Good evening, It'll be all eyes on Rio Tinto this week, which is expected to unleash a $6 billion payout to shareholders when it reports on Wednesday, in what's been a solid earnings season for mining stocks. Also reporting this week is Qube Holdings, which will update shareholders on its potential plans to monetise a $2.5 billion clutch of industrial logistics assets. Street Talk has got the details of what the company's management - led by Maurice Jones - will tell investors on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the auction of the 170-year-old department store chain Harris Scarfe has attracted the attention of the offspring of one of Australia's best-known retail businessmen - and he's prepared to swing hard. The person in question is attracted to Harris Scarfe's turnaround potential, due to its established place in the minds of Aussie shoppers. Finally, former Rothschild managing director David Kingston is taking an underperforming listed investment company under his wing and has penned a letter to Geoff Wilson, airing his frustrations. And we've got an update on whether EG Group will get access to Caltex's data room, and when. Happy reading, Sarah, Anthony and Tim. |