House prices continue to rise in July but experts flag imminent slowdown – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney and Melbourne prices continued to rise last month but the lockdown and affordability concerns caused the growth to decelerate….
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Carbon credit ruling set to cost Genesis more than $100m – analyst – Stuff.co.nz
Genesis will need to hand over $53m, plus carbon credits bought for about $22m but worth $77m on the open market.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps nearly 2%; Afterpay shares in Australia surge after Square deal announcement – CNBC
Shares of Afterpay in Australia soared more than 19% after U.S. fintech firm Square announced it had agreed to buy the buy now,…
China’s crackdown on online-education business marks a turning-point – Stuff.co.nz
ANALYSIS: Investors interpret move as a slap-down to China’s best-known billionaire and a warning for plutocrats not to get too…
No traces of coronavirus found in tests at major English railway stations – The Guardian
Trains and stations in Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and London free of surface and airborne particles
Square to buy Afterpay, which offers a ‘buy now, pay later’ service, for $29 billion in stock – The Verge
Square plans to acquire Australian company Afterpay, which offers a “buy now, pay later” service, for $29 billion in stock. Square…
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s Square to buy Afterpay for $39 billion – Sydney Morning Herald
Payments platform Square is set to acquire Afterpay in a $39 billion deal, with Afterpay’s founders to stay on at the company….
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World’s Biggest Pension Fund Cuts U.S. Bond Weighting by Record – Bloomberg
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Toyota LandCruiser celebrates 70th anniversary with a special edition and no photos of it – CarAdvice
The Toyota LandCruiser nameplate has celebrated its 70th anniversary with its most iconic model receiving scarcely any changes,…
NSW COVID-19 exposure sites August 2: Campsie butcher among COVID close contacts – ABC News
A butcher in Campsie, a Pemulwuy kebab shop, and a Vietnamese supermarket are added to the list of close contact exposure sites…