David Jones and the death of the department store?
Welcome to What the Flux Unpacked, where we go deeper into the juiciest business story of the week. Today, we're unpacking David Jones, the...
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Anthropic’s record-breaking IPO | Myer says goodbye to WFH | Yo-Chi wants plastic gone
Anthropic has filed to list on the US stock exchange… while warning of AI's "catastrophic risk" to humanity. Myer is ordering staff i...
NextDC’s share plunge: a pinhole in the AI bubble?
Welcome to What the Flux Unpacked! Where we go deeper into the juiciest business story of the week. Today, we're unpacking NextDC, the data...
NAB plans major job cuts | KFC swaps PepsiCo for Coca-Cola | Cadbury’s Rugby World Cup play
NAB bank is slashing 2,500 jobs over the next nine months… cutting its workforce by 6 percent. After many many years working closely...
Lush’s big breakup with Westfield
Welcome to What the Flux Unpacked! Where we go deeper into the juiciest business story of the week. Today, we're unpacking Lush Cosmetics -...
Virgin hikes fares again | Japan’s beer giants under investigation | Domino’s leadership shake-up
Virgin Australia is hiking airfares as fuel prices surge… yet again. Four Japanese beer makers…Asahi, Suntory, Kirin and Sappo...
Coles brings in the robots | Adidas takes White Fox to court | SpaceX's $40B chip deal
Coles is reportedly in talks to bring robots into one of its supermarkets… to turning part of the store into a mini warehouse. Adidas...
Firmus goes big with IPO | Marley Spoon’s Ozempic turnaround | Barbie's hefty price tag plus a special guest interview with Andrew Canobi
Firmus, the Aussie AI factory builder, has put a near $44 billion price tag on its IPO…which would make it the second-largest IPO in...
ATO reveals biggest tax avoiders | Getty Images kicked off NYSE | Australia kills credit card surcharges
The ATO has revealed that more than a quarter of Australia's biggest companies paid zero income tax in FY25. Getty Images, the company behin...
RBA pushes rates to 15-year high | Cochlear hit with shareholder class action | AI-agent Instinct quadruples value in 1 month
The RBA has hiked rates for the fourth time this year, pushing the cash rate to 4.60%, its highest level since 2011. Cochlear, the Aussie he...
Myer’s world of pain | OpenAI's rogue agent hacks Medicare | Qantas and Virgin Australia have a new competitor
Myer is hoping Santa can pull its sleigh out of the red, after it made a near-$300 million loss. An OpenAI agent has hacked into a Medicare...
David Jones loses its luxury brands | Meta's shares boom after its AI agent | Mbappé dumps Nike for On
David Jones is losing its luxury glow-up, with Gucci, Dior and Chanel shoes all walking out the door over unpaid bills. Meta's share price j...
Stan locks in the Premier League | Miro sells at a steep discount | Zurich bets on hands-free Teslas
Nine Entertainment has doubled down on the English Premier League until 2034 for its streaming platform Stan as it goes harder on live sport...
Woolworths squeezes suppliers (again) | Big Bash opens up to investors | Anthropic wants AI to slow down
Woolworths is allegedly telling suppliers it'll wipe their products from supermarket shelves… if they don't agree to lower their pric...
Xero apologises to accountants | Apple releases its most expensive iPhone | Firmus's deal with the Devil | ETF insights with BlackRock
Xero has apologised to accountants after it paid a small business influencer to promote Xero…and replace accountants altogether with...
ATO hits Big Tech haaard | Nike cut from the S&P 100 | Volkswagen to cut 50,000 jobs
The Australian Tax Office has ruled that Amazon, Google, Netflix and other tech giants need to pay extra tax in Australia…and this co...
Farming's Long-Awaited Tech Glow-Up
In this series, Going Deep, we'll be doing bite-sized explorations into the most interesting industries, businesses and economic events&hell...
The Gym Industry's Cutting Season
In this series, Going Deep, we'll be doing bite-sized explorations into the most interesting industries, businesses and economic events, in...
The Festival Economy Is Broken
In this series, Going Deep, we'll be doing bite-sized explorations into the most interesting industries, businesses and economic events in A...
How ABC Fumbled Bluey's Billions
In this series, Going Deep, we'll be doing bite-sized explorations into the most interesting industries, businesses and economic events&hell...