🗞️ Chicken handbag

Here's a story to forward to your single male friend who loves a 'bachelors handbag' (supermarket chicken) for dinner.

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February 13, 2025

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Good morning. Here's a story to forward to your single male friend who loves a 'bachelors handbag' (supermarket chicken) for dinner.


A Brisbane man has set a goal of eating a roast chicken a day for 365 days. Recommendations on different chickens come from followers and given he isn't allowing himself sauces or condiments, you would want to choose carefully.


It feels like joining a gym would have been a better new year’s resolution.


All the headlines and more below...

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Chalmers instructs banks to loosen home loan rules for HECS debts

  • Treasurer Jim Chalmers has directed financial regulators to relax mortgage lending rules for Australians with HELP debt. LINK

  • Australian R&D spending has fallen to 1.66% of GDP as the government examines ways to better commercialise research. LINK

GLOBAL NEWS

Panama Canal transits fell in January for the first time in almost a year

  • The Panama Canal recorded declining January transits as shippers divert routes due to toll increases. LINK

  • Trump's 25% metal tariffs have driven up US prices while industries struggle with domestic supply. LINK

  • China's chipmaking equipment purchases will decline by 6% in FY25 due to US sanctions and industry overcapacity. LINK

  • China merged 290 rural banks into larger regional lenders during FY24 to manage financial risks. LINK

COMPANY NEWS

Goldman Sachs abandons IPO diversity policy

  • Goldman Sachs has ended its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy of refusing work for white male boards. LINK

  • NBN Co has increased its residential revenue to $49 per user through inflation-linked price rises whilst encouraging higher-speed plan adoption. LINK

  • Deloitte US government consultants will remove pronouns from emails. LINK

  • Australia's major banks have agreed to higher fees for AusPost banking services to avoid government levies. LINK

  • Walt Disney is changing its DEI programs to focus more closely on business outcomes. LINK

  • Nissan rejected a US$60B merger proposal from Honda due to disagreements over deal terms. LINK

  • Macquarie Bank has become the first major Australian bank to exit the UN-backed Net Zero Banking Alliance to pursue independent transition strategies. LINK

  • Hong Kong Airlines will become the 52nd international airline at Sydney Airport whilst strengthening connections between Hong Kong and Sydney. LINK

  • Sigma Healthcare has completed its Chemist Warehouse acquisition while appointing its co-founders as directors. LINK

  • Centuria has entered the technology infrastructure market with a $33.44M investment in ResetData. LINK

  • JPMorgan Chase has reported mid-teen percentage growth in investment banking fees for FY25 due to renewed economic optimism. LINK

  • DoorDash exceeded revenue and order expectations in Q4 FY24 whilst announcing a $5B share buyback plan. LINK

  • CBA delivered a strong $5.13B first-half profit due to strong loan performance, improving economic conditions and falling loan impairment charges. LINK

  • Seven West Media's net profit declined 68% in H2 FY24 due to weak advertising market conditions. LINK

  • AGL Energy reported a $373M underlying profit while statutory profit declined 83% due to provisions. LINK

  • Computershare has announced a 45-cent interim dividend as profit increased 25% to $286.5M. LINK

  • Suncorp Group reported a 30% increase in cash earnings while announcing a capital return and special dividend. LINK

  • Evolution Mining achieved a record first-half net profit of $365M as gold prices soared. LINK

CHART OF THE DAY

Where corruption is rampant

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TRIVIA

National Amazon Rainforest Day


It's National Amazon Rainforest Day today which means our trivia is all things Amazon Rainforest. Enjoy!

  1. The Amazon Rainforest is often referred to as the:
    A) "Lungs of the Earth"
    B) "Green Desert"
    C) "World’s Garden"
    D) "Heart of the Tropics"

  2. Which country contains the largest portion of the Amazon Rainforest?

    A) Colombia
    B) Brazil
    C) Peru
    D) Venezuela

  3. What percentage of the world’s oxygen is estimated to be produced by the Amazon Rainforest?

    A) 5%
    B) 10%
    C) 20%
    D) 50%

  4. What is the most famous predator of the Amazon Rainforest?

    A) Bengal Tiger
    B) Jaguar
    C) Piranha
    D) Cheetah

  5. Which tree species is commonly found in the Amazon Rainforest and known for its valuable nuts? (No multi-choice and for 100 points)


Answers below

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ANSWERS

1. A) "Lungs of the Earth"
2. B) Brazil
3. C) 20%
4. B) Jaguar
5. Brazil Nut Tree


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