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Down 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers, the Edmonton Oilers are keeping spirits high ahead of a must-win Game 3 as the series shifts back to Alberta. Salim Valji has more.

(Bloomberg) -- Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest woman, has muscled in on one of the largest battery-metals deals to date, building a near-17% stake in Liontown Resources Ltd. and threatening its A$6.6 billion ($4.2 billion) takeover by US giant Albemarle Corp. Most Read from BloombergIsrael Latest: Scores of Civilians, Soldiers Kidnapped by HamasHamas Attack Prompts Blame Around Israeli IntelligenceBiden Says Israel Under Terrorist Attack, Pledges US SupportShock Incursion on Weakened I...

Gina Rinehart, the richest woman in Australia, has acquired a nearly 17% stake in Liontown Resources, threatening its takeover by Albemarle Corp. Rineharts move is seen as a bet on the surging long-term demand for lithium amid the energy transition. However, Rinehart has not yet revealed her plans for the lithium miner, leaving shareholders with more questions than answers.

Mining is one of those segments in the overall economy that continue to gain investors’ attention. Amid growing production and growth around the world, mining companies remain on everyone’s radar.

Lithium mining is dominated by small and mid-sized firms in Australia, and the sector’s shares offer some of the most volatile returns on the market.

ASX rises; Woolworths profit up 5 per cent; WiseTech raises profit; CTM ups dividend to 22¢; Domino’s Pizza slashes dividend; Soft production weighs on Santos. Follow updates here.

Will Smith shocked millions after he slapped Chris Rock's face at the Oscars, marking the night as one that will go down in history.

Prominent doctor Nick Coatsworth said tension with host of the The Project, Lisa Wilkinson, was not ideal after he retweeted negative comments about her Covid-zero approach.

Online defamation laws are changing because the people running the country are being attacked.

Rector of Gosford Rod Bower has come under fire for Tweeting an image of the Gosford Anglican Church billboard on Friday that read: LetItRipDom Will Kill Us All.