Markets Live: ASX loses steam
Resources stocks are keeping the ASX afloat, but the banks are weighing.
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Baby Bunting ramps up its expansion
Australia's biggest baby chain has has posted a strong start to the year, helped by new stores and the collapse of a competitor. Now it wants to get even bigger.
Sexual harassment crisis grows at Fox
If the Murdoch family wanted to leap ahead of this scandal, it is now at risk of falling behind.
Hundreds of jobs at risk with Portland smelter's future in doubt
The future of the Portland aluminium smelter is in doubt with the power company which supplies the plant disclosing one of the supply contracts is to end.
US retail icon Macy's to close 100 stores
Department store giant Macy's said on Thursday that it plans to close 100 stores, a dramatic step that is aimed at helping the chain get ahead of a potentially crippling problem: America, it says, has too many stores for the online shopping era.
Trump's tax loopholes could help him the most
Donald Trump won't say how much he pays in tax but his new policies would mostly help his own companies, critics say.
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How to protect against S&P; pullback
Delta Derivatives' Tim Biggam discusses the recent performance of stocks and his options play for the SPDR S&P; 500 ETF Trust. Vision: Bloomberg
DowDuPont deal faces in-depth probe as EU targets seeds, crops
Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. face months of haggling with European Union antitrust regulators who opened an in-depth probe into the duo's plans to create the world's biggest chemicals company.
There's another dotcom bubble
The internet economy looks set to burst all over again one day soon - and, even if we don't know how yet, we can be certain that we will all suffer.
Tommee Tippee super soft dummies recalled over safety fears
Tommee Tippee super soft comforters are being recalled over safety fears.
Small businesses fear being next target of bad financial advice
Small businesses fear they could be the next target of bad financial advice and predatory lending under a proposed low-regulation scheme for startups.
Crown Casino staff march for weekend wages
Australia's biggest casino is heading for industrial strife for the first time in years, as hundreds of gaming and hospitality workers prepare to battle over weekend wages.
Records tumble as Wall Street parties like it's 1999
Wall Street stocks ended at record highs on Thursday as surging oil prices and strong earnings from department stores Macy's and Kohl's buoyed investor sentiment.
S&P; 500 rally triggers revised target
Records are getting harder for strategists to ignore with Wells Fargo the latest to lift its target.
8@eight: Strong start in store
The Australian equity market will open on the front foot today, with leads from US stocks constructive.
The RBA's impotence on show for the world
Remember the one about cutting interest rates to lower the dollar? Tell that to the Aussie when it was trading above 77 US cents this morning.
Cashing out easier for Airbnb employees
Tech start-ups are making it easier for employees to cash out ahead of an initial public offering.
Arianna Huffington leaves The Huffington Post for new venture
Even Arianna Huffington thought establishing a personal media empire would be enough work for her lifetime.
Iron ore seen at $US72 a tonne in 2018
Iron ore is poised to rally the next two years, according to Prestige Economics LLC's Jason Schenker.
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Ausgrid sale vetoed
Treasurer Scott Morrison blocks the sale of the New South Wales electricity grid to Chinese companies.
'Historic victory' as government buys back BHP coal licence
The Baird government will pay BHP Billiton about $220 million to buy back its licence.
ACCC launches probe into Thermomix after customers suffer burns
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched an investigation into Thermomix.
Sydney could top Melbourne as shipping capital
The company building the new international container terminal at Webb Dock has taken aim at both the state government and Port of Melbourne Corporation.
The roads of the future may generate solar power
Gridlocked roads might not seem the obvious place to build mini-power plants but one company has different ideas
A moment in Australian corporate history worth noting
A big protest vote against Louis Gries' pay has overshadowed a moment in Australian corporate history that is worth noting.
Diamond Joe Gutnick's brother fights eviction
The brother of recently bankrupt businessman Joe Gutnick has launched urgent legal action to stop being evicted from a property linked to his brother.
Lew's battle with ex-CFO heads to trial
The legal battle between Solomon Lew's Just Group and its former chief financial officer Nicole Peck will go to trial.
Telstra results shed light on true value of NBN deal
NBN Co will pay Telstra at least $387 million, in today's money, every year until 2041 and very likely until 2061, just to access infrastructure.
8@eight: Oil falls, ASX set to open lower
The ASX is set to open lower after Wall Street slipped overnight.
The Aussie inventor backed by Bill Gates
In a rare public display of support for Australian technology, Microsoft founder Bill Gates is putting money into a Sydney biotech start-up.
Small Business
Small businesses fear being next target of bad financial advice
Small businesses fear they could be the next target of bad financial advice and predatory lending under a proposed low-regulation scheme for startups.
The degrees not worth enrolling in
Community, industry and tertiary education sector must ensure students make informed decisions in course choice.
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