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Sharemarket
Afterpay and Tesla - the stocks that divide the market
Now worth almost $18 billion in market capitalisation, Afterpay has become impossible to ignore. Share price momentum is a powerful force, as is being ascribed disrupter status.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Payments
CBA confirms future of startup Beem It under review
The CBA says the future of the payments startup it has heavily backed, is under review as it considers options that triggered the sacking of Beem It's CEO.
- by Colin Kruger
Pharmaceuticals
Novartis pays close to $1 billion to settle suit over doctors' bribes
The pharma giant has agreed to pay the US government and various states to end a lawsuit over a sham speaker program that distributed cash, lavish meals and golf trips to induce doctors to prescribe its heart and diabetes drugs..
- by Larry Neumeister
Electric cars
Robyn Denholm warns Australia risks being left behind on EVs as Tesla value hits $300b
Australia risks squandering the chance of becoming a renewable energy "superpower" says Tesla chair as the company topples Toyota as the world's most valuable car brand.
- by Cara Waters
Retail
Kathmandu pessimistic about recovery, despite sales surge after lockdowns
The outdoors retailer has warned its full-year profit will fall about 30 per cent and expressed "significant" concerns for Australia's economy as government stimulus wears off and further virus outbreaks loom.
- by Dominic Powell
Analysis
Environmental protection
Jeff Bezos and Amazon under pressure to deliver more than hot air
the world's richest man and his trillion-dollar company are trying to show they are serious about the environment. They might be less willing to make changes that threaten to slow Amazon's growth machine.
- by Olivia Rudgard and Hasan Chowdhury
Media & marketing
Facebook and Google's power under the microscope
UK watchdog has called for sweeping new powers to roll back the dominance of Google and Facebook in the online-advertising market, a move designed to push global regulators to be more aggressive against the tech giants.
- by Jonathan Browning and Aoife White
Fintech
Police raid Wirecard HQ as administrator kicks off asset sales
Police and public prosecutors have raided Wirecard's headquarters in Munich and four properties in Germany and Austria as they widen their investigation.
- by Arno Schuetze and Alexander Hübner
Opinion
We can't stop all the hate but we try
With so much content posted on Facebook every day, rooting out the hate is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
- by Nick Clegg
Opinion
Governance
Shareholders helping to shift the dial towards principled profit
Shareholders, traditionally focused only by maximising profit, are now agitating for corporate social change. Governments need to read the room and get on board.
- by John Hewson
Energy
Incitec Pivot CEO steps up push for cheaper gas amid oil market rout
Australia's top industrial gas user says weakening global oil prices should raise the pressure on east-coast gas giants to offer much cheaper contracts.
- by Nick Toscano