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Who’s the Boss: the big winner in Boss Energy’s stock price tumble

A $4.60+ share price has collapsed to around $1.70, slashing more than $600 million from its market value in mere days. But as longtime uranium hopers count their mounting losses, another group is cashing in.

Economists want Australia to reinstate a carbon tax

Bold economic ideas are flowing ahead of next month’s roundtable convened by the Albanese government, aimed at boosting Australia’s productivity and economy, and repairing the budget. Among the biggest ideas to emerge is: should Australia resurrect its carbon price?

Grog tax-versus-US jobs report: here’s what I chose!

Taxes on grog is a hip pocket issue and won’t rock inflation or rate cuts. So let me give you the run down on this crazy US jobs report.

The company tax regime is a roadblock to business investment. Here’s what needs to change

Productivity growth is a key driver of improvements in living standards. But in Australia over the last decade, output per hour worked grew by less than a quarter of its 60-year average. We urgently need to turn this around.

Big tech says AI will boost the economy by $115 billion per year, but is that even true?

OpenAI’s AI Economic Blueprint for Australia makes bold projections about the new technology’s impact on the country’s economy but these claims warrant careful scrutiny, particularly given the company’s clear commercial interests in shaping Australian regulation.

Stocks, interest rates and the PM: How will big tariffs hit us from August 1?

What’s the current lie of the land when it comes to the likely tariff we’ll cop? And how will our government, central bank and stock market react?

Boom! Doom! Zoom! | 31 July 2025 – Who's crying over spilled A2 Milk? PLUS: Megaport, Tesla, CSL and more

In this week’s Boom Doom Zoom, Paul Rickard and Peter Switzer unpack everything rattling and rallying markets — from Trump’s copper tariffs and Fed rate signals to some wild reporting season swings.

An RBA cut should be a certainty after the CPI

The nations borrowers were praying for a good inflation number yesterday. They got it, so there should be no excuses for the RBA to deny a rate cut on August 12.

When will the lithium price rise again? Rio Tinto boss has an idea

If you're like me and sitting on a more than a few very unattractive lithium equities, this one deserves your attention: the Rio Tinto boss just gave his assessment of when the lithium price might rise again.

Should Australia 'ban' YouTube? This is what the experts say

Restrictions are due to come into force in December this year, but are they even a good idea?

Barnaby Joyce wants to abolish 'net zero', but how do his claims stack up?

One-time Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce sought to dominate the first sitting week of the current federal parliament by proposing a divisive plan to reverse Australia’s net zero emissions target. But how does it stack up?

Why China's move for greener steel threatens Aussie exporters

Australia’s economic future depends on whether it can green its exports fast enough to meet the decarbonisation needs of its biggest market.

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