MELBOURNE (Reuters) – BHP Group has teamed up with Microsoft Corp to improve copper recovery from its Escondida mine in Chile, the world’s biggest copper mine, by using machine learning an[...]
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Australia
Factbox-Penalties imposed on Australian companies over the recent years
(Reuters) – Australian regulators have over the recent years fined a slew of companies over breaches and non-compliance issues, with the country’s “Big Four” banks penalised th[...]
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PwC Australia may lose government audit contract, Treasury head says
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Treasury department may not renew a A$1 million audit contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) when it ends this year, an official told a senate[...]
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Qantas expects international unit to be twice as profitable as tourism rebounds
(Reuters) – Qantas Airways on Tuesday forecast its international divisions to be twice as profitable in the post-COVID era on strong recovery in tourism, with earnings at domestic and loyalty di[...]
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European shares slip, but debt ceiling deal buoys U.S. futures
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -European stock indexes edged lower on Monday and euro zone bond yields dropped, but news that the U.S. had reached a debt ceiling deal over the weekend kept Wal[...]
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Dollar nudges lower as U.S. debt ceiling deal dents safe-haven appeal
By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar nudged down on Monday, pulling back from six-month peaks against the yen as a U.S. debt ceiling deal lifted risk appetite in world markets and d[...]
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PwC Australia puts nine partners on leave, overhauls board amid tax leak scandal
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia on Monday ordered nine partners to take leave and overhauled its governance board, as it battles a national scandal ove[...]
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AMP names Blair Vernon as CFO, dissolves Australian wealth management structure
(Reuters) – Australia’s AMP said on Monday Blair Vernon will take over from Peter Fredricson as its chief financial officer and will dissolve the structure of its local wealth management a[...]
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Wall Street rallies, European shares see biggest gain in 2 months
By Chris Prentice and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Wall Street’s main indexes rose and European shares logged their largest one-day gain in two months on Friday as talks on raising the U[...]
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