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Here are the highlights of this ASX reporting season – Motley Fool Australia
This reporting season has been all about the ASX retail shares. We take a closer look at some of the highs and the lows reporting season has thrown up so far.
This reporting season has been all about the retail shares. Despite the economic downturn, some ASX retail shares have outperformed with significant increases in sales and profit. The banks, on the other hand, have seen profits and dividends shrink as COVID-19 impairments take a chunk from bottom lines. It’s been a mixed bag for healthcare shares which have proven they are not immune to the impacts of the virus, while the miners have seen results boosted by strong iron ore and gold prices.
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Coronavirus Australia live news: Daniel Andrews to speak as Melbourne’s case average drops to five – ABC News
The Victorian Premier is holding a press conference after the state recorded seven new coronavirus cases and no deaths in the past 24 hours. Follow live.
Coronavirus closed outdoor markets. For some stallholders, the loss of community spirit – not business – was the hardest
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“I wanted to understand more about the cultural significance of markets and their makers, so I spoke with Dr Fabio Mattioli, an anthropologist at the University of Melbourne,” writes Thanh-Thy Tiffany Tran.
“For over a decade, Mattioli has been exploring the social and economic dynamics of cities, including the role of urban markets.”
“They are indeed a space…
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Asteroid samples escaping NASA spacecraft – The New Daily
A Nasa operation has collected so much material from the asteroid Bennu that a spacecraft’s robot arm is jammed open, and particles are being lost.
A NASA spacecraft is stuffed with so much asteroid rubble that it’s jammed open and precious particles are drifting away in space.
The spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched asteroid Bennu this week, NASA’s first attempt at such a mission.
The mission’s lead scientist, Dante Lauretta, said the operation collected far more material than expected – hundreds of grams – for taking back to Earth. However, the sample container on the end of the robot arm penetrated so deeply into the asteroid and with…
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AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson resume US coronavirus vaccine trials after health scares – 9News
AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine trials have been cleared to resume in the United States after separate health scares put them on hold.
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