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Macquarie

American  
[muh-kwawr-ee, -kwor-ee] / məˈkwɔr i, -ˈkwɒr i /

noun

  1. a river in SE Australia, in New South Wales, flowing NW to the Darling River. 750 miles (1,210 km) long.


Macquarie 1 British  
/ məˈkwɒrɪ /

noun

  1. an Australian island in the Pacific, SE of Tasmania: noted for its species of albatross and penguin. Area: about 168 sq km (65 sq miles)

  2. a river in SE Australia, in E central New South Wales, rising in the Blue Mountains and flowing NW to the Darling. Length: about 1200 km (750 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Macquarie 2 British  
/ məˈkwɒrɪ /

noun

  1. Lachlan. 1762–1824, Australian colonial administrator; Governor of New South Wales (1809–21), noted for his reformist policies towards ex-convicts and for his record in public works such as road-building in the colony

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Macquarie has a neutral rating and A$11.50/share target on Evolution.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

“U.S. conditions are as good as they get,” while conditions in Australia and New Zealand are weak, Macquarie says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Macquarie doesn’t see ASX achieving its A$150 million additional capital target at the end of FY27.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Macquarie cuts its target price on the stock by 3.4% to 5.02 Australian dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Shortly afterwards she was introduced to Craig Bellshaw, and from North Shore she went to Macquarie Street; for the last year she had lived at Manley.

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