This Month
Rio investors’ fear; Tesla slashes Oz jobs; Perpetual’s bigger story
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Bezos, Zuckerberg lead magnificent seven insider stock sales
Almost a dozen executives and directors at the firms recently boosted their share sales, earning more than $242 million since late 2023.
- Ben Stupples
Why everyone’s mad at Apple’s new iPad ad
Apple’s crushing of human creativity has sparked backlash, but its new iPad Pro ad has also inspired some surprising video responses.
- Will Oremus
New Bridgewater chief ‘rewires’ world’s largest hedge fund
Nir Bar Dea says he had overhauled the firm after just a year in charge, in a bid to restore investment performance and mark a break from founder Ray Dalio.
- Ortenca Aliaj
Perpetual CEO to retire; Druckenmiller’s big wins; New iPads analysed
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Opinion
- Digital Life
Will Apple’s new iPad Pro finally replace your laptop?
Apple says its new M4 iPad Pros will have better AI, better performance and better battery life than laptops. But don’t throw away your laptop just yet.
- John Davidson
Apple plays up AI potential in new iPads
The tech company unveiled a bevy of new iPads including two versions of the iPad Pro sporting its M4 chipset and a redesigned iPad Air model in two sizes.
- Chris Velazco
Warren Buffett says AI may be better for scammers than society
The billionaire investing guru predicted scammers would seize on the technology, and may do more harm with it than all the good already realised or envisioned.
- Josh Funk
Macquarie profits fall; Adgemis’ tax woe; Bonza directors ‘blindsided’
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Opinion
- Digital Life
Why Apple’s earnings call gives us hope for more exciting new devices
Announcing iPad and iPhone sales that were lower than last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook says something that could make us all want to upgrade … and of course, it involved AI.
- John Davidson
Apple’s shares rally after return to sales growth forecast
The tech giant announced $US110 billion in share buybacks and raised the quarterly dividend by 4 per cent.
- Updated
- Mark Gurman
- Analysis
- Managed funds
Berkshire after Buffett: Can his deputies step up?
Ted Weschler and Todd Combs stand to take over a $546 billion portfolio from the world’s best-known investor.
- Updated
- Eric Platt and Patrick Mathurin
- Opinion
- Apps
Apple banned this app for years. It’s now America’s No. 1 iPhone app
Delta is an app that lets you play old-fashioned video games on your iPhone – and Apple had refused to let it on the app store. Until a government crackdown.
- Shira Ovide
April
Why Apple has a $US300b ‘Made in China’ problem
Apple is gradually weaning itself off China as a longstanding and mutually-beneficial relationship between the corporate giant and the country begins to fray.
- James Titcomb
Companies picking up the bill for employees’ egg freezing and IVF
Google has joined the growing ranks of companies offering financial reimbursements to staff for fertility treatments.
- Euan Black
The right shortcuts can give your iPhone superpowers. Here’s how
A free app preinstalled on Apple handsets since 2019 is easy to overlook, since its name doesn’t tell you much, but it could make your life far easier.
- Chris Velazco
- Opinion
- Investing
ROE, ROIC or ROCE? CEOs only turn to numbers that make them shine
A Senate hearing sparked debate on how best to measure corporate profitability. But this is a deep rabbit hole that divides balance sheet scholars.
- Jonathan Shapiro
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The market is halfway to a correction. Here’s why
After six down days in a row on Wall Street, the six-month equity market rally looks shaky. Next week could prove pivotal.
- James Thomson
TSMC outlook beats estimates as AI demand helps propel business
The better-than-projected outlook follows its first profit rise in a year, after strong AI demand revived growth at the world’s biggest contract chipmaker.
- Jane Lanhee Lee
Apple exec’s secret to success: don’t take notes
In his first day of cross-examination, Apple Fellow Phil Schiller lays out its casual but obviously effective approach to decision-making.
- John Davidson
