‘Barbie’ is the only billion-dollar blockbuster solely directed by a woman
Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie at a Barbie event in June in Sydney, Australia.…
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Microsoft’s 1000% share price boom makes CEO a billion-dollar man
An exclusive clubNadella is part of an exclusive club of corporate titans who’ve amassed 10-figure hauls from their employers. He’s traced a similar arc to Apple’s Tim Cook, the leader of the only company in the world that’s more valuable…
Puppy love: Penny pinching hasn’t hit pet treats, says billion-dollar retailer
“The investment and entry by other players are evidence of this trend and a signal of the health and growth potential of the pet vertical,” he said.LoadingFrizell says two thirds of Pet Circle’s consumer base use its subscription model and…
Celebrities love this billion-dollar coat brand, and it’s coming to Australia
“Australia is a world-renowned destination for luxury, and we’ve seen how strongly our brand is resonating in the market,” he said.The luxury snow goods brand has a group of celebrity fans. Credit: Victor J. Blue / BloombergReiss has become…
Birla builds a billion-dollar apparel chain with a series of M&As
In September 2018, the Aditya Birla Group decided to sell off its struggling grocery retail chain, to focus more on apparel retailing. The sale of the grocery chain was six years after Birla acquired Pantaloon, a clothing chain, from…
A barcode unlocks Indonesia’s billion-dollar informal economy
From food carts lining Jakarta’s raucous streets to wet markets in Indonesia’s most remote villages, one type of barcode is becoming ubiquitous.
The quick-response code, or QR, lets customers make payments by scanning it with their mobile…
Billion-dollar hydrogen plant lifts Gippsland’s job prospects
The Latrobe Valley’s fading coal industry is set to be reignited, with Japan’s green energy fund kick-starting a billion-dollar commercial-scale liquefaction and shipping facility in Victoria’s Port of Hastings. It will process hydrogen…
Qantas shares nosedive amid billion-dollar profit
“Load factors declined toward the end of calendar year 2022, despite capacity not increasing,” he said.“Qantas has not provided quantitative guidance for the remainder of financial year 2023 estimates earnings but we note $500 million of…
This billion-dollar startup wants to bring back the Dodo
A biotechnology startup that promises to resurrect woolly mammoths is now the first “de-extinction unicorn,” with a valuation said to be over a $1 billion before bringing back a single lost species. Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based…
Big in Broadmeadows: CSL bets billion-dollar plasma play will deliver returns
Biotech giant CSL is betting its near billion dollar investment in a new plasma processing plant in Melbourne will turbocharge its revenues coming out of Victoria, as the company switches its focus back from COVID vaccines to specialist…