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Opinion: Will politics or economics win out in 2024?

Financial Times: The belief that demand cycles trump supply-side issues needs updating.

Blackstone’s soothsayers must confront questions of its own maturity

Shareholders expect a rosy future as shares rally at the private equity giant.

The dubious climate gains of turning soil into a carbon sink

Big food companies are touting regenerative agriculture, but there are significant hurdles

How the pandemic changed the rules of personal finance

OPINION: Four years ago, no one considered the toll Covid-19 would take.

‘Thank Christ it went that way’: Racing boss on scaffold collapse

Two $1m races, one $1.5m race to be run tomorrow night: upgrade showcases years of work.

What recession? US growth accelerated in 2023, final quarter figures show

FT: Figure caps ‘standout’ 2023, giving a boost to Joe Biden’s reelection hopes.

Could the Super Fund be tempted by Powerco stake?

Infrastructure giant QIC is looking at exiting Powerco.

$1.2 million property borrower sues Westpac over threatened mortgagee sale

The case cited information from a bank whistleblower, said to show internal discussions.

Former mining boss admits false statements, settles case with FMA

The case relates to anonymous posts allegedly made on a sharemarket chatroom.

Watch: New Qantas safety video. Is it a blockbuster?

Video filmed in 14 locations throughout the world.

Bitcoin price falls 16% following launch of ETFs

Financial Times: Surprise sink after SEC ruling.

Investors sell out of Apple & Meta, buy up Tourism Holdings, in record trading

December was a month of record trading on Sharesies.

Praise be! Pentecostal church buys Penrose base from Baptists

A 1.3ha Penrose property beside a high school has changed hands: what next for the site?

Insolvent restaurant racks up $1.2m in creditor claims

The Manawatū restaurant operated for less than two years before going into liquidation.

Watch: Privately-funded seawall rising beneath $13.5m North Shore homes

Wall at beach beneath homes to be 51m long, 3.3m high and 8m wide.

RBNZ confirms new mortgage restrictions to be introduced - what will they look like?

Banks' lending to high-DTI borrowers to be capped, as LVRs to be eased.

Property Insider: Timing of planned tenancy law changes tipped

'War on landlords' set to be reversed with law reform. But precisely when, landlords ask.

Tearful Simon Barnett's radio return - 'I hope and pray my wife is listening somehow'

Broadcasting legend: 'I have been on the cusp of tears all day'.