ANZ is cutting 4,500 jobs and scaling back consultants in a $560 million restructure under its new CEO.

Macquarie has smashed the Big Four banks in July this year, snapping up nearly 40% of all Australian home loans written.

Airwallex has pulled off Australia’s second-largest VC raise ever with a $US330 million raise… but it’s not without its controversy.

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DAZN, the sports streaming platform and Foxtel’s new owner, has made a $936 million USD loss in 2024.

YouTube has smashed viewership records and ad revenue as it competes head on with old-school TV channels. 

Paramount has crashed the Hollywood party with a $108 billion USD hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery.

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Domain, the Aussie real estate site, will be sold to US real estate giant CoStar in a deal worth $2.8 billion deal after Domain’s majority shareholder gave the thumbs up. 

Google has announced its largest acquisition in history - acquiring cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion USD.

Meta’s share price has jumped 9% after its quarterly earnings smashed past investor expectations… but the spend-a-thon is continuing.

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Flux fam, we are back with another WTF recap episode!

Today, we’re looking at some of the biggest retail stories from 2025.

Retail is one of the lifebloods of the Australian economy. It employs millions of Aussies, fills our shopping centres and gives us a real-time read on how confident people are feeling with their money.

And 2025 gave us plenty to talk about.

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Australia’s world-first under 16 social media ban has officially kicked in and that means TikTok, Meta and Snap are plotting their next move

ASIC is on a fining-spree after hitting companies like Grill’d, Bob Jane and MJ Bale with fines for failing to lodge their financial accounts

ChatGPT has officially become the most downloaded free iPhone app for 2025 - meaning it has overtaken TikTok, Instagram and even Google

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The Reserve Bank of Australia has paused the cash rate at 3.60% in its final meeting of the year…after inflation reared its ugly ugly head once again.

Paramount has crashed the Hollywood party with a $108 billion USD hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery.

Airwallex has pulled off Australia’s second-largest VC raise ever with a $US330 million raise… but it’s not without its controversy.

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The company behind Smiggle and Peter Alexander copped a 12% share price drop because school students aren’t digging its colourful stationery anymore.

Spotify has just delivered its biggest ever Wrapped launch, with more than 200 million users jumping in within 24 hours.

Lululemon’s founder is trolling the current CEO as he claims the company he started has lost its cool factor.

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H&M Australia is facing a $35 million bill for unpaid wages to Australian staff as it starts to quietly shut down its underperforming stores.

Australia’s top electric vehicles have all failed in real-world testing, with some models driving up to 30% less than their advertised battery range.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is demerging from its parent company Unilever and will officially be known as the largest ice cream company in the world.

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Metcash has seen its shares fall more than 9% after illegal tobacco casues a $345 million knock in sales.

The owner of KFC Australia stores has upgraded its full-year profit guidance after Aussies get stuck into Zinger burgers.

Shopify saw its shares plummet 5% after its suffered major outages on Cyber Monday.

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El Jannah, the cult-favourite charcoal chicken chain, is set to be snapped up for almost $1 billion by US private equity giant General Atlantic.

Google is taking it up to Nvidia in the chip wars as it looks to sell its own proprietary chips to Meta and its share rose 4% on the news.

Harvey Norman has seen its sales jump 9% in the last quarter as its international growth pushes the business forward.

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Temple and Webster shares have crashed over 30% even though it saw strong revenue growth and record customer numbers.

Aware Super, one of Australia’s biggest super funds has spent nearly $50 million on marketing its industry super fund last year as the race for super dollars heats up.

SkinKandy, the Australian body piercing and jewellery business is prepping for a $400 million IPO… but it doesn’t have history on its side.

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