What the Flux
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Bite-sized business news. 5 minute breakdown of the top 3 Australian or global business stories of the day. Tailor made for busy humans. Hosted by Brett Joffe and Justin Joffe, co-founders of Flux.
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Amazon is trying to sell FEWER items | Facebook & Google forced to pay Aus companies | Medical cannabis on the rise
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04/20/20 • 5 min
In order to keep up with demand, and to sell fewer items, Amazon is changing its website by removing personalised recommendations.
Facebook and Google are being forced to pay Australian media companies when publishing their news stories - under a world-first code here in Australia.
Prescriptions for medical cannabis are on the rise in Australia, as self isolation and the crumbling economy causes a spike in anxiety.
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AFL, NRL fighting for financial life | Deliveroo cleaning up | Big super losses for everyone
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03/26/20 • 4 min
Over 1,500 new restaurants have signed up with Deliveroo in the last month, as the coronavirus restricts Australians from eating at restaurants.
Superannuation members have lost up to 15% of their super balances since the coronavirus pandemic, as the share market has tumbled.
Two of Australia’s biggest sport organisations, the AFL and NRL, are fighting hard to stay alive financially after calling off their seasons.
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Rivals cut CBA's lunch | Pinterest could be bought by PayPal | Nestle's price hikes make the company happy
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10/21/21 • 5 min
CommBank is rolling out new payments terminals as it ramps up its fight against newer financial technology companies that have cut its lunch.
Paypal is exploring an acquisition of social media company Pinterest for nearly $52 billion.
Nestle has exceeded its own expectations for the last 3 months, after increasing prices by 2% for some of its top brands.
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Spotlight set to buy Harris Scarfe | Lindt growing... for now | WeWork investor SoftBank trying to avoid disasters
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03/04/20 • 5 min
Spotlight, the company known for selling everything from quilts to string, is likely to buy failed Aussie department store Harris Scarfe.
Lindt, the Swiss chocolate maker, has increased profits by over 5% despite its competitors experiencing sluggish growth lately.
Following the failed IPO of WeWork last year, the world’s largest investor in tech startups, SoftBank, has held a special event to help the companies it has invested in prepare for a successful IPO.
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Telstra has received the second biggest fine in the history of Australian consumer law – for selling mobile phone plans to Indigenous Australians that left them with major debts.
Aussie wine maker Treasury Wine Estates is pivoting from China to the US market and will start prioritising its Penfolds brand.
SoftBank, the company behind investments in Uber, WeWork and Alibaba, has hit a national record for profits in Japan.
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07/26/21 • 5 min
Lorna Jane has been fined $5 million for claiming certain products prevented covid from spreading.
Aussie buy now pay later company Zip believes the future of its business is offshore - as growth in its local business slows down.
Volvo has achieved record financial results - ahead of where it was at pre pandemic - and as a result is considering an IPO.
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Netflix, Stan asked to reduce data | Farmers, pharmacies thriving | Houseparty's time to shine
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03/24/20 • 4 min
The Australian government has asked Netflix and Stan to reduce data to avoid a broadband overload, as Australians work from home.
The farming and pharmacy industries are thriving while many other industries suffer due to the coronavirus and its economic impact.
A video-chat app named Houseparty has achieved over 10 million downloads on Android and even more on iPhone, and has become the hit app of the coronavirus lockdown.
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will legislate a new power that could force Apple to join the banks in investing in Australia’s $650 billion-a-day payments system.
Delivering purchases within 10-15 minutes is the latest trend in grocery delivery, and as a result, DoorDash has debuted its own ultra-fast delivery service.
NFT platform OpenSea is growing so strongly that it has started poaching top talent from older tech giants.
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ASX-listed wine maker, Treasury Wines, is likely to increase prices on Penfolds wines, as China finally loosens tariffs on Aussie wine.
Google is planning to destroy users’ ‘incognito mode’ browsing data as part of a lawsuit settlement.
WeWork’s founder, Adam Neumann, and several partners are looking to buy WeWork out of bankruptcy for more than $766m.
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Uber rival Bolt exits Australia | China's economy is back? | No cars no revenue for Transurban
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04/01/20 • 4 min
Bolt, one of Uber’s main rivals, is pulling out of Australia as demand for ridesharing drops from the coronavirus.
Following the coronavirus, China's economy is rebounding, with 95% of factories reopening in March.
Transurban, the company that owns toll roads and freeways around Australia, has reported a major drop in revenue because there are so few cars on the road due to the coronavirus.
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How many episodes does What the Flux have?
What the Flux currently has 1089 episodes available.
What topics does What the Flux cover?
The podcast is about News, Daily News, Business News and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on What the Flux?
The episode title 'Amazon is trying to sell FEWER items | Facebook & Google forced to pay Aus companies | Medical cannabis on the rise' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on What the Flux?
The average episode length on What the Flux is 6 minutes.
How often are episodes of What the Flux released?
Episodes of What the Flux are typically released every day.
When was the first episode of What the Flux?
The first episode of What the Flux was released on Jan 12, 2020.
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