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Jacobs to Sell Energy Business to WorleyParsons for $3.3 Billion
Jacobs will get $2.6 billion in cash and about 58.2 million WorleyParsons shares, worth around $700 million and equal to about 11 percent of its stock, the Dallas-based company said in a statement. “The structure of the transaction enables Jacobs to benefit from the near-term upside created by the combination
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Deloitte economist Chris Richardson says progress toward surplus could be unsettled as politicians try to woo voters in federal, NSW and Victorian elections.
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Glencore Chief Executive Ivan Glasenberg has told investors he plans to retire from the commodities trader and miner in three to five years, Bloomberg reported https://bloom.bg/2PhDioI on Monday. Glasenberg has started training three to four people to succeed him in the job, but did not disclose
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Geoffrey Rush tells court he was 'numb' after misconduct allegation published
Australian actor Geoffrey Rush said on Monday he was distraught when he read newspaper articles accusing him of inappropriate conduct, as a court began a hearing into his lawsuit against the publisher. In the first such case in Australia of the #MeToo era, Rush is suing News's Corporation'
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Transurban Group (ASX:TCL) is a hard one to judge.
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Australian share market closes lower again
The Australian share market has closed lower, largely a result of international worries.
- Australian Associated Press•9 hours ago
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Stocks of interest at the close of trade on the ASX on Monday, October 22.
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Australia's WorleyParsons to buy Jacobs energy, resources arm for $3.3 bln
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Telstra has to improve its network after an ACMA investigation found more than 1,400 Triple Zero calls went unconnected during an outage.
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FOREX-Euro, sterling try to steady as traders keep wary eye on Italy budget, Brexit
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- Business Insider•11 hours ago
Pete Davidson jokes that his 6 Ariana Grande-inspired tattoos were a bad idea following their breakup
Pete Davidson made his first public appearance since reportedly splitting with Ariana Grande. While headlining an event with Judd Apatow in California on Saturday, Davidson joked about the tattoos that he got in honour of his relationship with the singer. "I've been covering a bunch of tattoos
- Business Insider•11 hours ago
Crocs' popularity is skyrocketing amongst teens as ugly fashion takes over
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- Business Insider•11 hours ago
15 musicians who starred in their own movies
Here are 15 musical artists who starred in their own movies, from Elvis Presley to the Spice Girls. Elvis Presley starred in more than 30 movies. Although Elvis' filmography features a few non-musical films (such as the drama "Wild in the Country"), song-filled hits like "Jailhouse
- Business Insider•11 hours ago
HSBC is making a $130 million investment in its bank branches and the latest step is to arm its bankers with Samsung watches
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- Business Insider•11 hours ago
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The migrant caravan that trekked through the Northern Triangle and reached Mexico this weekend has swelled to an estimated 7,000 people, and is largely heading to the United States. Most Central American immigrants that try to enter the US undocumented travel along the same dangerous route, known as
- Business Insider•12 hours ago
Take a look at 11 of the most luxurious yachts coming to the biggest boat show in the US
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