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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia Good morning, Australia. As you might imagine, this will be a heavily U.S. election-based newsletter. There's a lot flying around, so forgive my effort. Let's pick through the carnage.

Biden says he's confident he'll win Pennsylvania and other battleground states in speech calling for national unity Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he believes he'll win enough key battleground states to take the White House during a Wednesday afternoon speech.

How Trump's uphill legal battle against Biden over the election results could play out President Donald Trump and Republican officials are gearing up to mount a legal fight over the results of the 2020 election as it looks increasingly likely that the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, will win the race.

Dow surges 368 points and Nasdaq hits highest since April as investors shrug off the undecided election US stocks surged on Wednesday as investors continued to keep their eyes peeled to the potential outcome of Tuesday's presidential election. Healthcare stocks led the market higher as the prospect of a Joe Biden presidency and a Republican Senate would stymie a wide-reaching overhaul to America's healthcare system.

The Trump campaign is trying to stop ballot counting in Pennsylvania and Michigan The campaign filed the lawsuit in the Michigan Court of Claims, writing in a press release that "President Trump's campaign has not been provided with meaningful access to numerous counting locations to observe the opening of ballots and the counting process, as guaranteed by Michigan law."

Woolworths' sales were up 12% during the first quarter of the 2021 financial year, driven by online sales and the popularity of Ooshies Woolworths released its first quarter 2021 sales results, reporting a 12.3% rise in sales. The supermarket giant experienced a jump in food sales, boosted by consumers eating more at home, as well as the popularity of Ooshies.

The Commonwealth Bank has given homeowners struggling with repayments until September 2021 before they'll be forced to sell The Commonwealth Bank has become the first and only Australian bank to implement a moratorium on forced sales. Mortgage holders who struggle to make their repayments will be able to remain in their homes until September.

Investing platforms Raiz and Spaceship have racked up more than $500 million in funds under management since launching in Australia Aussie millennials have been signing up to investing apps Spaceship and Raiz. More than 100,000 people have signed up to Spaceship since it started its superannuation service in 2017.

These are the top Australian universities for business and engineering, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 has revealed the best universities across a range of subjects. Among the universities in Australia, the University of Melbourne topped the list for business and economics.

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