Why there's gluten in 'gluten-free' foods
Gluten has been found in imported crackers, cereals, condiments and soups labelled as ''gluten-free''.
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Deutsche relief lifts ASX
News of a possible Deutsche Bank deal gave investors some relief, though volumes were light due to the Labour Day holiday.
Markets Live: ASX advances 42 pts
Shares rise, led up by a jump in CBA, after Wall Street rallied following news Deutsche Bank is close to a settlement with US authorities.
Markets quiet on renminbi elevation
The world has a new reserve currency and it is the Chinese yuan.
Ignore Deutsche Bank, Basel reforms critical
As investors flee Deutsche Bank, CLSA's Brian Johnson insists the Basel reforms should take place and applauds APRA's tightening of standards at home.
Deutsche Bank's appetite for risk throws off its balance
Global banking giants make a nice return by capturing their share of the trillions of dollars that course through financial markets each day. But few are as reliant on this business as Deutsche Bank.
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Arrium, BHP, Oz Minerals disrupted as SA blackouts continue
Large employers in South Australia are faced with another week of power blackouts following last week's storm, with power restored to only parts of the state.
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NAB finishes wealth shake-up with sale of life insurance
National Australia Bank has completed the sale of 80 per cent of its life insurance business.
House prices up as record low mortgages buoy demand
Home prices rose overall in September as record-low mortgage rates kept demand strong in Melbourne and Sydney, though the performance of other cities was a lot more patchy.
World nickel market faces supply shock: UBS
About a 10th of the world's nickel supply is at risk after the Philippines widened its crackdown on miners, raising the chances of prices rallying by another 25 per cent through 2017, according to UBS.
There are too many fat pigs in the US
Ham, bacon, ribs, pork loins -- if it has to do with pigs, prices are in the doldrums.
Food, beverage recovery boosts manufacturing
Factory activity has rebounded from its lowest level in more than a year on the back of a recovery in food and beverage manufacturing.
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AUD set to take clues from the RBA statement
No one is expecting the Reserve Bank to ease policy, but the statement will give clues on their thinking about future moves. Can the AUD/USD push higher from here?
It's not just Deutsche. European banking is utterly broken
Europe's banks are fast being enveloped by a perfect storm of negatives, and this time around, it is substantially the policymakers and law enforcers who are to blame.
8@eight: ASX set to open higher
The local sharemarket looks set to open higher today after news that Deutsche Bank was likely to settle with the US Department of Justice for less than half the purported fine.
Arrium faces $40 million steelworks hit after electricity blackout
Australian steel and iron ore producer Arrium Ltd. may face costs of as much as A$40 million ($30.6 million) following storms that caused blackouts and forced BHP Billiton Ltd. to halt its Olympic Dam copper operation.
Trump's taxes provide a great example of how the game is rigged
When people like Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren say "the system is rigged," this is what they mean.
If the economy's acting dumb, don't blame the econocrats
We'd be better governed if more of the people in ministers' offices came from the Treasury department.
Aldi urged to 'come clean' on accounts
German discount supermarket Aldi may be in breach of disclosure requirements, accounting expert says.
Australian miner faces fresh bribery allegations
The alleged international bribery scandal enveloping listed Australian miner Sundance Resources has dramatically widened, with new evidence suggesting the firm may have bribed Congo's Mines and Geology Minister as well as the country's president.
Strong currency the RBA's problem
Both economists and the market expect the RBA to keep rates on hold this coming Tuesday.
Big four prepare to be grilled by Parliament
Labor has not given up its fight for a royal commission into the nation's banking sector, as the Big Four prepare to face the first of what Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promised will be an annual accounting of their actions.
Australian campaign for domestic violence leave goes global
Australia's peak union and business organisations will help shape a new international convention on the impact of domestic violence and other forms of violence in the workplace.
Plan to give private job service providers power to cut welfare slammed
When an employer reported David Evers to Centrelink, saying he had failed to show up for work, his welfare payments were swiftly cut.
Meet the boss: Justice guru Kate Jenkins
Australia's Sex Discrimination Commissioner didn't come from a family of lawyers.
Communication failure behind many fatal plane crashes
Miscommunication has contributed to the deaths of more than 2000 people who have been killed in plane crashes since the mid-1970s.
ASX set for mild gains at start of data-heavy week
There's plenty of economic data in the week ahead to keep markets occupied and a RBA meeting on Tuesday.
India lures Australian super funds with mouthwatering yield
Australian fund managers are being wooed to put money into a new tollroad investment trust with mouthwatering yields.
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A benevolent sexist thinks women should be protected from whatever threatens their femininity.