BlueScope rejects $13bn takeover | Venezuela shares surge | Holiday spending in beach towns
BlueScope has rejected a joint takeover bid from SGH and US-based Steel Dynamic; the Venezuelan sharemarket has now surged 100% since Maduro’s capture; and a new report reveals holiday spending at some Australian beachside towns have dramatically risen over the holidays.
00:00 The battle for Bluescope has stepped up a notch
01:32 BlueScope shares lost 1.7 per cent today, but rubber glove maker Ansell was the biggest loser on the ASX200 after its CEO resigned
02:31 Venezuela’s IBC Index surged by 100 per cent since Maduro was captured at the weekend
02:48 The Trump administration’s tough crackdown on immigration is contributing to slower population growth in the US
03:23 Aussie holidaymakers are splashing big in beach towns this summer, with spending already surging by up to 80 per cent in some hotspots
Ricardo Gonçalves breaks down the day’s financial news in On The Money.
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