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Our growing dependency on satellites for all forms of communication has made the problem of space weather even more acute.
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Following the Brexit vote, a number of cities are queuing up to take London’s place as Europe’s financial centre.
Two million Australians don’t have the financial resilience to pay unexpected bills.
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A new report finds two million Australians lack the resources to bounce back when difficult circumstances arise.
Business school fortunes are connected to London finance.
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Of all the university departments, business schools could be the worst affected by Brexit. But it doesn’t have to be all bad.
Fairfax is caught between boosting a profitable side of its business and retaining its traditional business at a loss.
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Firms that are trying to branch out into new technology, while at the same time retaining traditional business, are facing similar problems to startups.
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Africa needs billions of dollars to finance the Sustainable Development Goals. Its not clear where this money will come from.
London’s trading strength has evolved from dockyard cranes to high finance.
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As the budget deficit fades from political view, anxiety shifts to the much wider current account deficit. It may signal UK dynamism, but neither financing nor closing it look easy after Brexit.
Keeping the lights on.
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Post-Brexit Britain will have many rivals eager to exploit any weakness in London’s primacy as a home for banking.
All accounted for in Babylon. Belshazzar’s Feast by Rembrandt.
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The number crunchers who helped create our capitalist world have been measuring the world since ancient times.
Taking the plunge. What can entrepreneurs teach you?
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How to embrace the characteristics that give start-up businesses their edge.
Fallen.
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A weak pound might be good for exports but it is bad news for the investment that the economy is based on.
The UK’s strong financial markets have always been attractive to startups but uncertainty might affect venture capital.
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Brexit’s presents some problems for startups in labour, trade and regulation but its not all bad.
About turn.
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How research led one academic to change his mind after standing against the euro and other elements of EU integration.
Ready to surge? Iceland has wrestled itself out of recession.
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One of the worst hit countries during the financial crisis has regained economic strength inside a gilded cage – to the extent that it can now step outside, melt it down and re-sell the gold.
Capital choice.
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Pro-infrastructure and pro-enterprise, the newly-elected mayor has the policies to keep London a global financial centre.
The distributed nature of blockchain networks make them useful for many applications.
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While Bitcoin gets all the attention, the blockchain technology it’s based on could have applications across business and government.
The budget papers aren’t so scary, if you know how to read them.
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Never been in a budget lockup? Here’s a cheat guide to finding what you need to know about the federal budget.
Domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty has been engaged by ANZ to help the bank respond to victims of family violence.
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The Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence put the pressure on banks to respond to economic abuse. Now the banks are taking the first steps.
Because Australia’s banking system is so concentrated, the ‘big four’ banks face similar threats.
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Analysis of the similarities between Australia’s four largest banks shows all are exposed to risk of a housing bubble burst and face threats from digital disruption.
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Yet another dramatisation of the events surrounding the financial crisis that leaves a sour taste and a questionable moral lesson.