I've gone from wild child to mild man
For this former party animal, middle age has signalled a 'mild-life crisis'.
World Business
PNG 'deal': questions over PM O'Neill's role
John Garnaut 9:44 PM Two respected former PNG prime ministers have called for investigations into "possible corrupt activities" involving Prime Minister Peter O'Neill and his government's acquisition of a $1.2 billion stake in ASX-listed Oil Search, which was financed by the Australian arm of Swiss bank UBS.
Dell's record deal to buy EMC
Staff reporters 9:31 PM Dell's move to pay over $US53 billion for EMC in the world's biggest tech merger will reinvigorate the combined conglomerate or doom them both.
How Oil Search deal found trouble in Papua
John Garnaut Just how did the PNG government end up with what is arguably the most important blocking stake in corporate Australia?
Twitter plans layoffs next week - report
Twitter's shares fall as report says new permanent CEO Jack Dorsey plans to begin culling staff.
Amazon gets in touch with workers' feelings
Spencer Soper After a report portrayed the retailer as a place where back-stabbing is encouraged, the company is testing employee morale.
PNG chiefs talk of civil unrest over Australian deal
John Garnaut Until now, the tribal chiefs in Papua New Guinea have been happy to host a hugely profitable natural gas project on their mountainous land.
Think China's equity bubble was scary ...
Investors fleeing the rout in Chinese stocks that erased $US5 trillion of value, might have just moved from one bubble to another.
VW reveals second emissions software
Danielle Ivory and Keith Bradsher US regulators have begun an investigation into another computer program in Volkswagen's diesel cars that also affects the operation of the cars' emission controls.
World stuck in 'mediocre' gear: IMF
Randall Palmer and Krista Hughes There is no room for errors in tackling major risks to global economy, top international financiers say.
Bill Gross sues for 'hundreds of millions' payout
Mary Childs Bond king claims greedy rivals at Pimco pushed him out as chief investment officer, making him miss out on $345 million bonus for last year.
VW scandal: 'It's on scale of Enron'
Alan Tovey "VW is the Lance Armstrong of the auto industry. This scandal is on the scale of Enron," says US politician as VW's US boss faces grilling.
Bill Clinton's presidency a warm-up act
Harold Mitchell Armed with the world's best contact book, the former president has set about solving the world's worst problems.
Ferrari aiming for $17 billion valuation in IPO
Ferrari's coveted status as a maker of cars for the super rich is helping push up its value in an initial public offering.
Amazon goes handicraft
Hiroko Tabuchi The e-commerce giant enters the handcrafted-goods ring, opening an arts-and-crafts bazaar online to tap a niche but growing market.
The truth about corporate ethics is still out there
Chris Tomlinson VW's deception gives cynics another reason to guffaw at the idea of mega-corporations balancing profit-making with ethics and sustainability.
Why do extremists drive Toyotas, asks US
Toyota has spoken with US officials about the prominent use of its vehicles by militants in Syria, Iraq and Libya.
$4 trillion credit threat to global economy
Mitra Taj As the world faces "triad of challenges", the International Monetary Fund tells the Fed there's no hurry to raise rates.
Profits at big US banks soar since GFC
Profits have soared since the global financial crisis at the five biggest US banks with market-making dealing operations.
Bundesbank reveals its gold stash
X marks the spot as Germany's central bank publishes a full list of all its gold holdings and where the loot is located.
VW boss warns of 'massive' cutbacks
Elisabeth Behrmann Volkswagen's parties featured surprise guests from Robbie Williams to Justin Timberlake, and currywurst from its in-house sausage factory. Now the music is about to stop.
'Bombshell' judgment hits internet
Stephanie Bodoni Europe's highest court rules in favour of Austrian law student against Facebook, plunging thousands of internet companies into a legal limbo.
BOJ may delay extra stimulus till later this month
Lingering fears of recession will keep the central bank under pressure to ease at a more crucial meeting on October 30.
UN corruption probe leads to charges
Patricia Hurtado and Greg Farrell A former president of the United Nations General Assembly and a billionaire Macau developer were part of a group arrested on bribery charges in what US officials call the early stages of a probe into corruption at the organisation.
Winklevoss twins get nod for bitcoin exchange
The brothers best known for accusing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of stealing their idea have received a licence to operate a bitcoin venture.
Pacific countries agree to historic TPP trade pact
Nick O'Malley Pacific trade ministers reach a deal on the most sweeping trade liberalisation pact in a generation.
Apple and Google take top spots on global brands list
Sydney Ember For the third consecutive year, Apple and Google top the annual Interbrand Best Global Brands report.
Deaths shine light on Wall Street culture
William D. Cohan Two grieving fathers agree that the long hours young bankers feel obliged to work are a big problem.
Fallout
'You can't put a company in jail': Bernanke
More individuals should have been prosecuted for their actions leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, says former Fed chief
Coca-Cola, McDonald's: FIFA's Blatter must go
Tariq Panja Top sponsors demand FIFA president has to go "immediately" to end damage to soccer's reputation.
