Aldi nears the 'tipping point'
Discounter set to significantly disrupt the Coles and Woolworths duopoly.
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The startup for last-minute upgrades
Seatfrog, which has raised $1.2 million in seed funding, lets airlines offer last-minute seat upgrades in an auction.
Winter is (finally) coming for retailers
Myer and David Jones have blinked in a stand-off over discounting, kicking off their mid-year stocktake sales after arguably the worst start to the winter season in 10 years.
Greens push for royal commission
The Greens will push for broad terms of reference as part of a royal commission into the banking sector.
Why private equity ate all the pies
Patties Foods has gone from damaged goods to top of the private equity shopping list in less than a year.
Qantas cutting seats to secure prices
Airline's move to reduce flights is helping it keep up its revenue.
Spotless boss takes out laundry
It was only a matter of time but now it's getting an airing.
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Corporate profits drop almost 5 per cent in quarter
Corporate profits continued to decline in the March quarter, adding some drag to the value of national output.
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The Uber contract explained: 'I would be loath to sign it'
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Markets
ALS shares dumped as energy losses continue
Laboratory testing outfit ALS has signalled it will take at least three months for its energy unit to break even, after losses for the past two years have topped $400 million.
Corporate profits drop almost 5 per cent in quarter
Corporate profits continued to decline in the March quarter, adding some drag to the value of national output ahead of Wednesday's gross domestic product figures.
Spotless may sell laundries unit raising more than $600m
Spotless may sell its laundries unit, which could raise more than $650 million, analysts estimated
- Gold slips below $US1200 as US rate rise looms
- Markets Live: Wobbly ASX holds 5400
- Why oil prices will stop bothering the greenback
- Company earnings a drag on GDP
- need2know: Data to guide ASX
- Investors look for more gains
- High gold price prompts miners' switch to lower grades
- Fed to raise rates 'in coming months'
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The Economy
New home sales slide in April
New home sales have fallen, but the outlook for home building remains healthy.
Want more retail sales? Hire women
Women provide customers with a better shopping experience, says CBA director Launa Inman.
Retail
Pie maker Patties subject of takeover bid
The company that makes Four'n Twenty pies and Nanna's frozen desserts could be sold to a private equity firm.
Want more retail sales? Hire women
Women provide customers with a better shopping experience, says CBA director Launa Inman.
Banking & Finance
FlexiGroup funding Kikka's business loans
FlexiGroup CEO Symon Brewis-Weston said the pace of Kikka's growth would be dictated by the performance of its loan book over the next 18 months.
ClearView to target middle of life insurance market
ClearView Wealth is shifting away from the lower end of the life insurance business because it believes Australians in that market simply aren't getting any richer.
Mining & Resources
ALS shares dumped as energy losses continue
Laboratory testing outfit ALS has signalled it will take at least three months for its energy unit to break even, after losses for the past two years have topped $400 million.
Oil Search tackles PNG regulatory hiccup
Oil Search has started talks with Papua New Guinea's competition regulator amid concerns about its $US2.2 billion-plus takeover deal for InterOil, as retail shareholders in the target hope for a sweeter offer.
World Business
France rules out Google tax deal
France will "go all the way" to ensure that multinationals operating on its soil pay their taxes and more cases could follow after Google and McDonald's were targeted by tax raids.
Fed to raise rates 'in coming months'
The US Federal Reserve chairwoman has reinforced a recent effort by central bank officials to prepare investors for higher borrowing costs.
Consumer Affairs
Spotless may sell laundries unit raising more than $600m
Spotless may sell its laundries unit, which could raise more than $650 million, analysts estimated
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Property Focus
Darling Harbour in $1 billion revamp
Darling Harbour is to undergo a $1 billion facelift that will see the construction of a new 44-storey office tower, updated retail offerings and a Cockle Bay ampitheatre.
Macquarie Park looks to new developments
Macquarie Park will soon eclipse the City in Sydney for cranes on the horizon after the NSW Government lodged plans to establish a 7,000 square-metre park on its disused land at 45-61 Waterloo Road.
Illawarra land sales tipped to exceed $50m
Industrial property is seen as one offering substantial growth which has triggered the sale of seven sites in Illawarra, with an anticipated combined value of at least $50 million.
Trintity Bar sale
Charter Hall pays $525m for Shelley St tower
Charter Hall and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing have jointly bought the distinctive Macquarie office tower at One Shelley Street at Darling Harbour.
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Small Business
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'The gamble has paid off'
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