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Briscoe's 1H profit down but margins and dividends up
Coronavirus

Briscoe's 1H profit down but margins and dividends up

Briscoe Group trimmed the impact of the coronavirus crisis to just a 1.3 percent decline in first-half net profit and even managed to fatten margins and raise its dividend. That's despite its stores being closed for 50 days during the government lockdown and it having to cance...

Jenny Ruth 08 Sep 2020
Labour promises to extend interest free loans, regulate card fees
Finance

Labour promises to extend interest free loans, regulate card fees

Labour will spend $1.5 billion to extend its small business cashflow scheme for three years and add a year to the interest free period, if it wins next month's election.

Dan Brunskill 08 Sep 2020
AFT targets Chinese Tmall sales for Singles' Day

AFT targets Chinese Tmall sales for Singles' Day

Shareholders were interested in AFT Pharmaceuticals' progress with covid-19, cannabis and the Chinese markets at its online annual meeting today.

Victoria Young 08 Sep 2020
Double down: Restaurant Brands' profit slides $8.6m
Finance

Double down: Restaurant Brands' profit slides $8.6m

Covid-19 has swallowed KFC operator's profit, with the listed company reporting $11.4m profit for the six months ended June 30.