
Afterpay's $39b megadeal, Santos & Oil Search merger, house prices 17 year high
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<p><strong>Tuesday 3rd August 2021 </strong></p>
<p><strong>US payments system group Square is set to buy Afterpay for $39 billion in the biggest ever deal on the ASX. </strong></p>
<p>Also today:</p>
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<li>Santos and Oil Search to merge creating a new giant of the oil and gas sector.</li>
<li>NSW and Queensland remain in the grip of the COVID crisis.</li>
<li>And house prices jump 16 per cent in 12 months – the most in 17 years.</li>
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