Companies in Hong Kong fear being crushed between China and US – Financial Times
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France’s Capgemini makes $230m play for Empired – The Australian Financial Review
Australian IT services provider Empired is set to be swept up by a foreign suitor.
Race on for Australian rare earth supplies as fears grow over China’s market ‘monopoly’ – ABC News
A race between the world’s two superpowers has put Australia firmly in focus as an alternative to China for critical minerals….
J&J mulls offloading lawsuits from Baby Powder to new company and bankrupting it: sources – Global News
J&J faces legal actions from tens of thousands of plaintiffs alleging its Baby Powder and other talc products contained asbestos…
5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday 19 July 2021 – The Motley Fool Australia
Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) and SEEK Limited (ASX:SEK) shares will be on watch on the ASX 200 on Monday…
NSW Health list of COVID-19 hotspots includes DOZENS of new Sydney venues, including Woolworths, Coles and ALDI – 7NEWS.com.au
Most of the new venues are littered across Sydney, but there’s one particular venue that has authorities concerned.
Pedestrian struck, killed when U-Haul left New Kings Road – WJXT News4JAX
A man walking along New Kings Road was killed Sunday afternoon when a southbound U-Haul truck left the road and struck him.
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What investors should be doing as strong inflation pressures set to trigger interest rate rises – experts – Newshub
Higher rates are here and on the global horizon.
ASX set to open lower as Wall Street wobbles – Sydney Morning Herald
The ASX is set for a negative start to the session as the S&P 500 index finished with more losses, posting its first weekly fall…
EXCLUSIVE J&J exploring putting talc liabilities into bankruptcy-sources – Reuters
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) is exploring a plan to offload liabilities from widespread Baby Powder litigation into a newly created…