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What the Flux

Bite-sized business news. 5 minute breakdown of the top 3 Australian or global business stories of the day. Tailor made for busy humans. Hosted by Brett Joffe and Justin Joffe, co-founders of Flux.

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ATO's tax return test | Amazon's reducing free returns | LVMH smashes expectations

The Australian Tax Office has found a new way to get people to complete tax returns… and it’s all in the words. Amazon will remove free returns for some of its online purchases as part of its plan to disincentivise customer returns. LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury company has reported a 17% rise in their quarter one sales - absolutely smashing expectations. — Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/...

Apr 13, 20236 min

EY cancels its break up | Twitter "no longer exists" | The ACCC wants new merger laws

EY has scrapped its plans to split up its audit and consulting business arms after it couldn’t get the US partners on board. Twitter apparently “no longer exists” after Elon Musk merged Twitter with a shell company called XCorp - and this marks the first step in his super app ambitions. The ACCC wants to see the current merger laws changed to prevent companies from dominating individual markets. — Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download th...

Apr 12, 20236 min

Milkrun shuts down | Super Mario Bros breaks box office records | Tupperware's tight financial squeeze

Milkrun, the speedy grocery delivery company, will close its doors and make all employees redundant after struggling to raise more money in the current market. The Super Mario Bros movie breaks box office records over the weekend and the share price of Nintendo sees a 4% bounce Tupperware, the brand behind the kitchenware, is running out of money as competitors take them on — Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store)...

Apr 11, 20236 min

Viva Energy's $1.1 billion petrol buyout | Google updates Search | Coca Cola cocaine sales

Viva Energy, the company behind Shell petrol stations, has acquired service station network On the Run for over $1 billion. Google has made some major updates to its search engine as it starts to face Search competition for the first time in years. Coca Cola produces $3 billion worth of pure cocaine per year and sells it to dentists --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download th...

Apr 10, 20236 min

Virgin Orbit goes under | Dan Murphy's owner enters esports | Johnson & Johnson's $8.9bn settlement

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has filed for bankruptcy after it struggled to secure long term funding to recover from its rocket failures. Endeavour Group, Australia’s largest drinks and hospitality company, is bringing their hospo experience into Sydney’s newest e-sports and gaming centre. Johnson & Johnson, the consumer goods behemoth, has agreed to pay $8.9 billion USD to settle thousands of lawsuits around its talcum powder. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Wo...

Apr 05, 20236 min

BWX goes into receivership | Spotify shuts down live audio app | Google and Apple face class action

BWX, the large Aussie beauty and skincare company, is officially in receivership after it lost support from its bank. Spotify is shutting its live audio app Spotify Live because it no longer makes sense as a standalone app. Aussie app developers are joining a class action suit against Google and Apple for abusing their market power and charging 30% commission for in-app purchases. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (A...

Apr 04, 20236 min

Coles got milk for $105m | TikTok's new app takes over the US | WWE and UFC's marriage

Coles has acquired two milk processing facilities for over $100 million to secure milk supply TikTok owner, ByteDance, has pushed their new social media app to the top 10 on US app charts in preparation for TikTok’s country-wide ban The parent company of UFC is in advanced talks to acquire World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in a major deal —- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Down...

Apr 03, 20236 min

Tesla's Chinese price war | Crocs > Zoom | Seven's Cricket of...India

Tesla’s price war in China, the world’s biggest car market, appears to be backfiring…as their #1 competitor starts to thrive big time. Crocs, the famously ugly footwear, is still dominating post pandemic - suggesting that not all pandemic trends have faded. Channel Seven has locked in an exclusive deal to air the ICC World Test Championship final, but this deal is all about the audience. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free...

Apr 02, 20236 min

DHL Aus' deep emissions cut | Adidas splits with Beyonce | Tech big wigs call for AI 6-month break

Logistics company DHL is pushing beyond just carbon offsetting when it comes to cutting their emissions. Artificial intelligence experts and leaders, including Elon Musk, are calling on developers to pause the development of AI models. Adidas has parted ways with another one of its major partners - this time, we’re talking Queen B - Beyonce. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Do...

Mar 30, 20236 min

Qantas, Virgin accused of 'gatekeeping' | Liontown rejects 5.5B offer | Alibaba splits empire into 6

Qantas and Virgin are being called out for gatekeeping Sydney Airport’s runways. Lithium miner Liontown Resources has rejected a $5.5 billion takeover bid from US giant Albermarle because Liontown reckons it's worth more. Alibaba plans to split its $328 billion empire into six smaller units - for future growth…. and to keep the Chinese government on side. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/F...

