Telstra to float Autohome
PETER CAI 12:55pm | Telstra will float Chinese car sales website Autohome on the New York Stock Exchange, in an IPO worth as much as $1 billion.
Markets Live: All eyes on Melbourne Cup
10:11am | Local shares are off to a strong start, posting broad-based gains and led by the miners ahead of this afternoon's rates decision by the RBA.
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12:47pm | It could be the "Moneyball" pick of the Melbourne Cup.
Why Coles is right to fear Amazon
MORGAN HOUSEL 1:12pm | Wesfarmers CEO Richard Goyder recently spoke of the “other big gorilla on our doorstep”. It was an accurate description.
BlackBerry abandons sale, CEO steps down
ROB GILLIES 10:36am | BlackBerry has abandoned its sale process, and announced it will replace its chief executive.
Asia powers ANZ to new highs
NATHAN BELL 10:35am | Analysis If you're a believer in ANZ's Asian expansion strategy, then last week's annual result was just what the doctor ordered.
Naomi Campbell's Derby Day payday
MARK HAWTHORNE 9:32am | Linda Evangelista famously said she wouldn't get out of bed for less that $10,000 a day.
Treasury Wine being sued by shareholders
11:33am | Investors have begun legal action against the global winemaker and distributor for allegedly breaching disclosure obligations over writedowns.
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12:24PM Ausdrill encounters weak market conditions
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BlackBerry slumps on choppy day in US
8:49am | US stocks ended higher in light trading volume as investors were reluctant to make big bets with S&P; 500 index just below the all-time closing high.
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Twitter to be talk of town
Wall Street Week Ahead Twitter to dominate the headlines next week when the social media company goes public on November 7.
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SAC settlement leaves Cohen vulnerable
The record setting $1.8 billion wire tapping and insider trading settlement may put SAC Capital out of business, but its founder is likely still a target of investigators. (02:17)
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US economy 'hog tied' by government
3:52pm | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president Richard Fisher took a shot at Washington in a speech in Sydney today.
Euro: too strong for its own good
Europe let money atrophy, and has been paying the price ever since. Such is the power of central bank stimulus in a tight corner.
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Rupert takes aim at his own shop
BEN BUTLER | News Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch has taken a thinly veiled swipe at management consultants from Boston Consulting Group.
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Flocks a way to golden egg
NINA HENDY | Review of the crowdfunding rules could give investors more incentive to take a small share of a start-up.
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Most investments you're likely to invest in in your SMSF are regulated financial products, but one of the biggest asset classes isn't. And that's property.