Bally’s Corporation chairman Soo Kim outside the Star Casino in Sydney.

‘Everything you knew is over’:Star casinos to ditch the glitz

Star Entertainment’s prospective new owner Bally’s boss Soo Kim says the Australian casino business will have to start life from scratch.

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Tesla chief Elon Musk,US President Donald Trump,Nvidia chief Jensen Huang.

‘What’s he doing here?’ Trump-Musk bromance feels the strain

The appearance of cracks in the world’s most famous bromance between Donald Trump and Elon Musk had an inevitability to it.

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“He’s going to run again,all right,” said Bill O’Reilly.

Why Typhoid Trump and COVID are so similar

Given the moveable feast that is Donald Trump’s trade policy,it is impossible to determine if the world is in for a short-lived shock or a case of long COVID.

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Star Entertainment released its results for the half ending December 31 after months of negotiations about its future.

Star’s accounts paint an ugly picture – and it’s not out of the woods yet

Given the state of its finances it really was Bally’s or bust for Star,and the casino operator’s US owner will have to be ready to wade through an ocean of red.

  • Elizabeth Knight
WiseTech Global’s founder Richard White.

Slapped with a feather:Richard White misled the board,but keeps the top job

There was no plank walking for this human headline/inappropriate social media lothario. The lack of punishment would be unthinkable in most large Australian listed companies.

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It is no time to start charging for click and collect.

Why shoppers love click and collect,and the supermarkets don’t

With everyone blaming the supermarkets for the cost-of-living crisis,now is not the time for them to start charging for the popular service,as much as they may want to.

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The 2018 Penfolds Grange has a price tag of $1000 per bottle,the most expensive ever for a new release of the wine.

A toast:The US-European wine war has produced a big Australian winner

The size of Donald Trump’s proposed tariff on European booze is big enough to stop trade in its tracks,but it could be good news for the owner of Penfolds Grange.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Matt Stanton lands the job running Nine Entertainment,

Nine’s new boss faces old challenges,but the rewards are rich

If Matt Stanton gets it right and hits the earnings jackpot,he could make $6 million a year. That’s rich pickings for running a company capitalised at about $2.5 billion.

  • Elizabeth Knight
President Donald Trump pictured last week in Washington.

If Trump’s tariffs blow up our steel industry,why are we saving Whyalla?

If the $2 billion taxpayer bailout of the unprofitable Whyalla steel mill was confounding a few weeks ago,it now looks ludicrous in the light of the new US tariffs.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Musk at Trump’s inauguration celebration. He has denied that it was a Nazi salute.

The Tesla brand is in trouble. But does Musk care?

Would-be customers are walking away from Tesla in droves,but it’s a price the world’s richest man is willing to pay for hitching his wagon to US President Donald Trump’s policies.

  • Elizabeth Knight