Extending US govt debt ceiling for three months could help stabilise a greenback under severe pressure of late – South China Morning Post

Harvey and Irma havent been the only recent hurricanes to hit the United States. A political storm erupted in Washington as a Republican President cut a deal with Democrats in Congress to extend the US government debt limit for three months. Yet this combination of events may help stabilise a US dollar that has been…

Murdoch’s Fox weighs in to court battle for Network Ten – The Sydney Morning Herald

The Murdoch family-controlled 21st Century Fox has intervened in a Supreme Court battle for control of Network Ten as America’s CBS seeks to buy the failed free-to-air network. Billionaire Network Ten backer Bruce Gordon is seeking a court declaration that Ten’s administrators failed to give creditors adequate information about a joint bid by his company…

Company ‘phoenixing’: New laws to target dodgy company directors – ABC Online

Tough new laws will be introduced in a bid to crack down on dodgy company directors and their advisers. Key points: Company directors will be given unique ID numbers in a bid to stop “phoenixing” The Directors Identification Numbers (DINs) will allow authorities to track activities through various government databases Suspected phoenixers could also…

Some students have £10000 gambling debt, say Gambling Commission – BBC News

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption‘Students are vulnerable to gambling’ Some students have run up gambling debts of £10,000 or more, a Gambling Commission director has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme. Ben Haden said his organisation was concerned about the impact gambling was having on undergraduates. Former student Matt Zarb-Cousin told the…

Murdoch’s Fox weighs in to court battle for Network Ten – Brisbane Times

Andrew Bell, SC, for Mr Gordon’s Birketu and Ten’s regional affiliate, WIN Corporation – which is majority owned by Mr Gordon – rejected claims Birketu was a “disappointed underbidder”. Birketu was a “disappointed overbidder” and the administrators should put its proposal to creditors for a vote, Dr Bell told the court on Tuesday. He said…

Britain’s weakest universities could be forced to cut tuition fees to help debt-ridden students – Daily Mail

Government proposes measures as it cracks down on ‘low quality’ institutions.  Ministers want to ensure better value for money in the higher education sector  Growing frustration that low quality universities are charging top rate of fees University funding system under spotlight after Labour’s tuition fees pledge By Sarah Harris for the Daily Mail Published: 07:02…