Mar 29, 20236 min

$18.7 billion for Origin Energy | TikTok fights for life in the US | Woolies farewells international business

Origin Energy has officially signed a takeover deal worth $18.7 billion after months of to-ing and fro-ing with international investors. TikTok’s CEO testified before US Congress late last week to put forward his case for TikTok to remain in the US… and it’s right in the balance. Woolworths has bid “adieu”, “au revoir” and “goodbye” off to its international export business after it just didn’t stack up post-COVID. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/f...

Mar 28, 20236 min

Smiggle owner breaks record | 40%: Foxtel may have inflated own numbers | Deutsche Bank wobbles

Premier Investments, the owner of Peter Alexander and Smiggle, has achieved record sales despite concerns around discretionary spending. Foxtel’s been pretty pleased with the viewership numbers of its sports games early this season - but it may have inflated these numbers by as much as 40 per cent. Deutsche Bank’s share price was hit hard late last week with major fears that it was the next bank in line to collapse. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly...

Mar 27, 20236 min

Afterpay owner accused of fraud | Mecca underpays staff | Accenture cuts 19,000 jobs

Afterpay’s owner Block has been accused of fraud by a well known short-seller investor. Cosmetics giant Mecca have got themselves in a prickly pickle - realising they’ve underpaid their staff more than $500,000. Accenture, the tech consulting giant, is cutting 19,000 jobs, approximately 2.5 percent of its global workforce, as demand for its services drops. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/...

Mar 26, 20236 min

Crypto up, banks down! | 0.25% = The Fed raises again | Netflix's 1m ad lovers

One of Australia’s biggest crypto exchanges believes the recent pain in the US banking industry is a giant opportunity for bitcoin. The Federal Reserve, aka the Fed aka, the US central bank, has raised interest rates by 0.25% after a shaky couple of weeks in the banking sector. Netflix hit 1 million US users to its ad-tier just two months after launching, but it's got even bigger plans in its pipeline. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Do...

Mar 23, 20236 min

Woolies shimmies into telehealth | Nike extends lead over Adidas | Intrepid's best month ever

Woolies is shimmying its way into healthcare through its brand new telehealth platform. Nike has done it again after raising its expected revenue for the full year and growing market share ….thanks to major slip ups from Adidas. Intrepid Travel, one of the largest travel companies in Australia, has had its strongest monthly bookings ever, after a couple of years-to-forget in the travel sector. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download th...

Mar 22, 20236 min

$18m for Aussie hypnotherapy startup | Just Cuts = big bucks | TikTok goes exclusive on soccer

An Australian startup that makes hypnotherapy apps has raised nearly $18 million in an oversubscribed capital raise. Just Cuts, the budget hair stylists across Australia, is making big bucks as shoppers get thrifty. TikTok has partnered with the Major League Soccer to bring exclusive content to the app…despite being required to present to the US congress this week --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http:/...

Mar 21, 20236 min

Credit Suisse bought by rival UBS for $3.2B | Google finally cuts GoogleGlass | Myer brings in the undercover cops

UBS has agreed to buy its arch rival Credit Suisse in a $3.2 billion USD deal, which was brokered by the Swiss government. Google will no longer sell its smartglasses after they struggled to gain traction, all while Google is looking to cut more costs. Myer is bringing the undercover cops in-store to crack down on theft in-store and recover their margins. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/F...

Mar 20, 20236 min

Credit Suisse in danger | Latitude Financial cyberattack | Rolex rolls up demand

Global investment bank Credit Suisse is in turmoil after major investors withdrew their investments from the company. Aussie lender Latitude Financial has suffered a major cyberattack, and the data of more than 300,000 customers has been stolen. Luxury watchmaker Rolex is ramping up production of its products big time in order to meet a huge rise in demand --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/...

Mar 19, 20236 min

TikTok may split from ByteDance | Xero cuts deep | Saudi Aramco breaks profit record

Xero, the accounting giant, has announced that profitability is its number one focus - and that means major cost cutting on the agenda. Saudi Aramco, the biggest oil company in the world, just claimed the record for the highest-ever-recorded annual profit by a publicly listed company. TikTok is considering splitting from its Chinese parent company, Bytedance, if it can’t come to an agreement with the US soon. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxat...

Mar 16, 20236 min

WeightWatchers' big acquisition | Elsa Pataky's business collapses | eBay's collectibles cash bonanza

WeightWatchers has acquired a subscription telehealth platform for $132 million USD to expand into remote prescribing of popular weight loss drugs. Aussies skincare brand, Purely Byron, which was co-founded by model and actor Elsa Pataky, has collapse after less than a year. eBay has seen a huge spike in purchases of exclusive collectibles on its platform despite the experiencing a cost-of-living crunch. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork ...

Mar 15, 20236 min

Silicon Valley Bank's collapse: everything you need to know (in 5 minutes!)

