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Healthscope to be taken over by Calvary Health Care consortium — as it happened
A consortium led by Calvary Health Care will take over the remaining 25 Healthscope hospitals it does not already own. The ASX finished flat as higher oil prices stoked inflation and rate rise worries. Source link
Chorus of concern over AI is growing louder
After a week of warnings from inside the artificial intelligence industry, its leaders are calling for scrutiny on development. But who has the power to make restraint work in a competitive world? Source link
Mortgage war heats up as banks lower variable rates
Competition in the mortgage market is heating up as banks compete for fewer customers by cutting home loan rates, while economists expect the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates. Source link
From rundown units to luxury estates: The Bathla family wealth trail
As Bathla was being buried under mounting debts, the family behind it amassed a portfolio of luxury properties. Source link
Analyst warns of 'late-stage bubble' as rates and oil prices surge
Global interest rate hikes are predicted as oil prices spark inflation fears. Source link
'The game is up': Aussie professor at centre of AI maths controversy speaks out
AI has made the race to publish mathematical breakthroughs pointless, according to the Australian at the centre of an controversy this week involving one of the world’s top AI companies. Source link
Apartment buyer facing $40k shortfall as Bathla collapse puts discount offer at risk
May bought her apartment on the promise that property developer Bathla would knock $40,000 off the price at settlement. Now with the company in administration, she has no guarantee it will be honoured. Source link
ASX drops, Nikkei plunges as oil prices and bond yields surge — as it happened
Australian shares are lower after oil prices and treasury yields surge, weighing on Wall Street. Source link
Australia's most expensive homes decline in value
Australia’s most expensive homes are leading the housing downturn, with high-end houses in Sydney and Melbourne down more than 10 per cent, property data shows. Source link
$32 billion wiped off ASX in worst trading day since June — as it happened
The Australian share market ended lower for the third-straight session this week despite recovering from earlier losses that saw it shed as much as $50 billion. Source link