Why UGL can't get a better bid
The Ichthys problem project leaves UGL with virtually no power to negotiate a higher offer.
Markets a 'sure reminder' of 2007
UBS chairman Axel Weber has delivered a stinging rebuke to central bankers' "massive interventions" for forcing investors to take ill-judged risks
Fine not the end of Deutsche's US woes
From July this year, foreign banks have had to combine all of their US operations under intermediary holding companies.
The man who designed your bonus just won a Nobel
Pioneers of contract theory Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom have won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
El-Erian: Ignore IMF, World Bank at your peril
The global system is struggling and the consequences go well beyond a shortfall in inclusive growth that has hurt the real economy more than financial investors.
Rinehart shows lead for China
The Chinese government will be almost as interested as Gina Rinehart in how Scott Morrison handles the latest proposed purchase of the Kidma...
Trump rings American conservatism's death knell
This is not just the political equivalent of a slow-motion car crash: every aspect is a disaster, and the party seems powerless to stop it.
Samsung's home theatre has incredible sound
Movies as great as Mad Max: Fury Road demand to be heard in all their glory. Samsung's new home theatre system does just that.
Activists use hard-ball tactics
Non-executive directors of poorly performing companies ought to ensure their actions match their words if they want to avoid being caught by...
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