of aged care provider Bethanie’s $16 million apartment plan hangs in the balance after the City of Fremantle pushed for it to be refused over concerns it would be an over-development of the site.
  
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• High iron ore prices boost Fenix

  13-07-2021 09:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Fenix Resources hit an all-time high this week, ahead of today’s quarterly report showing strong growth in the iron ore miner‘s operating cash flow.
  
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• SA miner's family who tested positive to COVID-19 prepare to be released from hotel quarantine

  13-07-2021 08:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Adelaide family that has spent almost two-and-a-half weeks in hotel quarantine after testing positive to coronavirus is counting down the days until they are free to leave.
  
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• Miner and wife describe what it's like being COVID-positive in hotel quarantine with four kids under 10

  13-07-2021 08:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Adelaide family that has spent almost two-and-a-half weeks in hotel quarantine after testing positive to coronavirus is counting down the days until they are free to leave.
  
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• Chevron donates $3.45m to Conservation Volunteers Australia

  13-07-2021 08:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Chevron Australia has committed $3.45 million to Conservation Volunteers Australia over three years to support lower carbon projects.
  
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• Court orders CCC to return material seized in probe

  13-07-2021 08:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s Supreme Court has ruled the corruption watchdog should have to hand back documents it seized as part of a probe into allegations of misconduct by former MPs.
  
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• Chevron donates $3m to wetlands projects

  13-07-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Chevron Australia has committed $3.45 million to Conservation Volunteers Australia over three years to support lower carbon projects.
  
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• Attack subs delay works against WA

  13-07-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Scheduling issues with Australia’s next generation of subs poses a regional security risk.
  
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• Let the cruise ships come back, pleads MP on behalf of regional economies

  13-07-2021 07:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal MP Warren Entsch is among those leading the push to bring back the multi-billion-dollar cruise industry to boost regional economic centres hit hard by COVID-19.
  
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• Growth barriers for indigenous business

  13-07-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Aboriginal businesses are hitting resistance when they chase work outside their own country.
  
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• Uranium hopeful's shares in meltdown

  13-07-2021 06:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in uranium hopeful Berkeley Energia were smashed today, down 44 per cent after regulators knocked back a planned concentrate plant in Europe.
  
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• 'Well what's happening with borders?': Queensland residents hanging on Premier's decision on NSW border

  13-07-2021 05:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland residents, scarred by last year's hard border, are watching anxiously to see whether another closure is imminent.
  
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• LEGO store comes to Perth

  13-07-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth’s first LEGO store is opening later this year as part of Karrinyup Shopping Centre's $800 million redevelopment.
  
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• HelloFresh to buy rival Youfoodz

  13-07-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Meal delivery provider HelloFresh wants to buy rival Youfoodz for $125 million as merger and acquisition activity continues on the share market.
  
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• Chinese company Shenhua to sell huge stake in northern New South Wales food bowl

  13-07-2021 03:52 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 16,000 hectares of land is on the market, as the mining giants cuts ties with the region and its failed plan to mine for coal on the fertile Liverpool Plains.
  
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• Truck drivers fear rock attacks could turn fatal at Fitzroy Crossing

  13-07-2021 03:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Scared truck drivers won't drive through Fitzroy Crossing at night fearing potentially fatal rock attacks from children roaming the streets.
  
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• SA to relax COVID border restrictions with Queensland, but ban on ACT travel remains

  13-07-2021 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia will open its border to all of Queensland from 12:01am on Friday, with those travelling from the south-east still requiring testing. People already in quarantine will be able to leave at the same time.
  
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• SA to relax border with Queensland, service station named as COVID-19 exposure site

  13-07-2021 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia will open its border to all of Queensland from 12:01am on Friday, with those travelling from the south-east still requiring testing. A petrol station in Tailem Bend has been named as a possible COVID-19 exposure site linked to two removalists who tested positive to the virus. 
  
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• Rudd downplays role in Pfizer negotiations

  13-07-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has downplayed his role in securing faster Pfizer shipments for Australia.
  
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• Union push for minimum fruit picking rates

  13-07-2021 02:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A major union will ask the Fair Work Commission to guarantee fruit pickers earn minimum wage.
  
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• Buffalo industry relieved as NT's only major meatworks reopens

  13-07-2021 01:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The Batchelor abattoir is an important asset for NT industry, so after a number of delays to its seasonal reopening musterers are relieved it is processing animals not suitable for export.
  
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• More records on Wall Street, Elon Musk says Tesla would 'die' without him as CEO

  13-07-2021 00:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street's major indexes reach new record closing highs and Tesla boss Elon Musk tells a court the electric car marker would die if he was not the chief executive, amid investor accusations they were misled. 
  
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• ASX weighed down by lockdown fears, business confidence falls

  13-07-2021 00:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian market rose early on after Wall Street reached new record highs, but the growing likelihood of an extended lockdown in Sydney has seen shares lose their most of their gains despite new government support measures.
  
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