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Watchdog warns of celebrity-endorsed bitcoin scams

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... advertised using fake celebrity endorsements, which appear on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter," the watchdog said. "When an investor clicks on the article or ad, they are often sent to a 'mirror site' - a ...

Billionaires targeted in Twitter bitcoin scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
Billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates were among the household names that had their Twitter accounts hacked to promote a bitcoin scam. The official Twitter accounts of many notable people, including former President Barrack Obama ...

Chief economist update: Better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... Chinese citizens banned from touring and studying in Australia. Then there's Trump's war on everything (lately, Twitter) and everyone, but most especially, China.

COVID-19 poses unique human rights threats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... hailed as the solution to this pandemic," she said. "In response to this, large platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter are pointing consumers proactively to reliable sources like health authorities." Platforms playing the role of sorting fact ...

FASEA extension en route

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... to pass the bill at the next parliamentary sitting on 10 June." The Financial Services Council welcomed the decision on Twitter, and said it would "help promote quality financial advice". 'We support the Government's announcement today that sees ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... Index has completed its second annual rebalancing since it launched last year, with some surprising companies kicked out. Twitter and Walmart were dropped from the ESG index for failing to meet certain ESG standards while Facebook, which was removed ...

KKR company cut doctors pay during pandemic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... should provide documentation proving as much. Envision Healthcare's chief executive Jim Rechtin said in a statement on Twitter that the company remains committed to delivering quality patient care during the pandemic. KKR did not respond to request for ...

Chief economist update: Powell blamed for fall on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... using." Its biggest fan, of course, is none other than US President Donald Trump, who, only a day before, again took to Twitter, tweeting "as long as other countries are receiving the benefits of Negative Rates, the USA should also accept the 'GIFT'." ...

Fortescue seeks to hide pricing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... been widely circulated on social media. "The prices regularly appear on the Weibo platform, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, and on the WeChat app, a WhatsApp equivalent," Argus said. Argus chief executive, Adrian Binks, said the company is vigorously ...

Is it really as bad as it seems?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... this is worth discussing. This phrase mostly comes from politicians and rich-listers, even Tesla chief Elon Musk took to Twitter to call for the freedom of the American people. The IMF has warned the lockdown measures to stop the spread will result in ...