Radio listeners got quite the insight today when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was grilled in an interview with Bianca, Terry and Bob on 97.3FM. The Netflix company logo at Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, California. Picture: AFP/Ryan Anson OVER the past few years, Netflix has seemed pretty unstoppable. With hit original series like House of…
August 10th, 2017 Sam Chambers Offshore 0 comments Struggling Australian outfit MMA Offshore has hired consultants from Deloitte as it battles a depleted balance sheet, according to The Australian newspaper. MMA Offshore has been forced to sell numerous assets including up to 19 OSVs and in March it offloaded two supply bases, in Dampier and Broome,…
On Wednesday, a Senate committee reported on the governments proposed changes to higher education. Though more moderate than the 2014 version, the new higher education package represents groundhog day for the major political parties. The committee, chaired as it was by the Coalition, recommended passing the measures, stating that they will: balance the Commonwealths need…
Two technicians adjust a robot at a high-tech enterprise in Chongqing. CHEN SHICHUANG / FOR CHINA DAILY Official rules out coercion but says troubled firms will be persuaded to consider the alternative option China will stick to market-based principles while promoting debt-to-equity swaps to tackle debt problems of companies, an official of the nation’s top…
The worlds largest generic drug maker, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA), is looking to sell its Medis business branch in order to help cut debts. After a poor second quarter results, which resulted in shares plummeting the past week, Teva is preparing to cut its debts down. Teva acquired Medis last year in a…
JSPL Pins Hopes on Better Earnings to Pare Debt by Q4Naveen Jindals flagship company JSPL is pinning its hopes on improvement in earnings in its steel and power businesses to pare its Rs 46,000-crore debt burden by the fourth quarter of this year. We have put a single-minded focus on restructuring our debt. We expect…
What happens when fresh talent meets a business opportunity? Although we hope this would result in a brilliant and fruitful business venture, it rarely plays out that way. More often, we see young entrepreneurs stuck in an impossible financial mess. Part of it comes from inexperience, and part of it originates from the negative impression…
If you suspect some sneaky Jedi mind tricks are beating your efforts to save, you’re on the money. Australia’s soaring household debt, the largest of any advanced economy excluding Switzerland, shows that saving doesn’t come easily to a lot of us. Australia’s soaring household debt, the largest of any advanced economy excluding Switzerland, shows that…
Above: Gov. John Hickenlooper signs the Veterinary Education Loan Repayment Program on June 5, 2017, as Dr. Lora Bledsoe, Dr. Mark Stetter, Rep. Joann Ginal, Dr. Sam Romano, and Leo Boyle look on. (Photo provided by Richard Schweigert) A survey of CSU veterinary medicine graduates reveals they tend to stay in the West. (Map by CSU…
British American Tobacco tapped investors for at least $15bn on Tuesday in one of the largest corporate bonds deals of the year, as low borrowing costs and a fierce appetite for debt help persuade companies to lever up. The deal, to help fund the companys $49.4bn acquisition of US rival Reynolds American, followed a spate…