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Xero is spending up to A$1 billion on its own shares. Here is how a buy-back works, and who really gains

A share buy-back is a company using its own cash to purchase its shares and cancel them, so every remaining share owns a bigger…

2 days ago 6 min read

Business

Xero bets A$1 billion on its own shares after a brutal year, and tells investors AI is helping, not hurting

Xero has upgraded its full-year revenue outlook and announced an on-market buy-back of up to A$1 billion, after adding 226,000 subscribers in the six…

3 days ago 3 min read

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A Fed governor sets a test for a half-point hike, October’s inflation passes it, and the Aussie dollar takes the hit

US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Tuesday that a half-point rate rise should be considered in December if core inflation came in…

4 days ago 3 min read

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The ASX hits its highest close since August as oil slides, and Qantas shares jump on the day it tells 850 staff their jobs are going

Australian shares closed at their highest level in about 11 weeks on Tuesday, with the ASX 200 up 1.1% at 9,129 as oil prices…

5 days ago 3 min read

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ANZ’s profit jumps 23% to $7.3 billion, but the bank is quietly setting more aside for borrowers feeling the rate rises

ANZ has reported a statutory profit of $7.27 billion for the year to 30 September, up 23%, as the cost cuts Nuno Matos began…

6 days ago 3 min read

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Xero is spending up to A$1 billion on its own shares. Here is how a buy-back works, and who really gains

Xero bets A$1 billion on its own shares after a brutal year, and tells investors AI is helping, not hurting

A Fed governor sets a test for a half-point hike, October’s inflation passes it, and the Aussie dollar takes the hit

The ASX hits its highest close since August as oil slides, and Qantas shares jump on the day it tells 850 staff their jobs are going

ANZ’s profit jumps 23% to $7.3 billion, but the bank is quietly setting more aside for borrowers feeling the rate rises

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