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Updates: Gold and cocoa

If gold retreats to $1,580, the price chart suggests a major buying opportunity




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IR35 fears: Should I wind up my company?

I’m still worried about being investigated by HMRC despite the 12-month postponement





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Marx, Gramsci and strikes: life at Tony Benn University

Thinking up the most leftwing ideas imaginable is tricky when several were in the last Labour manifesto




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Coronavirus cops: TV police shows for the crisis

With police enforcing the lockdown, it may mean new roles for some old telly favourites




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MacBook Pro 16” first impressions: Return of the Mack

In poker, complacency is a quiet killer. It can steal your forward momentum bit by bit, using the warm glow of a winning hand or two to cover the bets you’re not making until it’s too late and you’re out of leverage.  Over the past few years, Apple’s MacBook game had begun to suffer from […]




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My Christmas book choices: fuel for the post-lunch argument 

From social mobility to how tax policy has shaped our history — and future




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Stock market crashes: lessons from history

The hum of the helicopters needs to start getting louder




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Equities: buy for the long term, but buy carefully

We may have passed peak uncertainty and there is definitely a reason to start buying again — carefully




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Dividends: from hero to zero

Cuts are painful for investors, but don’t write off investment trusts just yet 





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Hong Kong stocks: weighed down, not locked down

The outlook looks weak for shares exposed to the local economy




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Swiss watches: time to recalibrate

As with other industries reeling in the wake of the pandemic, watchmakers were facing battles long before the virus struck





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Investor survey results: Upcoming trends in social startups

Voice-based social networks and gaming as a new form of identity were among the top emerging trends in consumer social startups, according to an Extra Crunch survey of top social tech investors. Meanwhile, anonymity and dating apps with a superfluous twist were spaces where investors were most pessimistic. Extra Crunch assembled a list of the […]




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Widening Gender Pay Gap sees Australia fall Furthest in Global Rankings: PwC Women in Work Index - 3 Mar

Australia dropped six places to 15th position - the largest drop out of the 27 OECD countries measured.




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Big City thinking needs Big City analytics: Identifying Sydney's Centres of Gravity - 7 Apr

Greater Sydney generates 23% of the Nation's GDP and will be a city of 8 million, up from 4 million, in the next 40 years.




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Australia Tops Asian Region for Cyber Security Risks: Report - 21 Oct

The number of detected cyber security incidents in Australia was the highest worldwide in the last 12 months with an increase of 109 percent, compared to a 38.5 percent increase globally.




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Major banks results: cash earnings down but fundamentally still strong - 5 May

Australias four major banks delivered combined cash earnings of $14.9 billion for the first half to March 2016.










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More debt, improving margins: How startups are retooling in the COVID-19 era

A new data set from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) details how startups are reacting to the post-unicorn era as COVID-19-related disruptions upset the global economy and remake the risk tolerance of private investors. What SVB’s new report shows is unsurprising: venture capital deal volumes are falling, startups are tapping existing debt capacities to add cash […]




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Great British Boltholes: A review of The Watership Down Inn, Hampshire

Jennifer Cox visited The Watership Down Inn just outside Whitchurch. It's a characterful pub with rooms, close to Watership Down country and the location for Downton Abbey.




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House Rules: Why Johanna Griggs decided to quit

Johanna Griggs announced last week her decision to leave House Rules, the show she has hosted for seven years. 




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House Rules: The TRUTH about Joh Griggs' shock departure

Johanna Griggs announced last month her decision to leave House Rules, the show she had hosted for seven years. 




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House Rules: Who will replace Johanna Griggs as host

Johanna Griggs has exited her role as host of House Rules, but it seems her replacement may be already waiting in the wings. 




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House Rules: Bizarre guidelines contestants must abide by are revealed

Legal documents have exposed the strict and often bizarre rules reality TV contestants must abide by during filming.




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House Rules: Saul Myers jokes about finally getting a make-up artist thanks to judging gig

Saul Myers (pictured) has joked that there's one unusual thing he is most pleased about as part of his new role.




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MAFS: Nine set up '24/7 dedicated helpline and constant psychological support' to former stars

Channel Nine have started reaching out to former Married At First Sight stars to offer them round-the-clock psychological support going forward. 




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House Rules: Abbey Gelmi reveals how Joh Griggs reacted to her being host

Joh Griggs quit House Rules earlier this year because she was 'uncomfortable' with how far the contestants were being pushed.




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House Rules: High Stakes contestants reveal pressure-filled season

House Rules: High Stakes will deliver exactly what it says on the box, the renovation show's new contestants insist. 




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House Rules: High Stakes contestants are revealed ahead of premiere

House Rules: High Stakes will see eight teams renovate the Focus Tower at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.




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House Rules: High Stakes host Abbey Gelmi reveals her special bond with Kyly Clarke

House Rules: High Stakes host Abbey Gelmi is set to shoot to stardom as one of the faces of the revamped renovation show. 




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Fans lash out at House Rules: High Stakes stars Carly and Andrew

House Rules contestants Carly and Andrew proved to be the show's most controversial couple on Monday night's premiere. 




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House Rules: High Stakes viewers slam Lenore and Bradley's terracotta and baby blue pool room

On Tuesday's episode of House Rules: High Stakes, mother and son duo Lenore McDermid and Bradley McLennan were tasked with invigorating an indoor pool. 




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House Rules: High Stakes viewers take aim at Kyly Clarke in debut

She's the biggest star on the new season of House Rules: High Stakes. And on Tuesday, all eyes were on Kyly Clarke, 38, when she made her debut on the revamped Channel Seven renovation series.




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House Rules: High Stakes contestant ADMITS he thinks Kyly Clarke is hot

Kyly Clarke is the biggest star on House Rules: High Stakes. And it appeared she captured the attention of some of the male contestants on Wednesday night's episode




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House Rules: High Stakes star Aimee Stanton's reality television past revealed

She's currently competing alongside her plumber boyfriend Kayne on Channel Seven's revamped renovation series, House Rules: High Stakes.




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House Rules: High Stakes fans beg for Joh Griggs to return as host

House Rules: High Stakes premiered without Johanna Griggs earlier this month. And it appears fans are giving new hosts Jamie Durie and Abbey Gelmi a frosty reception.




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PSG 2-0 Nantes: Kylian Mbappe scores an audacious backheel while Neymar nets from the spot

PSG 2-0 NANTES: France striker Mbappe found the back of the net with a jaw-dropping backheel finish early in the second half and Neymar doubled the tally in the closing stages.




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Coronavirus: PSG star Neymar makes £750,000 donation to help the worldwide fight against pandemic

The 28-year-old donated just over £750,000 to humanitarian agency UNICEF and to a solidarity fund that had been set up by other celebrities to help fight coronavirus.




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Coronavirus: Barcelona are furloughing staff despite Lionel Messi and Co's big pay cuts

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Barcelona rushed to furlough their non-playing staff before waiting to see if the season would resume and despite Lionel Messi and Co taking massive pay cuts.




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Coronavirus: The big money transfers this summer that could now be scuppered

It had promised to be one of the most feverish summer transfer markets in several years, with blockbuster names moving all over the place and sagas galore. But coronavirus changed that.




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Phoebe and Sam Burgess to Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus: Celebrity breakups of 2019

There were a number of star breakups in 2019.




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Emmy nominations: Beyonce's Homecoming up for a whopping six Emmys

She's the Queen Bey, with 23 Grammy's to her name.




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Emmy nominations: Felicity Huffman misses out after college admissions scandal

The 2019 Emmy nominations, announced on Tuesday, did not include Huffman. That's despite 16 nods for the Netflix show which tells story of the Central Park Five.