Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance’s morning wrap for Friday
The ASX is expected to open higher today, after a positive lead from Wall Street. The SPI200 futures contract was up 16 points, suggesting an early bounce for the S&P/ASX200 on Friday.
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And, the Aussie dollar is buying 70.76 US cents, up from 70.33 US cents yesterday.
Over 600 buildings in NSW have been identified as being at risk due to flammable cladding, including Star Casino and Macquarie Bank.
But while Victoria already announced a $600 million package to help owners replace cladding across the ditch, NSW has refused to commit to matching the deal.
The Murray-Darling Basin drought is officially the worst on record, the Bureau of Meteorology has reported.
"We are now probably in an area where we haven't been before," climatologist, David Jones, said.
Mazda has issued an urgent recall on three of its popular car models. Find out if you own one of those models.
Google has blocked ticket reseller, Viagogo from paid search results, and Twitter is rejoicing. The ban means the Swiss-based platform will no longer appear at the top of the page, where paid-for search results appear.
Aussie tech giant, Atlassian, has overhauled its performance review system, to include three key (and quirky) values: “Open company, no bullsh**t”, “Build with heart and balance”, and “Don’t f**k the customer”.
And if you’re after a new drop of wine, Liber Pater’s vintage 2015 Bordeaux will hit shelves soon, with an asking price of $50,000. You could either buy six of those bottles, or a Lamborghini. The choice is yours.
Have a great weekend.
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