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Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy would financially benefit by keeping its floating LNG storage terminal in Egypt at least another year and that's raised more speculation about the timeframe of its Port Kembla ambitions at home.

Meanwhile, fashion house Hermes has doubled its Australian profits in the past five years as appetite for its arm candy renders it impervious to the cost of living pinch.

And aviation writer Robyn Ironside examines whether a newly floated Virgin Australia's shares will soar and finds the investment community divided.