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HealthCo has confirmed the private equity arm of its parent company, HMC Capital, is in talks about a potential buyout of Healthscope as the listed real estate group says all options are on the table for ensuring its major hospital tenant keeps trading.

Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance will sell all or part of the Tahmoor coal mine for about $800m with the money to flow to creditors of the Whyalla steelworks, and is about to settle its global debts.

Just a few weeks ago many avid market watchers expected the bull run to continue well into 2025 but now they’re not so certain. What’s changed?

The markets


Commentary
Interest rate call ‘finely balanced’
By JAMES GLYNN
Senior Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Inflation has been in retreat, with headline measures now back within target.
Latest news
Should you buy an EV now or wait ... 30 years?
There’s (green) blood in the streets, but you’re still thinking of buying an EV. Well, here are five sensible hybrids and a fancy one for those who like to fox around in flash cars.
By JOHN CONNOLLY
Trump-Putin talks buoy markets
The US continues to bang the tariff drum but markets are betting a full-scale trade war will be averted, as European stocks soar on growing hopes the Russia-Ukraine war will soon end.
By DAVID ROGERS
Mirvac back in the black as rate cuts loom
The listed property developer is upbeat on the prospects for housing markets this year, despite having projects hit hard by rising costs.
By BEN WILMOT
‘World class’: $100m luxury coastal apartments coming to Bondi
A developer plans to turn three dilapidated buildings on a trendy Bondi Beach street into a $100m, five-level apartment block.
By LISA ALLEN
How footy curse forged a king of the road
Carsales executive and 30-year auto industry veteran Paul Barlow has seen tough match-ups, but maybe none as tough as manning Gary Ablett Snr on debut.
By DAMON KITNEY

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