The worst of Cyclone Alfred is officially over and now its time for insurers like Suncorp to count the costs of the insurance claims. Unilever, the consumer goods company behind Dove and Magnum, is completely shifting its marketing strategy to rebuild consumer trust. Global share markets, including the ASX have taken a major hit after Donald Trump warns that the US may go into recession. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://b...
Mar 11, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Country Road Group has seen its earnings fall by more than 70% in the second half of 2025 after too many promotions and discounts Prada Group just strutted past its competitors with full-year revenue jump of 17%...and now it’s taking a look at a juicy acquisition target Gap has seen its share price pop more than 17% after it beat profit estimates… but tariffs are still a major concern _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play)...
Mar 09, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Freedom Furniture is officially up for sale after its parent company looks to find a new owner after its big turnaround. Donald Trump has announced plans to build a strategic reserve of five cryptocurrencies - and no surprises here - cryptocurrencies saw a $300 billion USD rally. Anthropic, the AI competitor of ChatGPT, has raised a new round of capital that values the company at more than $61 billion USD. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Goo...
Mar 06, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Amazon Australia has seen its revenue jump to $7.7 billion in the last financial year - up nearly 20% from the previous year. Mars Inc, the snack and sweets giant, is planning to sell $25-$30 billion USD worth of bonds next week to finance its takeover of Kellanova. Tesla is taking steps to launch a ride-sharing service that could compete directly with Uber, Lyft, and Waymo. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.ly/Fluxapp...
Mar 04, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Coles has announced a jump in earnings to over $1.1 billion for the past six months and beats expectations. Star Entertainment Group is fighting a race against time to find new investors ASAP - or else - it may collapse. Nvidia suffered a nearly $500 billion USD fall in its market value after reporting better-than-expected results? _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.ly/FluxappGooglePlay Daily newsletter: https://...
Mar 02, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Woolworths has suffered a 20% decline in its first-half net profit after it struggled with strikes and empty shelves late last year. Pointsbet, one of the largest bookmakers in Australia, has agreed to sell out to a Japan-based rival for $360 million… but it’s not without its controversy. EY Australia has announced it will be cutting 100 jobs from its advisory division after a pullback in client spending. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the f...
Feb 27, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast WiseTech has seen its shares plunge more than 24% after four independent board members stepped down this week. Nike has announced a new collaboration with Kim Kardashian’s Skims brand after struggling with declining sales. Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, has allegedly been hacked for $1.5 billion, marking the largest cryptocurrency heist in history. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://b...
Feb 25, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Domain, the digital property marketplace, has seen its share price skyrocket 37% after it received a takeover bid by a US giant. Guzman y Gomez, the biggest IPO listing of 2024, says its expecting to beat its prospectus forecasts this financial year…but its share price got whacked for one big reason. Apple released the new iPhone 16e last week as it struggles to compete in the smartphone market against cheaper competitors. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Do...
Feb 23, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Telstra has dialled up a net profit of just over $1 billion for the last six months after seeing growth in its mobile biz… and saying goodbye to Foxtel. Wesfarmers has seen its sales and earnings jump in the first half of the financial year thanks to its GOAT performers, Bunnings and Kmart. Nikola, the electric trucking startup, has filed for bankruptcy in the US after struggling to raise money… or find a buyer. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Downlo...
Feb 20, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the cash rate for the first time since 2020. Bendigo & Adelaide Bank has seen its share price drop by more than 15% this week after it ran out of cheap money. The New York Times has given the all-clear for its staff to use AI tools to write social copy and even editorial ideas. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.ly/FluxappGooglePlay Daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/fluxne...
Feb 18, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Temple & Webster has seen its share price fly to an all-time high after its revenue jumped 24% off the back of bathroom fixtures and couches. Seven West Media has seen its worst-ever half year results as it tries to transition away from its free-to-air TV and newspapers. Treasury Wine Estates, the wine giant, has taken its lower-priced wine brands off the sale/divestment market after failing to find a buyer. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free ap...
Feb 16, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chemist Warehouse officially launched on the ASX yesterday as its mega-merger with Sigma Healthcare went live. The federal government says it will acquire Rex airlines if there isn’t a buyer for the airline by the end of June. Reddit’s stock has taken a hit after its user growth missed expectations as it struggles to compete with Meta and Google. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.ly/FluxappGooglePlay ...
Feb 13, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast JB-Hi Fi has announced better-than-expected sales growth for the past six months but its share price still fell 5%. Donald Trump has warned of a fresh set of tariffs - and this time, it could affect the Australian economy in a BIG way. A group of investors, led by Elon Musk, has made a $97.4 billion USD offer to buy the non-profit organisation that controls ChatGPT. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.ly/FluxappGooglePla...
Feb 11, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Victorian government is going on a sport-spending-spree after landing a mutli-year deal to host NFL games in Melbourne as well as the NBA. MCoBeauty, the Australian cosmetics and skincare company, has been sold in a deal that is understood to value the company at $1 billion. Tinder is hoping to turnaround its declining user base by pushing AI into its product to help discover new matches. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): htt...
Feb 09, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast REA Group has seen its profits jump over 26% in the last 6 months and straight after this announcement, CEO has dropped the mic with some other big news. Estee Lauder, the global cosmetics behemoth, will lay off nearly 11% of its workforce after its earnings did a full-180 in its second quarter. Apple has just crashed Facebook’s party after releasing a new app called Invites that helps users create and send calendar events. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Do...
