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ASX slips, miners make takeover calls

ASX slips, miners make takeover calls

Miners BHP and Rio Tinto were making acquisition news on the ASX for different reasons as the market eased lower.BHP will not match an offer for Canadian miner Noront Resources while Rio Tinto is buying a lithium mine to bolster its battery materials business.

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ASX edges higher as new wave lenders drop

ASX edges higher as new wave lenders drop

Buy now, pay later providers have been among the big losers on the Australian share market after a US watchdog readied a probe into whether they are harming consumers. Afterpay dropped seven per cent on Friday and Sezzle shed almost 10 per cent on concerns the US investigation might require …

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New wave lenders dumped but ASX higher

New wave lenders dumped but ASX higher

Buy now, pay later providers have plunged on the Australian market after a US watchdog moved to investigate whether the services harmed consumers. Afterpay dropped seven per cent and Zip fell five per cent after reports the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will question the vendors over customer debts.

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