The chips are down.
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SoftBank’s US$32 billion deal for the Cambridge company makes use of the weak pound and may presage more to come.
Taking the plunge. What can entrepreneurs teach you?
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How to embrace the characteristics that give start-up businesses their edge.
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Feel-good fudges designed to boost staff morale are giving way to tangible projects which can be reported to shareholders.
In the pink? Betting companies have been on our screens in the hunt for gamblers.
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There were 1.39m gambling ads on television in 2012.
Malcolm Turnbull’s plan for small business: you can’t please all of the people all of the time.
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Some policies split the traditional supporters of the Coalition, while others will put the government at odds with key Senate cross benchers.
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The time may be ripe for a South African raid on the UK’s discounted high street.
Lost in translation. Australia will have to try harder to attract Chinese tourists.
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Australia will have to adapt its tourism offerings to attract of growing market with changing expectations.
Investors need to know if there is impairment of assets, but research shows firms don’t always disclose all the information they should about this.
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Managers of well-known Australian companies are misleading investors by taking years to recognise asset impairments and not disclosing that information in financial reporting.
Brave new world? We should embrace language that gets things done.
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Going forward, perhaps we ought to cut office patois some slack – it greases the wheels of business, after all.
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There are plenty of different ways to go about solving social problems and some are sceptical of the role that traditional business can play.
A goodbye to van Gaal.
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A simple ‘you’re fired!’ just won’t cut it.
M2 Venture Catalyst will fund the development of new medicines.
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The new venture between Melbourne and Monash Universities will help bridge the gap that exists in commericialising medical research.
Labor’s strategy is to portray Bill Shorten as a caring politician, in contrast to an out-of-touch Malcolm Turnbull.
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History suggests Labor should be more concerned than it currently appears to be about the effects of its populist rhetoric in mobilising opposition from business.
Get ready to wow them…
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While some companies get fined £18m, others have learned to “wow” the punters when things go wrong.
Deals between metro and regional television networks are paving the way for future mergers if the media reach rules are changed.
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A new affiliation between Network Ten and WIN may have been forced, but it opens the way for possible future mergers.
Secrets of success.
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The beautiful game is not a normal business.
There are obvious and hidden agendas behind what the budget incentivises.
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Just what does the government think you will do with the changes to tax, extra money or cuts in the federal budget?
Senator Sam Dastyari, who has been involved in scrutinising the banks, and former Commonwealth Bank employee turned whistleblower Jeff Morris.
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Whistleblowers need better incentives, compensation and protection under Australian law, especially those in the private and not-for-profit sectors.
Fan’s question what the future holds for Aston Villa.
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Where did it all go wrong for Aston Villa?
Up, up and away.
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When you consider the market Ryanair is entering, there is every reason to believe its private jet service will be popular.