8@eight: $A hit hard, poor Wall Street lead
The ASX could be in for a tough day after a poor lead from US markets while the weakening of commodity prices hit the Australian dollar.
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China's buying spree hits new heights
China's appetite for corporate acquisitions is propelling it to the forefront of global deal-making.
Price rally bolsters China steel sector
China's top steelmakers posted gains in first-half profit as a surprise rebound in prices lifted earnings.
Millennial stock plays
Millennials might not be taking home large pay checks right now, but eventually they will be.
The case against a banking royal commission
Proposing a royal commission into banks is reckless and ill-conceived.
The case for a royal commission into Australia's banks
A royal commission would compel banks to come clean and will leave them with nowhere to hide.
Apple ordered to pay Ireland over $19 billion, EU rules
Ireland disagrees profoundly with the European Commission's ruling against its tax dealings with Apple Inc, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said on Tuesday ahead of seeking cabinet approval to appeal.
7-Eleven's 'laughable' claims it's on top of wage fraud
7-Eleven's claims it is processing back pay requests faster internally than through the Fels Wage Fairness Panel have been described as laughable.
NAB sits out on $8 billion in institutional loans
National Australia Bank opted out of making $8 billion in loans to large corporations in the past year.
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EU slaps Apple with $19 billion tax bill
Ireland gave undue tax benefits to Apple which Commissioner Margrethe Vestager says the tech giant now has to pay back.
Masters 'fire sale' has a wet start
'See you for your next project!' says the big sign outside Masters. This is unlikely.
Google revisits White Bay for new headquarters
The long-anticipated move by internet giant Google to the Bays precinct, Sydney, is a step closer with the developers revealing the two groups are in talks over a potential lease.
CEO performance bonuses are 'strikingly persistent'
More than nine out of 10 chief executives of Australia's biggest 100 listed companies pocketed a bonus last year, the highest proportion since the GFC.
SurfStitch might be up on Justin Cameron's agenda
One year ago, the surfer dudes who founded SurfStitch, sold a small stake in the surfwear retailer for $27 million - for a few million more they could now buy back what remains.
Firefighters' union claims deal will accelerate CFA response times
Victoria's firefighters union has mounted a new defence of its contentious deal with the CFA, arguing it will boost response times in urban areas and avert potentially deadly blunders.
Legal case threatens returns Woolworths seeks from hardware exit
Lowe's legal action could ultimately hurt Woolworths' chief Brad Banducci's plans to upgrade 80 of the Woolworths supermarkets and turn around its core business.
BHP Billiton's Samarco disaster comes after six-year trail of flaws
The deadly collapse of a tailings dam at the Samarco mine, owned by BHP and Vale, was caused by drainage and design problems.
Thriving Ramsay turns to pharmacies
Private hospital group Ramsay Health Care has lifted net profit 17 per cent and unveiled a push into pharmacies.
ASX steady as US rate hike fears ease
Australian shares enjoyed a modest bounce as investors moved back into the big banks and miners.
More than $100 million stolen to gamble
Australians have stolen more than $100 million dollars over the past five years to feed gambling addictions.
Sold out: quarter of a million workers underpaid in union deals
Australian workers in retail and fast-food outlets, including Woolworths, Hungry Jack's and KFC, are being underpaid more than $300 million a year, in a national wages scandal centred on deals struck with the shop assistants union.
Home approvals unexpectedly surge in July
An unexpected surge in home approvals is good news for renters, homebuyers and builders, but it may become a big drag on already sluggish inflation.
Uranium miner ERA slashes asset values
Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia has been forced to slash the value of its assets by $161 million.
Markets Live: Woolies erases surprise gains
Broad gains across the ASX have shares higher, amid the final days of profit season.
Chatswood offices in high demand
A major office tower at Chatswood with potential development opportunity is on the market by the owners, Linfield Developments, with a value of about $55 million.
Miner to offer shareholder dividends in gold bullion
If you hold more than 5000 shares in Resolute Mining, you can now opt to take your dividend in the yellow metal rather than cold hard cash.
Aged care provider targets Brunswick site
An aged care provider has pounced on a large development site in Brunswick, the latest in a string of deals as the sector jostles to cater for an undersupply of beds in the inner and middle ring suburbs.
Surfstitch shares halved after $155m wipeout
SurfStitch's shares have dived 50 per cent after it posted a $155 million full-year loss and revealed plans to sell its Surf Hardware International business.
7-Eleven needs to wake up to itself
With revelations 7-Eleven stores are still plagued with wage fraud, it is disappointing to see the government fail to include worker exploitation in its 25 priority policy list.
Home presses ahead despite Lowe's' Masters ploy
Home Consortium, the group buying the $750 million Masters property portfolio, is "unfazed" by legal action launched by US retailer Lowe's to intervene in the Woolworths' wind-up deal.
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You can forget about crying babies on flights
This inventor has the solution to the problem all travellers hate.
Should your child's school be teaching this?
Australian schools are increasingly moving to introduce specialised entrepreneurship programs. And one year 12 has put his business on hold to study. This is a new reality among today's future workers.