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- AGL AGL ENERGY LIMITED. -0.80%
- AIO ASCIANO LIMITED -0.12%
- AMC AMCOR LIMITED -0.54%
- AMP AMP LIMITED -1.42%
- ANZ AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED -1.24%
- APA APA GROUP 1.28%
- ASX ASX LIMITED -2.93%
- AZJ AURIZON HOLDINGS LIMITED -0.77%
- BHP BHP BILLITON LIMITED 0.35%
- BXB BRAMBLES LIMITED -1.62%
- CBA COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA. -1.46%
- CCL COCA-COLA AMATIL LIMITED 1.02%
- CPU COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED. -0.67%
- CSL CSL LIMITED -0.28%
- CTX CALTEX AUSTRALIA LIMITED -0.48%
- CWN CROWN RESORTS LIMITED 1.62%
- DXS DEXUS PROPERTY GROUP 0.55%
- FDC FEDERATION CENTRES -0.37%
- GMG GOODMAN GROUP 1.21%
- GPT GPT GROUP 0.22%
- IAG INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LIMITED -2.04%
- IPL INCITEC PIVOT LIMITED 1.32%
- JHX JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC -1.25%
- LLC LEND LEASE GROUP -1.18%
- MGR MIRVAC GROUP 0.87%
- MPL MEDIBANK PRIVATE LIMITED -1.24%
- MQG MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED -0.21%
- NAB NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED -1.36%
- NCM NEWCREST MINING LIMITED 4.06%
- ORG ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED -2.39%
- ORI ORICA LIMITED 2.26%
- OSH OIL SEARCH LIMITED -3.69%
- QBE QBE INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED -0.70%
- RHC RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED -1.31%
- RIO RIO TINTO LIMITED 1.35%
- S32 SOUTH32 LIMITED -1.74%
- SCG SCENTRE GROUP -0.26%
- SEK SEEK LIMITED 0.84%
- SGP STOCKLAND 0.52%
- SHL SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED -1.25%
- STO SANTOS LIMITED -3.53%
- SUN SUNCORP GROUP LIMITED -1.13%
- SYD SYDNEY AIRPORT -0.49%
- TCL TRANSURBAN GROUP 1.41%
- TLS TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED. -0.87%
- WBC WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION -1.35%
- WES WESFARMERS LIMITED 0.03%
- WFD WESTFIELD CORPORATION -1.62%
- WOW WOOLWORTHS LIMITED 0.52%
- WPL WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED -1.46%
Key Stories
Atlassian files for IPO in the US
Software developer Atlassian has filed for an initial public offering in the United States and expects to list before the end of 2015.
China, US rate forecast steers sentiment
The S&P/ASX 200 SPI contract has the local sharemarket opening slightly lower on Monday after a mixed finish to a choppy week on Wall Street.
Consumers splurging on little luxuries
Sales of high-end handbags and fancy food show consumers are splurging on little luxuries despite the uncertain economic outlook
Smart phones lure Gen Y to share trading
Gen Y-ers are leading the charge in the boom of online broking, as younger Australians flock to their Android and iPhones to trade shares amid volatile markets.
Pilotless trucks, trains and automobiles. Now planes?
Google has trialled driverless cars and Singapore has driverless trains. Now the airline industry is experimenting with the idea of pilotless passenger planes. Jamie Freed looks at the safety and security issues and whether passengers will be willing to go along for the ride.
'Win back trust': VW names new chief
Volkswagen appointed Porsche brand chief Matthias Mueller as CEO as the car maker reels from the biggest crisis in its history.
- Markets Wall St ends flat as biotech slumps
- Comment & Analysis David takes on Goliath for your power
- Workplace Relations The case for changing worker exploitation
- Business Australian start-up sector a global player
- The Economy VW's light 'leakage' needs explanation
Market Indices
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The world's running out of workers
The coming era of labour scarcity will shift the balance of power from employers to workers, pushing up wages, former top Bank of England official says.
In Depth
Aussies aren't spontaneous travellers
New data shows Australians are some of the world's least spontaneous travellers, though they have sound reasons.
The market is down? Don't sweat it
There are a few good reasons to not mind when the ASX swoons. You don't have to like it - but don't sweat it either.
Why iron ore outclasses Christian Dior
Iron ore giants' earnings are still outshining some of the biggest names in luxury fashion, helped by some sharp cuts.
