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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

Sunday 31 July 2016

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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

Rate cuts are about as useful as parachutes. The Olympic Village is completely devoid of pocket monsters. Texan uni students can now take guns to school. World gone mad.
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6 things Australian traders will be talking about this morning

The US dollar's weakness continued as it came under pressure from the Bank of Japan's decision to do little and then much weaker than expected US Q2 GDP which printed just 1.2%. 
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Tony Robbins has a simple rule he recommends all managers should follow

When you're managing a team, you may find your discussions consistently being dominated by your most outspoken employee, or even yourself, with your employees eagerly agreeing with all of your conclusions.
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Author of new Silicon Valley tell-all says this is what outsiders most often get wrong about Mark Zuckerberg

To Antonio García Martínez, the 2010 Academy-Award-winning film "The Social Network" is nothing more than a pure piece of fiction loosely inspired by actual events.
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What an expert on con artists thinks of Donald Trump

Politicians and con artists are very similar.
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It's time to get worried about the US economy -- according to the people who know best

UPS was just the icing on the cake. Capping off a week of gloomy commentary from American companies, the package delivery giant said it too sees "head winds" in the second-half of the year.
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The creator of the internet's most controversial websites is leading an unlikely second act at Google

Before he was old enough to drink, Chris Poole controlled one of the most influential internet communities in history. 
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Business Insider Select: This week's podcast we talk with Jo Masters on shoppers' changing habits, the 'meat price war', the RBA and more

Thursday 28 July 2016

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PODCAST: With Jo Masters on shoppers' changing habits, the 'meat price war', the RBA and more

It's been a big week. Wednesday saw the release of the quarterly Australian inflation data which will have a huge bearing on the RBA board's discussions next week when it meets to decide on the official cash rate.
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HILLARY MEETS HISTORY

Hillary Clinton has accepted the Democratic nomination for US president.
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BANK OF JAPAN STUNS MARKETS WITH ONLY TINY CHANGE TO POLICY

After all the hype and expectation around adoption of "helicopter" money the Bank of Japan has delivered just a slight tweak to Japanese monetary policy.
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'Unique, strange, and terrible' -- ISIS may have recently created a new type of bomb

On July 3, 292 Iraqis lost their lives in ISIS' deadliest attack thus far.
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Murray Goulburn is tanking after losing a $100 million Woolworths contract

A short time ago, its ASX-traded units had dropped 6.4% to $1.17, down more than a half from the year high of $2.95.
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SORRY, KEV: Malcolm Turnbull will not support Rudd's bid to become UN secretary-general

Malcolm Turnbull has decided not to back former prime minister Kevin Rudd's bid to become the United Nations secretary-general. 
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The ultimate 'Pokemon GO' cheat looks like it gives you unlimited incense and lucky eggs

There are a lot of clever ways to cheat in and hack Pokémon GO. 
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VIDEO: A one-armed Australian robot can build a house four times quicker than a brickie

Fastbrick Robotics has created a robot brick layer, a form of 3D printing which can create the shell of a house without being touched by human hands.
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5 things you need to know in Australian tech today

It's Friday! Here's what you need to know.
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Technology 'will kill 40% of Aussie jobs by 2030'

Jobs in the hospitality and tourism, transport, retail and administration sectors in Australia are most at risk from technology and automation over the next 10 to 15 years.
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I used Dyson's super-powerful, $700 hairdryer -- here's why people will buy it

I put the Supersonic hairdryer under a stress test — my normal 30-minute morning routine before rushing to work.
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Here's a resume for Marissa Mayer ... would you hire her?

It looks like Marissa Mayer will not be looking for a new job immediately. 
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These 3 Australian universities are in the top 100 in the world for research

Three Australian universities are in the top 100 most improved academic institutions globally after they showed significant growth in high-quality research publications.
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How artificial intelligence will transform your business

The next industrial revolution Australian businesses will face won't be based on mechanisation, engineering or globalisation.
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China claims it has found the world's largest hole

Good news, China claims they have discovered the world's largest hole. 
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A Pokémon Go player has crashed his car into a Melbourne school

A man playing Pokémon Go crashed his car into a school fence at Berwick in Melbourne.
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This flowchart could help you decide whether to buy or rent a home

Should you buy or rent a home? The flowchart below may be able to help you decide. 
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A doctor reveals the cure for hiccups that works every single time

You only need to do this one thing to stop hiccups.
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