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Explained: How Lynas Rare Earths makes its money Rare earths are found in everything from electric cars to fighter jets, and China dominates their supply. Explained: How Seek makes its money Seek started in Melbourne in 1997 and became the place most Australians go to look for a job. Explained: How Harvey Norman makes its money Harvey Norman sells furniture, electronics and appliances across Australia. Explained: How Telstra makes its money Telstra grew out of the government's old phone network and is now Australia's biggest telecommunications company. Explained: How REA Group makes its money If you've looked at a house for sale in Australia, you've probably used realestate.com.au. Explained: How PLS, formerly Pilbara Minerals, makes its money PLS, formerly Pilbara Minerals, owns one of the biggest hard-rock lithium mines in the world. Explained: How Origin Energy makes its money Origin Energy sells electricity and gas to millions of Australian households. Explained: How Woolworths makes its money Woolworths started as a bargain basement in a Sydney arcade and became Australia's biggest supermarket chain. Explained: How JB Hi-Fi makes its money JB Hi-Fi started as a single music and hi-fi store in Melbourne in 1974. Explained: What a share buyback is, and why companies do them Some of the world's biggest companies spend tens of billions of dollars a year buying their own shares. Explained: What an IPO is, and how a company lists on the ASX When a private company decides to sell shares to the public for the first time, it holds an IPO. Explained: What short selling is, and how investors bet on shares falling Most investors make money when share prices rise. Explained: What blockchain is, and what it is used for Blockchain was hailed as a technology that would transform everything from banking to supply chains. Analysis · Explained: How Macquarie Group makes its money Macquarie is often called the "millionaires' factory" for its big pay packets. Analysis · Explained: How Wesfarmers makes its money Wesfarmers started as a farmers' co-operative in Western Australia. Analysis · Explained: How CSL makes its money CSL began as a government laboratory making vaccines for Australians. Analysis · Explained: How Commonwealth Bank makes its money Commonwealth Bank started as a government-owned bank and became one of Australia's most valuable companies.