Tax breaks for research and development should be targeted to smaller technology start-ups, rather than big companies that will most likely make the investments regardless of incentives, Google Australia will tell the senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance.
Local shares are poised to open marginally higher, though a late bout of selling on Wall Street may check the advance.
FedEx will spend $4.8b buying TNT Express - the once small Australian company built into a worldwide logistics business by Peter Abeles.
While some fast-growing online businesses are highly visible, they are only a small part of the digital transformation that's sweeping the economy beneath the surface.
Toy and baby products retailer posts another loss, but remains second-biggest player in $850 million industry.
Mark Rowsthorn's ambitions to rebuild troubled trucker McAleese have suffered another blow with concerns over the prospective loss of work from Pilbara iron ore miner Atlas.
Investors will shake off their disappointment at the lack of an April interest rate cut and continue to push the sharemarket higher ahead, fund managers say.
As the Kiwi approaches parity with the dollar, Australians may be feeling short changed.
If you're a fan of 'free' Hollywood movies there's a chance you are worried about legal threats in the mail.
As the Reserve Bank knows, the missing ingredient for the Australian economy is business confidence.
Dating sites Tinder and eHarmony have very different approaches, but both are growing at an exponential rate.
If these price falls have served any purpose, it’s to remind us of the risks faced by those who invest their retirement savings in mining, oil and gas.
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Australian shares fell after the Reserve Bank's decision to keep interest rates on hold.
Investors will shake off their disappointment at the lack of an April interest rate cut and continue to push the sharemarket higher ahead, fund managers say.
The Australian dollar rose sharply about 15 seconds ahead of the Reserve's 2.30pm announcement that rates were on hold.
Tax breaks for research and development should be targeted to smaller technology startups, rather than big companies, Google will tell the senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance.
The Reserve Bank of Australia held interest rates for the second month in row on Tuesday.
The US Navy's principal special operations force has chosen 2XU as its preferred supplier.
Toy and baby products retailer posts another loss, but remains second-biggest player in $850 million industry.
Australian investors are seeking global exposure in the US through exchange traded funds as record low interest rates weaken returns.
When the two suit-wearing insurance agents knocked on his door in January 2013, Riadh Zora welcomed them into his Greenvale house.
Mark Rowsthorn's ambitions to rebuild troubled trucker McAleese have suffered another blow.
Atlas Iron is understood to be weighing mothballing its operations and possible administration as it suspended trading of its shares.
In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF argues there is a "strong case" for increased public infrastructure investment in advanced economies.
Greece wants the flow of bailout funds to resume and says it will meet IMF's repayments and vows "deep reform"
The gang of plain-clothed Guangzhou city police arrived at Matthew Ng's apartment with a show of force in the evening, when they knew his family would be watching.
China's housing bubble is starting to pop, so, right on cue, its stock bubble is starting to reinflate.
The commercial property market has started the year quietly, with just $3 billion of assets changing hands, the lowest level of activity in the first quarter since 2011.
The push to expand the western suburbs of Sydney has seen areas such as Liverpool come out of the shadows of its neighbours of Penrith and Parramatta, with a raft of new projects approved and under construction in the city centre.
The Melbourne School of Design and a new library in Docklands are among the outstanding entrants for this year's top architecture awards.
You might not realise just how many places that piece of plastic can take you.
Some insiders say mining stocks have hit the bottom and are ripe for the plucking. Others urge caution.
Replacing one old home with two new ones is tempting. But what are the tax pitfalls?
You need to know more than how to use chopsticks if you want to impress Chinese business partners.
New technologies are revolutionising the childcare market.
As the NZ dollar continues to rise, we look at all the ways our Kiwi friends are punching above their weight.
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