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London City, Bristol and Birmingham airports reportedly for sale

Canadian pension fund said to be in talks with minority shareholders as it seeks to cash in on post-Covid revival

The Guardian - UK

Scandal-hit Thames Water blocked from paying 'undeserved' bonuses for top bosses from customers' money

Eight other water firms won’t be using customers’ funds to pay bonuses

Evening Standard

Southern Water gets rating downgrade amid ‘challenging funding conditions’

Southern’s latest downgrade by Fitch follows a similar move by ratings agency Moody’s earlier in November.

Evening Standard

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Owner of Aberdeen, Southampton and Glasgow airports sold in £1.53bn deal

AGS Airports, joint venture of Ferrovial and Macquarie, to be sold to AviAlliance for £900m along with £653m in debt

The Guardian - UK

Home loans boost Macquarie as profit disappoints

Weaker commodities and markets revenues have hurt profits at financial services group Macquarie but its growing mortgage book has paid dividends.

AAP

China unveiled more stimulus actions for its property sector—investors weren’t pleased, again

Some analysts were hoping for Beijing to expand a program that would allow the government to act as a buyer of last resort.

Fortune

Don’t indulge the Thames Water whingers next week, prime minister

Labour should stand firm at its investors summit and remind attenders that the UK’s utilities sector is eminently investable

The Guardian - UK

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Lucy’s job should be more secure – but at Australian universities, labour laws are having the opposite effect

Closing loopholes bill was designed to offer a pathway to full-time work but some casual academics say it’s not a reality

The Guardian - AU

Blackstone-led Consortium Nears $13.5B Deal To Buy Australia's AirTrunk: Report

Blackstone consortium is inching its way closer to acquiring AirTrunk in $13.5 billion deal.

International Business Times

Interactive: pick an Australian CEO and compare their salary with a childcare worker, nurse or teacher

As cost-of-living pressures bite, the country’s highest-paid chief executive earns almost 300 times a typical worker

The Guardian - AU

The U.S. dollar is weakening because some investors think Kamala Harris will win

The dollar should be relatively strong, yet it’s close to its 2024 low.

Fortune

Trump says the dollar is too strong—but his policies may make it even stronger, bank strategist says

An immigration clampdown, aggressive tax cuts, and heavy tariffs could lift the U.S. dollar even as Trump tries to fight what he calls a "currency problem."

Fortune

Macquarie reports subdued earnings, shares slide

Macquarie is taking a cautious stance and conservative approach to capital in 2024/25, as it looks forward to the opening of its new global HQ in Sydney.

AAP

Australian CEOs made less in 2023-24 but still earned on average 50 times a typical worker’s wage

Audit finds chief executives of 100 largest listed businesses are more likely to be sacked than lose their bonuses

The Guardian - AU

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The Guardian - UK

Debt, sewage and dividends: the rising tide of Thames Water’s troubles

In the second part of our focus on the water industry, we chart the decline of one of the UK’s major utility companies, now on the brink of restructuring or renationalisation

Fortune

France's soaring debt could lead to calls to leave the EU, a top bank warns

Far-left and far-right parties from the political fringes have proposed economic plans that centrist figures ripped as excuses to exit the European Union.

Newcastle Herald

Wests Rosellas won't take any half-chances with veteran playmaker

'We'll probably hold him back until next week'

The Independent UK

Water investors have withdrawn billions from private companies, analyst claims

Shareholder investment in top 10 water and sewage firms has decreased by £5.5bn since privatisation. while dividend payments have increased to £72.8bn

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Macquarie Group Monitors Protectionism In US, EU Elections

Macquarie Group analyzes impact of rising protectionism in US and EU elections on global economy and financial markets.

AAP

Australian shares rise as risk appetite returns

The ASX200 closed the day 0.6 per cent higher, with all sectors gaining ground, to finish the week 0.7 per cent higher.

International Business Times

How UK's Biggest Water Supplier Sank Into Crisis

Thames Water, the UK's largest water supplier, has been ravaged since privatisation by soaring debts and chronic underinvestment, sinking into a deep financial crisis which has sparked bailout speculation.

The Guardian - UK

Australia’s Macquarie among lenders to Thames Water’s parent company

Controversial investment bank could play important role in fate of Britain’s biggest water firm

Broadcasting & Cable

Bodying Up to the Magnificent '3 Body Problem,' the Bold David Ellis, the Rediscovered Sublime, the Surging CTV Biz and the Victorious Dawn Staley

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we throw some deserved shade at the far right culture warriors at 'OutKick'

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: there is still a way to save Thames Water from financial oblivion

The formation of a company solely dedicated to providing cheap, clean water is the best way out of this debacle

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve seen solid waste float by’: Surrey riverside residents try to Stop the Poo

The sewage treatment works at Horley seem to be crumbling, much like owner Thames Water itself

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