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Solution in reach after Westpac, The Warehouse strikes

Union confident talks made progress after strikes at bank, retailer.

Bernie Ecclestone to pay $1.3b in civil settlement for tax fraud

Financial Times: Ecclestone failed to declare overseas assets to UK authorities.

Hamas war stirs Arab world’s antipathy to Israel

Financial Times: Crisis elicits solidarity with Palestinians after decades of conflict.

Australia’s richest person raises stake in lithium producer, threatening $7.1b takeover

Financial Times: Gina Rinehart company muscling in on major mine proposal.

US car salvage industry braced for impending bounty of junk EVs

Financial Times: Companies that wrench apart and shred old cars prepare for big change.

Kiwibank admits fault over wrongfully charged fees, fined $800k

The bank admits they did wrong by their customers - now it's time pay the penalty.

Vero must pay $3.9m for ‘false and misleading’ statements to customers

Judge imposes nearly $4m penalty on insurer.

South Korean regulators vow to curb ‘theme stocks’ craze

Financial Times: Retail investors pile into battery materials and salt stocks.

Even US$100-a-barrel oil not enough to speed up drilling, say shale bosses

Financial Times: America’s shale pioneers have vowed to keep a lid on drilling.

Pre-Christmas rate hike less likely but prospects of OCR cut more distant?

OPINION: Hawkish, dovish, or a bit of both? The RBNZ continues to watch and wait.

The Warehouse and union in mediation, broader retail crime a concern

Strike at Warehouse sparks talks, union also juggles bank tensions, retail crime worries.

Will Reserve Bank lift interest rates again? Last call before election...

Can the RBNZ stick to its earlier call that the OCR has peaked?

Pop-up Globe revived, seeking funds to repay some of $1m owed

The revival has riled some, who ask how it could carry on while in liquidation.

Asia faces one of the worst economic outlooks in half a century, World Bank warns

Financial Times: China’s property crisis and US trade policies expected to hinder growth.

Opinion: The ghastly modern office needs a reboot

Financial Times: Hybrid working has exposed wasteful, outdated designs.

Germans shrug off economic gloom at booming Oktoberfest

Financial Times: Record numbers flocking to fairground despite soaring cost of beer.