Feb 06, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Coles is planning to aggressively reduce the number of products on its shelves to drive higher profits. Armaguard, the cash handling company, is in danger of collapsing once again - meaning coins and notes in Australia are under threat. Donald Trump has sent the share market into a spin after announcing the rollout of tariffs on goods from the US’ top three trading partners. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.ly/F...
Feb 04, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lovisa, the jewellery chain, is facing a class action from its current and former employees after allegedly forcing staff to work for free outside rostered hours. Bunnings has begun rolling out 300 large in-store LED screens throughout its hardware stores to build a retail media behemoth. Microsoft has seen its profit jump by more than 10% from a year earlier - but not all is as good as meets the A-eye. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google...
Feb 02, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Zip Co, the buy now pay later company, has seen its shares plummet more than 25% after its second quarter earnings fell short of investor expectations. Tesla’s revenue and profit fell short of expectations after major discounting of its cars… but they’re planning to get even cheaper. Meta will pay Donald Trump a $25 million settlement for shutting his accounts after the Jan. 6 riots. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google ...
Jan 30, 2025•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The AFL is renegotiating its major contract with bookmakers as it tries to take a bigger slice of the betting pie. DeepSeek, a new Chinese AI model, has been released with rave reviews… And as a result, Nvidia’s stock price dropped by more than 17%. ARN Media, the owner of KIIS and Gold radio stations may want to buy Nine Entertainment’s talkback radio stations… but there’s a major obstacle ahead. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Dow...
Jan 28, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rivers, the iconic clothing and footwear brand, will close all of its retail stores across Australia by mid-April after it failed to find a buyer. CNN is laying off 6% of its workforce after it has continued to struggle with low-ratings against more digitally focused news outlets. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has launched a brand new product called Operator that can perform tasks for you autonomously. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Googl...
Jan 26, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Qantas has made major changes to its Frequent Flyer program… meaning you’ll need to use more points to book most international flights. Netflix has cracked 300 million global subscribers for the very first time after the major release of Squid Game 2. Donald Trump has announced “at least” $500 billion USD into a project called “Stargate” that will fund AI infrastructure in the US. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the fr...
Jan 23, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Wesfarmers has announced it will be closing its e-commerce marketplace Catch after struggling with competition from Temu and Amazon Donald Trump and his wife Melania both launched crypto coins just before his inauguration - which now forms the majority of their wealth Sportsbet, the online gambling behemoth, is facing a class action after betters have lost millions of dollars on in-game bets _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http...
Jan 21, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Myer’s share price dropped by more than 18% last week after it warned of a major decline in its earnings for the first 5 months of FY25. Rokt, the Australian e-commerce / the company, has seen its valuation jump to $5.6 billion after its latest capital raise - with its staff making millions! Wendy’s, the US burger behemoth, is flipping its way back Australia with plans to open hundreds of new stores over the next decade. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore...
Jan 19, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Qantas has agreed to pay $120 million in compensation to 1,800 former ground handlers who were illegally sacked Australia’s big four banks have reduced their lending to fossil fuel companies by over 20% in two years after pressure from climate activists Honda and Nissan have confirmed they are in talks for a mega-merger which could radically change the car market _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.ly/FluxappGoogle...
Dec 19, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast ASIC is suing HSBC, the global banking giant, after it alleged that HSBC Australia failed to protect its customers from long-running scams Premier Investments, the owner of Peter Alexander and Smiggle, recently launched its retailers in the UK - but is struggling to hit the mark so far TikTok has gone to the US Supreme Court to appeal its potential ban in the US, which is planned to take place on January 19th 2025 _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free ...
Dec 17, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast AMP has become the first major superannuation fund to invest in cryptocurrency after investing $27 million into Bitcoin on behalf of its members Adobe has seen its share price plummet after concerns that its AI tools aren’t being monetised as fast as expected Foxtel is looking more and more likely to be sold soon as Execs from a British sports platform meet with the Foxtel team _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.l...
Dec 15, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Meta and Google will be punished by the Australian Government if they choose not to agree to new content deals with media publishers. Coffee prices have been driven to a record high after a dry spell in Brazil.. And it’s likely to spike up the price of your morning cuppa. The parent company of women’s clothing brand Katies will shut down all of its stores, alongside 80 more from its other brands Millers, Rivers and Noni B. _ This episode of What The Flux is brought to you by Knose Pe...
Dec 12, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Woolworths has finally come to an agreement with its warehouse staff after a 17 day strike which left stores empty and cost them millions in sales. China has opened an antitrust investigation into US chipmaker Nvidia, the world’s largest provider of AI processors. The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept cash rates on hold for the 9th time in a row in their final meeting for 2024. _ This episode of What The Flux is brought to you by Knose Pet Insurance Get 35% of your first 6 months o...
Dec 10, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast ARN Media, the company behind radio stations KIIS FM and Gold, is cutting $20 million in costs as it tries to free up cash in a very tight radio market The Iconic is suing fast-fashion retailer Shein for infringing on a trademarked name of its in-house label Bitcoin has passed through the $100,000 USD barrier for the very first time and crypto fans are cheering its price to the moon _ This episode of What The Flux is brought to you by Knose Pet Insurance Get 35% of your first 6 months of p...
Dec 08, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast CommBank has backed down from its plan to charge customers $3 to withdraw their own money after enormous backlash. Salesforce has seen its value jump by more than $30 billion USD after it rolled out a brand new feature… “AI”. SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space startup, is reportedly gearing up for a $350 billion USD valuation which would make it the world’s most valuable startup. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.ly/FluxappGoog...
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