PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Tech stocks in focus after further selling in the sector stateside with semiconductors hit
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Beach Energy (BPT AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net fell 32% Y/Y to 150.2mln, rev. fell 1% Y/Y to 981.7mln. (Motley Fool)
Elders (ELD AT) - Co. appoints René Dedoncker as next CEO in planned succession. (Motley Fool)
Macquarie (MQG AT) - Australian regulator APRA cut liquidity add‑ons requirement for Macquarie's banking unit as risk controls improve. (Newswires)
Rio Tinto (RIO AT) - Co. is pushing for its Chair and Chief Executive in the combined company while Glencore (GLEN LN) holds out for a premium, as the mega-merger deadline looms. (FT)
Wesfarmers (WES AT) - Co. unit Bunnings has had a decision overturned that it breached privacy rules by using facial recognition to combat violent retail crime. (The Australian)
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