Workplace
Unfriending staff can be 'bullying'
Unfriending employees on Facebook and not saying good morning could constitute workplace bullying, tribunal finds.
Public service job criteria? Nah!
Top ranking public servant slams job criteria as a waste of time for everyone.
Markets
Wall Street awaits grim earnings season
Wall Street is bracing for a grim earnings season, with little improvement expected anytime soon.
Gold gives back some of sharp overnight gainsf
Gold fell from one-month highs on Friday, while palladium was on track for its biggest weekly rise in almost four years.
Boehner resignation heightens shutdown risk
House Speaker John Boehner announced he will resign from Congress at the end of October, a surprise end to his congressional career.
- Shanghai composite falls 1.6pc, wiping out week's gain
- Japan strategists see Topix rising 17pc by end of 2015
- Billabong founder looks to ride the wave
- Gold rallies to eight-month high
- Norway cuts rates, will Australia be next?
- Alchemia drug sale boosts shares
- Markets Live: Banks lead ASX down
- The market is down? Don't sweat it
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The Economy
VW facing possible Australian class action
Leading class action law firm Maurice Blackburn has announced an investigation into a potential consumer law case against Volkswagen amid its global pollution rigging scandal.
Norway cuts rates, will Australia be next?
Norway became the latest central bank to cut interest rates in an unexpected move that suggests the battle against slowing growth is not over yet.
Retail
7-Eleven could cop hefty fines from ACCC
The competition watchdog has set its sights on 7-Eleven head office for potential breaches of the Franchising Code of Conduct and Australian Consumer Law.
Banking & Finance
Bendigo Bank's low returns may be glimpse of majors' future
If you want to see what the big banks might look like in a few years, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank might be a good place to start.
Kisimul claims win against Bendigo in bid to prove database theft
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank subsidiary Rural Bank will be subject to an extensive trawl through their files by lawyers for Kisimul Holdings in an attempt to prove the bank's executives were implicated in the alleged theft of Kisimul's database of 120,000 farmers.
Mining & Resources
WA mining focuses on productivity, costs
Anchored in sparkling turquoise waters off BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto's iron ore loading terminals in Western Australia, some 35 vessels wait to take on their cargo.
China carbon trading likely to boost Australian coal industry
Australia's coal industry stands to benefit from China's surprise move to adopt a carbon trading system that puts a price on emissions.
World Business
Fed intends to lift rates this year: Yellen
The Federal Reserve still intends to raise its benchmark interest rate this year, barring unpleasant surprises, the Fed chairwoman, Janet L. Yellen, said Thursday. Yellen, speaking a week after the Fed announced it was not ready to raise ...
Mueller a frontrunner to steer VW
Volkswagen is expected to name a new chief executive on Friday, with Porsche's boss a leading candidate.
China
Australia hurt by reliance on China
Throughout Australia's industrial heartland, factories are closing.
US tech titans greet Xi, but it's not all laughs
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg got a laugh from the Chinese leader at a meeting of tech chiefs in Washington, but Xi came in for some tough criticism from US business.
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Property Focus
When it comes to property, jargon is just a word
Terminology, otherwise known as jargon, is a necessary evil in all professions and property is no exception.
AMP makes the call to sell Ghostbusters building
Liberty Square, an office building in central Boston, has been sold by AMP.
Start with the end user to create the right space
The challenge for planners and developers is the sheer volume of mixed-use developments coming online in Sydney in the next five years.
Federation Centres gets a re-rating
Home building boom continuing: Brickworks
Brickworks says east coast home building boom shows no sign of slowing down as impairments dragged down its full-year profit.
Executive Style
The luxury facilities you wish you had
If only your daily workout had a stunning vista like the one in this apartment.
Money
Don't spend today - save for tomorrow
Delayed gratification is one way you can stop yourself from frittering away your hard-earned.
We all pay hidden credit card fees
It is the credit card fee lurking in the background that just about all consumers, not just those paying by credit card, pay for.
Small Business
Magnate floats $7m super boat biz
Is Australia ready to buy one-of-a-kind dream yachts?
How to find an extra hour a day
Here are four really easy ways to stretch your day.
Business Video
Business Week: retail second guessing
Pondering the failures and opportunities of two of our best recognised brands: Woolworths and Myer. Michael Pascoe comments.
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Comment & Analysis
ScoMo, keep head down and drop the chants
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7-Eleven stuns Senate with new evidence
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