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Schemes arrange to take over corporate Australia
Azzet
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May 30, 2025
What price corporate romance? If the Chemist Warehouse backdoor listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is any indication, the answer is A$40 million (US$25.6 million). That was the cost of the scheme of arrangement used to merge...
Best Benefit Administrators for Small Businesses
Grit Daily News
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May 30, 2025
Offering employee benefits is a competitive necessity for small businesses. The job market requires companies to provide perks beyond a basic salary, such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid leave, and compliance requirements. You can...
U.S. oil companies are ‘battening down the hatches’
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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By Rebecca F. Elliott New York Times U.S. oil companies are pulling back as lower commodity prices take a toll. After two months of crude oil prices hovering around $60 a barrel, companies are shutting down drilling rigs and laying off workers as...
‘Port investment key to maritime growth, blue economy’
Business Recorder
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May 31, 2025
KARACHI: The modernisation of Pakistan’s maritime industry and the expansion of its blue economy depend heavily on strategic investment in port infrastructure —a sector that has unfortunately been overlooked in past for its development efforts....
Central Retail Corporation claims EX Champion title at Employee Experience Awards 2025, Thailand
Human Resources Online
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The second edition of the awards saw big wins by TMBThanachart (ttb), Generali Thailand, Big C Supercenter, and more, across 46 carefully curated categories. Central Retail Corporation swept an impressive 11 gold, two silver, and six bronze...
SEC warns against investment in Ponzi schemes
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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May 29, 2025
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned investors not to engage in any scheme that promise high return with minimal risk as they are fraudulent ventures. Heard Enforcement Department, SEC, Dr Sa’ad Addulsalam who made this statement in...
Buddha’s teachings guide us for balanced economic system: CM Acharya
The Rising Nepal
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By Laxman Paudel,Bhairahawa, May 31: Lumbini Province Chief Minister Chet Narayan Acharya inaugurated the Lumbini Buddhist Economic Summit–2025 on Friday. Speaking at the inaugural session of the summit, organised in collaboration with Lumbini...
Tinubu hails NASENI’s contributions to national economy
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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May 29, 2025
A special recognition of excellent performance toward fulfilling Federal Government’s socio-economic agenda has been accorded the management of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu....
Healthcare turf war: The tussle for public funds in the business of general practice
The New Zealand Herald
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May 31, 2025
The purchase was not a lifeline thrown by a PHO to a struggling practice, as sometimes happens. It was highly competitive and exposed a sizeable fault line in the landscape of primary care: general practice, or at least large elements within it,...
Artificial intelligence key to unlocking New Zealand’s economic potential - Steven Joyce
The New Zealand Herald
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May 30, 2025
Ironically it’s just as difficult in good times as in bad. In bad times, at least ministers and sectors are realistic about what is likely to become of their pet project, while in good times, everyone expects to get something. Given all that,...
Billionaire Investor Frank McCourt Jr. Wants to Do More Than Buy TikTok — He Wants to Transform the Entire Internet. Here's How.
Entrepreneur
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May 30, 2025
TikTok's algorithm has been infamously called "addictive," with research finding that it is "highly engaging and emotionally rewarding in nature," which has led to compulsive (and lucrative) user numbers. It's also why the algorithm is a main...
Taylor Swift Just Announced a Major Business Deal That No One Was Expecting: 'My Greatest Dream Come True'
Entrepreneur
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May 30, 2025
Since 2019, Taylor Swift has been re-recording her albums in an effort to own her life's work. And for months, Swifties have been not-so-patiently waiting for an announcement about when she would release the "Taylor's Version" of her 2017 hit...
Business Briefs | May 30
Cape Coral Breeze - Florida
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Greater Fort Myers Chamber to host nonprofit luncheon June 10 The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce is hosting a nonprofit luncheon to showcase 10 nonprofits Tuesday, June 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. During the luncheon, attendees will...
Interview with Maxim Sheaib, Executive Leader in Business Strategy, Policy Execution, and Geoeconomic Systems
TechBullion
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May 30, 2025
Share Share Share Share Email This is an interview with Maxim Sheaib, Executive Leader in Business Strategy, Policy Execution, and Geoeconomic Systems Can you introduce yourself and share your current role in management? What unique perspective do...
Finovate Global North Africa: Financial Inclusion Mobile Money, and Investing in Payments
Finovate
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May 30, 2025
This week’s edition of Finovate Global looks at fintech headlines from companies headquartered in North Africa. Fayda wallet goes live in Ethiopia Designed to revolutionize the way Ethiopians access digital services, Ethiopia’s National ID Program...
Northrop Grumman invests $50 million to advance Eclipse launch vehicle
AZ Big Media - Arizona
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May 30, 2025
Northrop Grumman Corporation has invested $50 million into Firefly Aerospace to further advance production of the companies’ co-developed medium launch vehicle, now known as Eclipse™. Much of the work being done on Eclipse is being done at...
NFIB report shows rising optimism among small businesses in April
Financial Regulation News - Washington D.C.
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May 29, 2025
The NFIB Research Center released its quarterly Small Business Economic Trends survey, which examines the optimism level of small business owners in the construction, manufacturing, retail, and services industries. © Shutterstock For the first...
Avalanche (AVAX) Drops 14%, Prompting Investors to Flock to Ruvi AI (RUVI); Is 100x Closer Than We Think?
Cryptopolitan
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May 30, 2025
AVAX has dropped 14% and the whole crypto market is taking notice. Investors are looking for alternatives with higher growth potential. One of the options making headlines is Ruvi AI (RUVI), a new crypto project promising 100x returns. But what...
Is Ethiopia ready for foreign investment?
Zehabesha
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By James Melik Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service Ethiopia was once a byword for poverty and famine. Principal cash crops in Ethiopia include coffee, pulses, oilseeds and cereals It is still one of the poorest countries in the world, with...
Is DoorDash Planning To Gobble Up Europe? Company Strikes $3.9 Billion Deal To Buy UK Food Delivery Company Deliveroo
Benzinga
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DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH) is synonymous with food delivery in the U.S., and now it appears the company is positioning itself to take on the European market.The delivery giant has announced it will acquire U.K.-based Deliveroo in a $3.9 billion deal....