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EVT checks into hotel success amid mixed results

EVT Limited has announced plans to prioritise its hotel segment for future growth following a mixed financial performance in 2024. With revenue increasing by 3.9% to $1.22 billion, EVT (ASX:EVT) has placed a strategic emphasis on its expanding hotel portfolio, which delivered strong results despite challenges in other segments like entertainment and alpine resorts. At […]

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Farming smarter: Aerometrexs LiDAR takes the field

Aerometrex (ASX:AMX) has secured a significant new LiDAR contract worth approximately $0.85 million with Australian AgTech company Agronomeye. The contract will see Aerometrex provide high-resolution LiDAR data to support the development of landscape models and carbon farming projects. This collaboration aims to enhance sustainable land management practices by integrating Aerometrex’s LiDAR data into Agronomeye’s AgTwin™

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Retail therapy: September sales on the rise

Retail sales in the United States rose by 0.4% in September 2024, surpassing market expectations of 0.3%. This marks a steady increase from August’s 0.1% gain, as reported by the US Census Bureau. The retail sector’s growth underscores resilient consumer spending, despite ongoing inflationary pressures. Non-store retailers, which include e-commerce platforms, saw a robust 7.1%

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Job market picks up steam in September

The US economy added 254,000 jobs in September 2024, significantly exceeding the 140,000 forecast by economists. This marks a robust rebound in the labour market following slower growth in previous months. The unemployment rate remained relatively stable, edging down to 4.1% from 4.2%. Private sector hiring was a major driver of this increase, with 223,000

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Supercharging green energy: Rio Tinto acquires Arcadium

Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has announced an agreement to acquire Arcadium Lithium, a US-based lithium chemicals producer, in a $6.7 billion all-cash deal. The acquisition, revealed on October 9, 2024, will strengthen Rio Tinto’s position as one of the world’s largest lithium producers, essential for the rapidly growing electric vehicle (EV) market and the

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ECB slashes rates, markets cheer

European markets closed higher on Thursday, after the European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates for the third time this year. The ECB lowered its key deposit rate by 25 basis points to 3.25%, as part of its ongoing effort to control inflation, which has eased significantly in recent months. This cut, widely anticipated by

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Musk and Ambani lock horns over India’s satellite spectrum

Elon Musk’s Starlink has scored a significant victory in India’s satellite spectrum allocation battle, raising the prospect of a price war with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio. The conflict centres around how India allocates satellite spectrum for broadband services. While Musk’s Starlink, along with other global players like Amazon’s Project Kuiper, supports an administrative allocation method,

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