We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.The US Supreme Court ruled that Google didn’t commit copyright infringement when it used Oracle’s programming code in the Android operating system, sparing Google from what could have been a multibillion-dollar award.The 6-2 ruling, which overturns a victory for Oracle, marks a climax to a […]

We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.In her lengthy expose in last Saturday’s Age and The Herald, Adele Ferguson cogently laid out the concerns currently being expressed by the franchisees of Laser Clinics Australia (LCA), which was purchased in August 2017 by the US private equity firm KKR.The LCA issue has […]

We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Monday as the economy showed more signs that it’s continuing to recover.The US government reported last week that employers went on a hiring spree in March, adding 916,000 jobs, the most since August. Traders had a delayed reaction […]

We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.There are fresh calls for targeted assistance to prop up hard-hit industries as the NSW economy adjusts to the withdrawal of JobKeeper and other pandemic support measures.The Morrison government’s $93 billion JobKeeper wages subsidy scheme ended on March 28 and sectors still affected by pandemic […]

We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.ANZ Bank has declined to sign a letter condemning the violence in Myanmar, despite calls from local and international activist organisations for global companies to publicly align themselves with pro-democracy protesters.At least 550 protesters have been killed and 2700 arrested since Myanmar’s military seized control […]

We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.Investors snapped up close to $5 billion of retail assets during the pandemic-hit 2020, as they sought out higher-yielding and income-generating assets that were predominantly anchored by supermarkets and general convenience-style tenants.JLL director of Australian retail investments Nick Willis said growing demand for defensive neighbourhood […]

We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.A major funding partner of the University of Melbourne, US-based Bloomberg Philanthropies, has withdrawn its support after revelations about the university’s secretive handling of a sexual harassment investigation into a high-profile academic.Bloomberg Philanthropies was a key financial backer of the University of Melbourne-led international “Data […]

We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.Catapult Group chairman Adir Shiffman admits that a Nasdaq listing could be in the sports analytic group’s future as it increases its focus on the US market which provides most of Catapult’s business and significant growth opportunities.Catapult appointed the well-regarded US tech entrepreneur, Tom Bogan, […]

We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.It took six days to prise free a giant container ship that ran aground and clogged the Suez Canal, one of the world’s most crucial shipping arteries. It could take years to sort out who will pay for the mess.Cargo companies, insurers, government authorities and […]