Business
Companies
AAP newswire 'begins its next chapter' as sale finalised
The future of the 85-year-old newswire is assured with the inking of a sale to new owners who say they are driven by a desire to retain Australian media diversity.
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Retail
Swimwear brand Seafolly collapses due to 'crippling' COVID-19 crisis
Major Australian swimwear brand Seafolly has become the latest retail victim of the coronavirus pandemic, with the company appointing voluntary administrators on Monday.
- by Dominic Powell
Gaming & wagering
Jumbo locks in Tabcorp lotto deal but fees sting investors
Online lottery ticket retailer Jumbo Interactive has extended its resale agreement with gambling giant Tabcorp until 2030 but will pay new fees expected to crunch its earnings in the short term.
- by Patrick Hatch
Energy
We will need to learn to live with the virus, says new Ampol boss
The newly-appointed boss of Ampol has said surges in the number of COVID-19 cases will be a necessary part of getting the economy back on its feet.
- by Dominic Powell
Opinion
Aviation
Pint-sized airline challenger Rex looks to enter the big league
The regional airline has gone from cash strapped one day to expanding the next as it takes on Qantas and Virgin with city flights.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Oil
Crunch point: A US energy giant files for bankruptcy - and an industry shudders
Chesapeake Energy was a trailblazer that helped make the US the world’s biggest oil producer and transformed the global energy market. Its fall shows just how fragile the sector is.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Aviation
Regional Express moves ahead with Sydney-Melbourne-Brisbane flight plan
The regional airline is pushing ahead with plans to take on Qantas and Virgin Australia in the lucrative "golden triangle" between Australia’s three largest cities.
- by Patrick Hatch
Investing
Billionaire investor under pressure to prove he has not lost his Midas touch
A string of humiliating failures has left swashbuckling SoftBank billionaire Masayoshi Son scrambling to repair his tattered reputation.
- by Hasan Chowdhury
Boeing crisis
Boeing gets green light for test flights of its troubled 737 Max
The test is a pivotal moment in Boeing's worst-ever corporate crisis, long since compounded by the novel coronavirus pandemic that has slashed air travel and jet demand.
- by Eric Johnson and David Shepardson
Coronavirus pandemic
US energy giant Chesapeake pushed into bankruptcy by pandemic
The pandemic-driven spectacular collapse in energy demand has claimed one of its biggest victims.
- by Dawn McCarty, Olivia Rockeman and David Wethe
Media & marketing
'Significant impact': Facebook's Zuckerberg in a bind as advertisers head for the exits
The list of advertisers deserting Facebook over its failure to stop inflammatory content could 'spiral out of control' say analysts, increasing the pressure on the company and its chief.
- by Kurt Wagner