UBS posts 64% slide in profit

Jeffrey Voegeli and Donal Griffin   The investment banking giant's first-quarter profit missed analysts' estimates, hurt by weak dealmaking and trading revenue.

'American Idol' maker goes bankrupt

Christopher Mele   Weeks after its final show, the company behind the former blockbuster franchise has filed for bankruptcy protection.

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CEO's wealth jumps $8b on Amazon results

Tom Metcalf   Jeff Bezos' net worth rose to $78 billion, making him the world's 4th richest person, as the online retailer's shares jumped.

Google CEO sees the end of computers

Alistair Barr   Forget personal computer doldrums and waning smartphone demand. Google thinks computers will one day cease being physical devices.

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Priceline CEO stumbles over affair

Gerrit De Vynck   The online travel giant's boss Darren Huston quits after a relationship with an employee. Now the former CEO is back in charge.

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Zuckerberg's $16m security budget

Anders Melin   Watching his back around the clock, the Facebook CEO's bodyguards are overseen by Barack Obama's former US Secret Service agent.

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$195m pay day for world's best-paid CEO

Anders Melin   He finished school at 16 and was a doctor at 23. Today, biotech entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong is making a killing.

Why Facebook is delivering when other big techs aren't

Hayley Tsukayama   In this season of great earnings expectations, all the big tech names so far have disappointed -­­ save one.

Chobani churns out new millionaires

Stephanie Strom   He's been called the "Steve Jobs of yoghurt". Having turned an old factory into global dairy business, it's now not just his yoghurt that's rich.

Brexit: Australian businesses in UK could lose EU passporting rights, OECD warns

Latika Bourke   The cost to Britain if it leaves the EU "would be a pure deadweight loss ... with no economic benefit , OECD head says.

What big sugar can learn from big tobacco

Andrea Felsted   Pariah status and a punitive tax might be just what big sugar needs.

Saudi Arabia announces plan to end its 'addiction' to oil

Adam Taylor   Saudi Arabia is a country near-synonymous with the oil industry, but now the kingdom is moving to end what it calls its "addiction to oil" with a new plan.

Mitsubishi admits it has been cheating fuel efficiency data for 25 years

Naomi Tajitsu   Improper testing goes as far back as 1991, deepening a crisis that has already wiped out half of the company's market value.

Australian branded in cattle cartel sting

Jewel Topsfield   Massive fines for Indonesian importers could 'kill' export industry.

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Interactive map shows how Australia relies on shipping routes

Michaela Whitbourn   Pirates, power plays and boatloads of carbon emissions: a new interactive map of global shipping routes offers a fascinating glimpse of Australia's reliance on shipping for imports and exports and the political ties forged through trade.

Aramco value to exceed $2.6 trillion: Saudi prince

Glen Carey, Wael Mahdi and Rakteem Katakey   Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince said he expects the value of Aramco to exceed $2.6 trillion as the kingdom prepares to float a small stake.

$1b offer for Tribune Publishing

Leslie Picker and Sydney Ember   The Gannett Co has offered to acquire the owner of The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune newspapers for about $US815 million ($1.06 billion).

Innovation

Theranos highlights the founder gamble

Reed Abelson   The situation at Theranos offers a stark reminder of the perils of investing in Silicon Valley.

Jeep, Chrysler in worldwide recall

Melissa Singer and David Shepardson   Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1 million vehicles over a fault that can cause cars to roll away after the driver gets out.

The $50m CEO who out-earned his company last year

Caleb Melby and Alicia Ritcey   By almost any measure, Scott Scherr makes a lot of money. But is he worth it?

Opinion

VW diesel crisis now a global threat

Edward Niedermeyer   The emissions scandal is only going to grow, destroying the capital and credibility of car makers in the US, Europe and Asia.

Angela Merkel says trade deal good for beer

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has a plan to convince sceptical Germans to back a trade deal with the US - and it involves beer.

Halliburton takes $US2.1b charge on job cuts, assets

David Wethe   Halliburton said it's booking a $US2.1 billion expense in the first quarter for cutting jobs and writing off assets.

Uber to pay up to $130m in driver-status suits

Tracey Lien   Uber will pay up to $130 million to drivers who had sought to be classified as employees.

VW reports record $8b loss

Jack Ewing   ​Volkswagen reported a record loss for 2015 as it set aside more than $23 billion to cover the cost of fines, legal claims and recalls related to diesel emissions cheating.

How the US election is changing the global economic debate

Chris Zappone   These are the economic debates the US election is changing, or will likely change in the years ahead.

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Opinion

Hubris behind Volkswagen's US deal

Leonid Bershidsky   The $13 billion VW is apparently setting aside to settle all US claims is a high price to pay to maintain a presence in a relatively unimportant market.

Greek PM rejects more austerity after surplus

Alexis Tsipras has called for debt relief after the European Commission said Greece's fiscal performance was better than expected last year.