Theft and robbery down | Demand for battery electric vehicles up | Uber to cut 3,000 jobs globally
Bureau of Statistics says victims of theft and robbery fell for the first time since the COVID pandemic. Demand for battery electric vehicles remains elevated, with the segment commanding a record 25 per cent of all new car sales in August. Uber says it’s cutting about 10 per cent of its global workforce… or around 3- thousand jobs, as part of a major restructure. Embattled housing developer Bathla has met a crucial funding deadline – though negotiations to keep the company afloat remain ongoing. Small businesses have been offered an exemption from the government’s budget initiative, of a new minimum 30 per cent tax on discretionary trusts. Australian sharemarket now which snapped a three-day losing streak. The ASX200 up half- a- per cent. As dollars grow scarce in Bolivia, more people are turning to crypto to get by. Banks are now letting customers pay and withdraw cash with cryptocurrency-backed debit cards.
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