The US has seen its largest banking failure since 2008 with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank - the main bank for mature, funded startups globally. The US Congress has promised to make all Silicon Valley Bank customers ‘whole’, meaning none of them will lose a cent after its collapse. The collapse of SVB has caused waves all over the world - including in Australia - and this could create a lasting impact for both businesses startups and banks. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team wit...

Mar 14, 20236 min

Kmart goes global | Myer targets $1 billion | Former Apple exec wants to flip music industry

Kmart is launching its home-brand, Anko, onto the world stage - first stop: Canada! A former Apple executive has launched a new cashed up startup, which aims to revolutionise the music industry for artists. Myer is targeting $1 billion in online sales after announcing its best profit result in almost a decade. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play...

Mar 13, 20236 min

News Corp all-in on ChatGPT | Toblerone in Swiss trouble | Amazon's never ending HQ story

News Corp Australia has asked its Australian employees to give ChatGPT a go and thinks that AI can add “high value opportunities” to its business. Toblerone has been forced to remove the design of Swiss Mountains from its packing because of rules about its ‘Swissness’. Amazon has paused plans for its long-awaited new office, which has been four years in the making. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http:...

Mar 09, 20236 min

Carsales to control South American rival | Marlboro owner buys vape giant for $2.7B | Lego's tiny profit

Altria, the owner of Marlboro cigarettes, has found a new Juul in its nicotine-crown after buying a vaping startup NJOY for $2.7 billion USD. Lego reported its tiniest increase in profit for the last three years, as it starts to face higher costs without increasing its prices. Carsales.com is planning to acquire an additional 40% stake in a Brazilian car-selling platform to grow its ownership of the South American market. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://...

Mar 08, 20236 min

Cash rate rise: explained! | Atlassian cuts 500 jobs | Aussie funeral giant targeted by TPG

The Reserve Bank of Australia has become a 10-timer… after raising interest rates for the 10th meeting in a row. Atlassian, the Australian founded tech giant, has announced it will make 5% of its workforce redundant. TPG Capital, the private equity investor, has purchased just under 18% of Australia’s leading funeral services operator InvoCare and now has a plan to acquire the rest. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app ...

Mar 07, 20236 min

Quiksilver, Billabong expect $1.9b sale this week | Bank of QLD, Bendigo Bank a possible $10b merger | Salesforce lookin' rosy

Aussie surf brands Quiksilver and Billabong are expected to be sold this week in a deal estimated to be worth $1.9 billion. There is a “real possibility” of a $10 billion merger between Bank of Queensland and Bendigo & Adelaide Bank according to Citi brokers. Things are looking rosy at Salesforce, which announced a better-than-expected growth in revenue and profit for the fourth quarter. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the ...

Mar 06, 20236 min

Treasurer: Hey businesses, don't increase prices! | Klarna down $1.5B, CEO pay up 35% | #BoycottHershey spreads

The Treasurer says businesses need to justify price rises for customers n, and he warned against corporate gouging too while customers are suffering from cost-of-living pain. Klarna, the BNPL giant, has announced a $1.5b loss.. Just as the company boosts its CEO’s pay by 35%. The hashtag #BoycottHersheys has been spreading on social media over the last week, thanks to a Women’s Day campaign that Hersheys launched. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/f...

Mar 05, 20236 min

Meta ready to fight Aus Gov | TikTok limits teens | Former transport giant enters VA

Meta, FKA Facebook, has threatened to remove news from its platform if the government doesn’t revoke or amend the current media bargaining laws. TikTok will limit daily screen time for teens under the age of 18 as part of a plan to boost the wellbeing of younger users. Scotts Refrigerated Logistics, one of Australia's largest transport suppliers to Coles and Aldi, has entered voluntary administration. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Dow...

Mar 02, 20236 min

Adore Beauty's double digit drop | SnapChatGPT | David Jones triples profit

Adore Beauty has announced a double-digit drop in revenue even though it’s been trying to become more and more part of its customers’ daily routine. Snap Inc, owner of Snapchat, is adding an AI feature called “MyAI” to its app in an attempt to grow its 2m premium users. David Jones has continued its upwards trajectory with its profit from the past six months more than tripling. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App ...

Mar 01, 20236 min

Bunnings takes on PETstock | Greenwashing: ASIC targets superfund | Pointsbet bursts in the US

Bunnings has announced its biggest category expansion in over 20 years as it launches a whole new section for pet products. ASIC, the corporate watchdog, has taken a super fund to court over greenwashing for the very first time. Pointsbet, the Aussie-born gambling company, has seen its losses balloon to $178m for the past six months as its investment in the US gets more and more exxxy. --- Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free a...

Feb 28, 20236 min
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