Today

8:06PM(AEST)

Some UK businesses fat, lazy: minister

Britain's trade minister says United Kingdom businesses generally are too lazy to export goods around the world. Read more

8:06PM(AEST)

Consensus to steady oil price: Algeria

Algeria's energy minister says there is a consensus among OPEC and non-OPEC members about the need to stabilise the oil market, state news agency APS reports. Read more

4:48PM(AEST)

Mastercard sued for $A25 bln in UK

Some 46 million people in Britain could potentially benefit from a legal case brought against Mastercard demanding STG14 billion ($A25 billion) in damages for allegedly charging excessive fees, according to court documents filed in London. Read more

3:19PM(AEST)

Lower Manhattan rebounds 15yrs after 9/11

Lower Manhattan's population has more than doubled and the number of children living there has tripled since just before the September 11, 2001, attacks hit the financial district, a report on the neighbourhood's rebirth shows. Read more

3:19PM(AEST)

Focus on opportunities, not cost: NBN boss

NBN Co boss Bill Morrow is urging Australians to forget the $49 billion price tag on the national broadband network and focus on the many opportunities it offers. Read more

3:19PM(AEST)

Economists encouraged by GDP details

Economists are seeing encouraging signs of the economy's transition away from growth that had been dominated by the mining investment boom for nearly a decade. Read more

3:18PM(AEST)

Investors driving home price growth

Home loan approvals fell in July, suggesting investors are driving the recent pick-up in housing demand. Read more

11:25AM(AEST)

Yahoo CEO could get $US44m windfall

Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer stands to collect a $US44 million ($A58 million) severance package if she leaves after Verizon completes its purchase of the once-mighty internet company. Read more

8:36AM(AEST)

Stocks, euro slide on rate hike talk

Stocks across the globe have fallen the most since June, dragged lower by expectations that the Federal Reserve could be closer to an interest rate hike, which in turn boosted the US dollar and weighed on commodities. Read more

8:00AM(AEST)

Wall St drops amid N. Korea, rates worries

US stocks have dropped, giving the S&P 500 its worst day since June as investor nervousness increased following a nuclear test by North Korea and Federal Reserve officials' comments lifted rate hike bets. Read more