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Posted November 26, 2015 20:32:00 | Updated November 26, 2015 21:11:11
Angry and frustrated shareholders streamed into Woolworth's annual general meeting today. They were looking for a credible plan to turnaround the company's fortunes. Investors have watched the value of their stock dive more than 20% this year.
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Posted November 26, 2015 20:31:00 | Updated November 26, 2015 21:16:23
The G20 meeting came and went, overwhelmed by events in Syria, the refugee flights to Europe and then Paris. There is no doubt these events are putting pressure on the Euro economy. David Buik, with Panmure Gordon speaks to Ticky.
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Posted November 26, 2015 16:33:00 | Updated November 26, 2015 20:57:18
Australia may not be in a recession, but you wouldn't know it from the latest business investment numbers. Investment plunged more than 9% in the September quarter. It had the economists downgrading their growth forecasts and underlines the pressure on Treasurer Scott Morrison to abandon the tough budget talk.
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Posted November 26, 2015 16:32:00 | Updated November 26, 2015 21:07:01
Newly appointed Chairman Gordon Cairns offered up a mea culpa on behalf of the board, saying the company's made mistakes and its now going to fix them. Its been reported a sale of BIG W is now on the cards, which could net Woolies a billion dollars but plans to stick with Masters, despite it's 3 billion dollars of losses so far. Ticky got the full analysis from ABC's Business Editor Ian Verrender.
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Posted November 26, 2015 16:31:00 | Updated November 26, 2015 20:59:34
The ASX lost most of the early gains, but did finish in the black thanks to big banks, which did most of the heavy lifting. Evan Lucas from IG Markets speaks to Ticky.
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Posted November 25, 2015 16:33:00 | Updated November 25, 2015 19:58:50
Taking a cruise has become very big business in Australia. Passenger numbers approached the one million mark last year and the number of cruise operators in Australian waters is on the rise. The head of the world's largest cruise ship company is in Australia to mark the addition of two new ships to the Asia Pacific fleet. But while the anchors are aweigh, Carnival's global CEO says the lack of high quality ports is holding the industry back.
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Posted November 25, 2015 16:32:00 | Updated November 25, 2015 20:17:01
Regulators are re-writing the risk rule book for banks. Michael Trickey, Managing Director of the US based Berkshire Group, talks to Ticky.
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Posted November 25, 2015 16:31:00 | Updated November 25, 2015 20:00:27
The Australian Dollar is up after Governor Glenn Stevens advised economists to "chill out" over another rate cut. Martin Lakos from Macquarie Private wealth speaks to Ticky.
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Posted November 24, 2015 16:33:00 | Updated November 24, 2015 17:03:54
Botox and Viagra are the drugs of choice of the baby boomers. Now their makers Pfizer and Allergan are joining forces in a $220 b dollar merger the second biggest on record. But the deal is set to cause a political storm in the United States with the combined group planning to make Dublin its headquarters and take advantage of Ireland's lower tax rate.
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Posted November 24, 2015 16:32:00 | Updated November 24, 2015 17:01:01
The Federal Government's long-awaited response to a review of the country's competition law has finally arrived. The Harper Review got stuck in the weeds amid the competing interests of the big and small ends of town and a clause known as 'the effects test', an attempt to rein in the abuse of market power. The jury's still out on the effects test but the bulk of the recommendations have been warmly embraced. So get set for big changes to retail trading hours and taxi services to name but 2. Treasurer Scott Morrison speaks to Ticky from our Parliament House studio.
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Posted November 24, 2015 16:31:00 | Updated November 24, 2015 17:08:05
Roger Montgomery from Montgomery Investment Management speaks to Ticky.
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Posted November 23, 2015 16:33:00 | Updated November 23, 2015 17:19:20
There is nothing like a business model under attack to bring competitors together, and so it's proving with Australia's free-to-air broadcasters. Under threat from likes of Netflix and Google, there's talk of a truce even co-operation to see off the foreign competition. Of course they're also lobbying on the political front too, arguing the laws covering media ownership are outdated and anachronistic. And with the Turnbull Government openly considering the abolition of what's known as the 'reach rule', vested interests are working hard to protect their positions.
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Posted November 23, 2015 16:32:00 | Updated November 23, 2015 17:50:23
There's no disputing the boom in vitamins, health supplements, baby milk and so on on at the moment is all driven by demand from Chinese consumers distrusting of local brands. But what's less clear is how sustainable this boom is, or indeed how it is reflected in the valuations of the companies doing such good business. Jeremy Bendeich from Avoca Asset Management joins Ticky in the studio.
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Posted November 23, 2015 16:31:00 | Updated November 23, 2015 17:41:35
The ASX got off to a slow start, banks were treading water and oil at less than $40. Prices weighed on energy stocks, and weak commodity prices kept the miners under pressure. Ken Howard from Morgans speaks to Ticky.
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Posted November 20, 2015 16:33:00 | Updated November 20, 2015 18:48:54
World leaders are set to meet in Paris at the end of the month to thrash out a new agreement on climate change. But Australia's major banks have beaten them to the punch over the past few months, putting out their own commitments to cut emissions. Environmental groups say it's an encouraging start. But they want the banks to do more. Others say the banks' first duty is to shareholders and warn that the environmental movement's demands will only grow.
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