ANZ stays on road to Asia
CLANCY YEATES 12:47pm | ANZ Bank chief executive Mike Smith has defended the bank's aggressive push into Asia.
Markets Live: ANZ can't buoy ASX
10:15am | The Australian share market is trading in the red, despite a bumper profit by ANZ that has pushed its shares to new all-time highs.
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SU-LIN TAN AND MICHAEL WEST 1:39pm | Maha Al Nasser got a little bit more than she bargained for on her shopping trip to the local mall.
Stevens sees lower future for Aussie dollar
12:56pm | Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens cautions forex investors, suggesting the dollar is set for a fall, and hoses down housing bubble concerns.
Bendigo takes aim at the Big Four
CLANCY YEATES 28 Oct | Bendigo and Adelaide Bank urges the government to put big banks' dominance under a microscope as part of upcoming inquiry.
Apple records solid iPhone sales
1:37pm | Apple's profit and margins slid despite selling 33.8 million iPhones in its September quarter.
Qantas set to invest more in Jetstar Japan
MATT O'SULLIVAN 12:23pm | Qantas is said to be on the cusp of pouring more money into Jetstar Japan as it seeks to secure its position in the domestic Japanese market.
Collette Dinnigan to close her boutiques
KATRINA STRICKLAND 6:09am | Twenty-four years after she started in fashion, Collette Dinnigan has decided to shut up her shops.
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ASX 200 | 5427.1 | -14.3 | -0.3% |
Dow Jones | 15568.9 | -1.4 | -0.0% |
Nasdaq | 3940.1 | -3.2 | -0.1% |
Hang Seng | 22941.5 | 134.9 | 0.6% |
NZ 50 | 4869.2 | 5.9 | 0.1% |
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Dollar lower after RBA boss’ comments
1:11pm | The Australian dollar has fallen after Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens said the local currency was likely to depreciate in the future.
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Dubai opens up sprawling second airport
28 Oct | The Gulf emirate of Dubai has opened passenger operations at its second airport, Al-Maktoum International, touted to be the world's largest once it is completed.
The devastating costs of sugar
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Future Fund may be Gonski's past
ELIZABETH KNIGHT | Reports that Future Fund chairman David Gonski plans to quit to take up the chairmanship of ANZ may read like transition serendipity, but in the game of musical chairs someone has to lose their seat.
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Top bosses fear striking out
JOHN COLLETT | Increasing shareholder scrutiny is leading to a drop in top executives' fixed pay.
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