Qld hits BHP with $288m royalty bill
Queensland has hit BHP Billiton with a $288 million bill over what it claims are unpaid royalties that it says the group sidestepped by selling coal through its Singapore marketing hub.
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CEOs rapped for 'lazy' $20b rights splurge
Investors are cranky about having to stump up for "excessive and expensive" rights issues when the sharemarket is going nowhere.
Investors lose faith in Santos as shares sink
The once mighty oil and gas giant Santos is now worth less than a third of where it was trading 14 months ago.
Landlords face pain as rents tipped to fall
Property investors in Melbourne and Brisbane may have to cut asking rents, CoreLogic RP Data says.
'Startling' jobs growth kills RBA rate cut talk
The jobless rate unexpectedly fell below 6 per cent for the first time in five months in October as employers added almost four times the number of jobs that was forecast.
Oil slips to August lows
US crude stockpiles have risen 6.3 million barrels for the seventh successive week of growth.
Can blue-chip dividends survive?
Dividend yields in top 20 stocks are at their highest since the GFC but how long can they last?
Markets Live: $A jumps, ASX turns
Surprisingly strong jobs numbers put a rocket under the Aussie dollar, sparking a turnaround in the local sharemarket.
Paradice hunts for 'the Bunnings of Africa'
The respected fund manager is over-weight emerging market stocks despite recent turmoil.
Aurizon chairman aims to avoid past mistakes
Aurizon's decision to extend its on-market buyback sends the signal that chairman Tim Poole wants to return excess capital to shareholders i...
