The Shohei Ohtani Translator Gambling Story Doesn’t Add Up

Photo: Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images When news broke that Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, had been accused of stealing $4.5 million from the baseball superstar to pay down gambling debts with a California bookie, it was already one of the more consequential sports stories of the year, rapidly overshadowing March Madness and…

Marshalls cuts debt but profits down

Net debt trimmed through surplus land disposals Continued slump in home repair market Judging by Marshall’s (MSLH) half-year results, the trading period through to 30 June might best be described as a “holding operation”. The manufacturer of sustainable building products still faces the dual challenge of a fall-away in new housing starts and the slump in…

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Ahead of the May budget Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being urged to clean out the HECS-HELP system

In short: Changes to the way HECS-HELP debt is calculated have been recommended after a review of Australia’s universities. Banks are being urged to change the way they assess HECS-HELP debt when people apply for home loans. What’s next?: The federal government is considering the university review recommendations. The head of a review into Australia’s universities has urged the government…