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The time has come for a burgeoning industry to stand up and be counted.
Nicola Clark 7:15 AM In the six years since he was fired by French bank Société Générale, Jerome Kerviel has never denied making 50 billion euros worth of unauthorised trades or committing forgery and fraud to cover it up.
Mark Shenk 5:23 AM Oil extended gains from the highest close in more than 10 months in New York as US crude stockpiles are estimated to have fallen for a third week.
Jasmine Ng 4:21 AM Iron ore shipments from Port Hedland expanded to the third-highest level on record, signalling that a global surplus is set to persist.
Rakteem Katakey and Ryan Chilcote 3:41 AM Royal Dutch Shell cut spending plans further and promised increased savings following its record purchase of BG Group.
Eshe Nelson 3:27 AM Germany's 10-year bond yield fell to a record low amid a surge in demand for the safest fixed-income assets.
AFR staff 12:29 AM Professional services firms go to extremes to attract and retain staff.
Sue Mitchell 12:21 AM Fighting for a space in an Ikea carpark and navigating its maze-like stores may soon become a thing of the past.
Brian Robins 12:00 AM Disgruntled shareholders in InterOil Corp say Oil Search's $US2.2 billion ($3 billion) takeover offer undervalues the company by as much as $US3 billion.
Simon Evans 11:31 PM Solar projects have emerged as a new job creator in SA, with two $1 billion-plus proposals for solar power stations on the table.
Nassim Khadem 12:01 AM A leading businesswoman predicts quotas for company boards are looming.
Anna Patty 12:15 AM It's not Facebook, and the rules are different on LinkedIn.
Georgia Wilkins 11:01 PM Start-up 'co-ops' are challenging the Uber-style business model that has come to define the so-called sharing economy
Peter Martin 12:15 AM This is one of the oddest endorsements you'll see this election campaign.
Catie Low 12:15 AM Woolworth's bid to stitch up a clean sale of its profitable Home Timber & Hardware operation could be scuppered by a group of the franchise network's most powerful merchants.
Adele Ferguson 12:15 AM The drums are getting louder for the ousting of the leadership at Murray Goulburn.
Michael Pascoe 10:00 PM The RBA's jawbone has just been re-applied to those who want to speculate on housing. You've been warned.
Sue Mitchell 7:25 PM Justin Cameron, the former chief executive of online surf wear retailer SurfStitch is keen to return to the company he co-founded eight years ago but has been rebuffed by the board.
Max Mason 7:02 PM More international players part of the strategy to keep growing audience.
James Eyers 6:19 PM National Australia Bank is the third big four banks to be targeted by the regulator for allegedly manipulating the bank bill swap rate.
Simon Johanson 6:03 PM Property developer and funds manager Charter Hall has further cemented its relationship with supermarket giant Woolworths adding the retailer's new purpose-built $215 million distribution centre to its industrial portfolio.
Clancy Yeates 5:57 PM Weaker global economic conditions and political uncertainty are leading to more subdued conditions for investment banking, says the local arm of Morgan Stanley.
Angela Macdonald-Smith 5:54 PM The natural gas industry has been "out to lunch", taking years to build LNG projects over budget and not snaring bigger market share, the Woodside CEO says.
Liam Mannix 5:47 PM Australia is set to suffer through an egg shortage for the next two months, as producers scramble to meet new free-range laws.
Tess Ingram 7:00 PM BHP Billiton is selling its majority stake in the IndoMet Coal project in Indonesia to focus on 'more attractive' growth projects.
Nicole Lindsay 12:00 AM The Presbyterian Church is owed more than $11 million in a Collins Street real estate deal that has unravelled over complex rules governing its property trusts.
Vanessa Desloires 5:36 PM The RBA signals it is in no rush to cut interest rates again as it kept the official cash rate on hold at a record low 1.75 per cent in June, sending the $A higher.
Patrick Commins 5:34 PM Next week's decision on including mainland shares in the MSCI emerging market index will be momentous for many index investors, and Chinese punters looking for a quick dollar.
Simon Evans 5:33 PM KordaMentha has begun a forensic investigation into why steel maker Arrium collapsed, with corporate regulator ASIC watching closely.
Peter Hannam 5:16 PM What's in those bubbles, anti-CSG activists want to know.
Colin Kruger, CBD 5:08 PM It was a particularly dark and stormy weekend for James Packer's Crownbet and its $10 million punt on Racing Victoria's JV with Kerry Stokes, Racing.com.
The time has come for a burgeoning industry to stand up and be counted.
After this week's storm trashed his seaside café, one man is on the long slow path to rebuild.
It's not just athletes who need to get into shape for the Rio Olympics.
Raising seed funding for a medical cannabis start-up is just half the battle.
A free independent guide from SMH with expert information.
A free independent guide from SMH with expert information.
A free independent guide from SMH with expert information.
A free independent guide from SMH with expert information.
A free independent guide from SMH with expert information.
A free independent guide from SMH with expert information.