Bank earnings tipped to be flat next year
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UBS is forecasting flat earnings growth for the Australian sharemarket in 2016, but there are bright spots.
Rio Tinto coal and copper boss Jean-Sebastien Jacques says thermal coal prices are likely to stay depressed.
The carmaker's version can only come from a luxury marque: It comes with white gloves and a black tie.
German court tells condom maker to get its math right advertising its products: seven can't equal 21.
How much does the head of the company that unearthed the second-biggest ever diamond want for the gem? More than $83 million, that's all he'll say.
Women have a part to play to reduce the gender pay gap. If you want a promotion, apply for it, and keep pushing until you get it.
Sponsored: The lines between the public and the private are being increasingly blurred.
Yields on German five-year notes touched a record low, along with their Austrian and Italian peers, ahead of next week's ECB policy meeting.
Local shares are poised to open higher as base metal prices lift on hopes China may buy some surplus supply, although BHP fell 2.4% in London.
Morgan Stanley's top currency strategist says Asia's fixation with the Fed is causing local investors to overlook risks in Europe.
Business investment is collapsing at a record pace as resource companies accelerate cutbacks.
South Australia has broken ranks with other Labor states and come out in favour of a 15 per cent goods and services tax, with conditions.
It was an apologetic chairman that fronted shareholders today.
Condom maker told it has to get its math right when advertising its products: seven can't equal 21.
ANZ's technology chief says start-ups trying to challenge banks are too often focused on pinching small pieces of business.
IOOF has been lambasted at its annual meeting by its shareholders for not doing proper due diligence on businesses it acquired that the company says now are the root of its troubles.
How much does the head of the company that unearthed the second-biggest ever diamond want for the gem? More than $83 million, that's all he'll say.
Condom maker told it has to get its math right when advertising its products: seven can't equal 21.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has long been the most politically active drugmaker in Washington.
From London to New York, currency traders are clearing their desks as business evaporates. It's a different story in Shanghai.
Chinese borrowers are taking on record amounts of debt to pay interest on their existing debt, prompting the rise of zombie companies.
OpenCorp's unusual approach to the notoriously capital-intensive development cycle involves tapping funds from a pool of 415 retail investors, many of whom are family or friends.
Internet giant Google has emerged as the front runner to lease up the new space at Brookfield Property Partners' Wynyard Place at 10 Carrington Street in the heart of Sydney.
Strata office prices in a Flinders Lane building have doubled in two years as buyers snap up property in Melbourne's CBD.
Stockland's Christmas survey has revealed how much NSW residents will splurge on gifts, food and drink.
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With a few pointers up your sleeve, picking the right super account doesn't have to be painful.
Divorce is a painful, emotionally wretched event at the best of times. Sadly, it can also be a financially wretched event, particularly for women.
What do you do if both the alleged perpetrator and victim of domestic violence work in the same office? This business sacked the victim.
It's the time of year to give thanks that you work in Australia, not the United States (or anywhere else).
Maybe investors in CBD commercial property should be a little concerned as Lang Walker is out to make his biggest sale yet. MIchael Pascoe comments.
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