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It takes a true entrepreneur to turn down a cheque for $240 million.
The Big Four have been accused of using predatory tactics on consumers when they are most vulnerable.
The US government is pushing to recover assets it says were stolen by the world's dictators and kleptocrats.
As it approaches the end of its remarkable run in cinemas, ticket sales for Star Wars: The Force Awakens are fading fast.
Over almost four years, a robot has been right about the direction of Japanese shares 68 per cent of the time. Humans do no better than chance.
Financial rewards may not be much of an incentive. Penalties, on the other hand, work great.
Rare piece of good news for government's public service bargaining policy.
The biggest challenge for the US is getting inflation to move toward the Federal Reserve's goal, former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said.
Oil gains eased after a government report showed US crude inventories advanced to an 86-year high.
Vale reported iron-ore output that trailed analysts' estimates on disruptions related to a dam collapse, offering some relief amid a global glut.
One of Australia's best-known economic forecasters says jobs growth in 2015 may have been radically overstated, and this would mean two further cuts to the cash rate this year.
A high-ranking RBA official says it is hard to see how the recent turmoil in global stock markets has been triggered by a genuine deterioration in the global economy.
Treasury Wines ceo Mike Clarke says the profit upside is substantial in Asia as the company tries to convert a new generation of beer and spirits drinkers to wine by targeting 300 million basketball fans, but it is taking things at a controlled pace.
UNIQLO is confident its newest Chatswood store may become one of its most profitable in Australia despite competition from rivals H&M;, Zara and TopShop.
The Big Four banks have been accused of using predatory advertising tactics on consumers when they are at their most vulnerable.
The coalition's proposals to cap negative gearing for housing investors will restrict the supply of rental properties and push up rents, says the mortage broker's CEO John Flavell.
Oil gains eased after a government report showed US crude inventories advanced to an 86-year high.
Vale reported iron-ore output that trailed analysts' estimates on disruptions related to a dam collapse, offering some relief amid a global glut.
Fighting the kleptocrats: The US government is pushing to recover assets it says were stolen by foreign dictators, politicians and ruling elite and laundered on its shores.
Google and other technology companies are backing Apple in its fight against the US government, which is trying to get the company to unlock an encrypted iPhone.
A hard landing in China could spark a recession in Australia this year, Oxford Economics says.
China's economy faces great challenges and new uncertainties brought about by the global economic environment and various countries' ailing stock markets, Premier Li Keqiang says.
GPT Group has reported a rise in net profit to $868.1 million, based on stronger office occupancy.
Fringe and suburban office markets are expected to feel the heat in 2016 as investors squeezed out of the CBD start hunting for new assets.
The amount of Melbourne office space available for sublease spiked 13 per cent to 77,200 square metres in December as the finance and insurance sector cut back on space and employment numbers.
ALE Property, the country's biggest pub landlord, has seen its assets revalued to $953.9 million, close to double since its inception
'Sneakerheads' have camped out hoping to buy a pair of 'Yeezys'. Why?
Humans are poor at assessing danger and it's the same with our investments.
Flying too high can be dangerous, as companies such as Ansell, A2 Milk and Blackmores are experiencing.
A microphone fail at a technology conference led Deirdre Porter to develop an app which could mean the end of the dreaded roving mikes.
How to deal with employees who have an unrealistic sense of entitlement.
The jobless rate has risen during January, the first time it has increased since Malcolm Turnbull became Prime Minister. Courtesy ABC News 24.
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