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Telstra's fight to keep mobile network to itself

INNOVATION
Lucy Battersby
1 hr ago

Billionaire Gina Rinehart during a tour of Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill Mine operations.

Gina Rinehart launches fresh legal attack on her children

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert

Illustration: Glen LeLievre

How tweaking interest rates can transform the economy

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Liberal MP Julia Banks during the bank hearings at Parliament House in Canberra.

A shame ASIC's report on life insurers not out in the open

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Super fund trustees and the life insurance industry have been put on notice over the value and quality of the products ...

Life insurance not so super as sector faces scrutiny

ANALYSIS
Ruth Williams

Commodities have entered a bull market.

The new resources boom - blink and miss it

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

Westpac's new offices at Barangaroo in Sydney balance wellness and workplace.

Work-life balance starts with smart offices

PROPERTY
Suzette Lamont

Market Indices

Updated: October 14, 2016 - 4:36PM

Updated: October 14, 2016 - 7:09PM

Updated: October 15, 2016 - 6:26AM

Updated: October 15, 2016 - 3:00AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7614

Percentage up/down

0.54% rise
Euro

Price

0.6936

Percentage up/down

1.27% rise
British Pound

Price

0.6252

Percentage up/down

1.15% rise

Updated: October 15, 2016 - 6:11AM

Liberal MP Julia Banks during the bank hearings at Parliament House in Canberra.

A shame ASIC's report on life insurers not out in the open

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Illustration: Glen LeLievre

How tweaking interest rates can transform the economy

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Commodities have entered a bull market.

The new resources boom - blink and miss it

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

"A tight labour market might draw in potential workers who would otherwise sit on the sidelines," according to the text ...

Yellen sees hot economy positives

Craig Torres and Christopher Condon
19 mins ago

"Measures of option-implied interest rate volatility-a proxy for interest rate uncertainty-have fallen meaningfully in ...

US economic uncertainty fades fast

Luke Kawa and Alexandria Arnold
38 mins ago

Goldman Sachs had disputed the claim that the LIA was financially naive, saying that "an unforeseen financial ...

Libyan fund not as naive as claimed

1 hr ago

An artisan attaches a handle onto a copper teapot at Gyokusendo, a 200-year-old manufacturer of hand-hammered copperware ...

Copper falls after smelter cuts premium

BoE's Carney pushes back v May

Wells Fargo bolstered by mortgage revenue

Laura J. Keller

Citigroup profits on bond-trading surge

Dakin Campbell

JPMorgan earnings beat estimates

Hugh Son

Goldman Sachs had disputed the claim that the LIA was financially naive, saying that "an unforeseen financial ...

Libyan fund not as naive as claimed

1 hr ago

"Provisions were the bright spot," Chris Wheeler, an analyst with Atlantic Equities LLP, said in a note to investors. ...

Wells Fargo bolstered by mortgage revenue

Laura J. Keller

The lender helped lead bank shares higher on Friday after reporting net income of $US1.24 a share, which beat the ...

Citigroup profits on bond-trading surge

Dakin Campbell

Fixed-income trading revenue jumped to $US4.33 billion, more than $US1 billion higher than the average estimate of seven ...

JPMorgan earnings beat estimates

Hugh Son

British royalty may disappear from this line-up if the queen dies.

Canada considered ditching Prince Charles from its bank note

David Reddin

Over 50, but 'not over the hill' for career change

Nick Toscano

New world: No permanent desks, just ABWs (activity based working) environments.

'Gig' staffer the new kid on the block

Carolyn Cummins

The Maratha Paramount.

Cargo ship probed over pay and conditions

Nick Toscano

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Telstra's fight to keep mobile network to itself

Lucy Battersby
1 hr ago

Billionaire Gina Rinehart during a tour of Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill Mine operations.

Gina Rinehart launches fresh legal attack on her children

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert

Super fund trustees and the life insurance industry have been put on notice over the value and quality of the products ...

Life insurance not so super as sector faces scrutiny

ANALYSIS
Ruth Williams

Developers say there will be a financial impact on Sydney house hunters in an already unaffordable housing market.

Developers issue warning about higher home prices

Esther Han

Andrew Phanartzis

Poor internet service can break a real estate deal, agent says

Lucy Cormack

Labor MP Matt Thistlethwaite said he would use the hearing to demand ASIC hand over their ''decline'' rate.

Labor to demand ASIC 'name names' over life insurance claims

Georgia Wilkins

Brothers Peter (right) and Ethan Kayem feature in a Fantastic Furniture TV ad.

Fantastic agrees to $361m takeover

Madeleine Heffernan

New shopping hours will take effect from December 1.

South-east Queensland trading hours extended

Gerry Harvey, chairman of Harvey Norman, said: "The more houses that are out there, the better for us, obviously."

Housing boom gives retailers $300m reasons to smile

Madeleine Heffernan

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 15: Lipstick is applied at Mecca Brands on August 15, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo ...

'Moment in the sun': Beauty mega-brands challenge fashion for prized retail real estate

Catie Low

Mecca Maxima's Chadstone outlet is the chain's biggest store so far.

Shoppers turn out in droves as ribbon cut on Chadstone's new look

Catie Low

Illustration: Glen LeLievre

How tweaking interest rates can transform the economy

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Gerry Harvey, chairman of Harvey Norman, said: "The more houses that are out there, the better for us, obviously."

Housing boom gives retailers $300m reasons to smile

Madeleine Heffernan

Consumer inflation quickened to 1.9 per cent from a year earlier, beating market expectations.

China producer prices rise for first time in nearly five years, CPI picks up

The central bank said the risks from apartment oversupply in some markets were starting to show.

Apartment boom risks 'coming to the fore': RBA

An artisan attaches a handle onto a copper teapot at Gyokusendo, a 200-year-old manufacturer of hand-hammered copperware ...

Copper falls after smelter cuts premium

Billionaire Gina Rinehart during a tour of Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill Mine operations.

Gina Rinehart launches fresh legal attack on her children

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert

Commodities have entered a bull market.

The new resources boom - blink and miss it

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

Landlords are in the sweet spot for rental growth.

Sydney landlords riding a high rental wave

Carolyn Cummins

Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Hotel, owned by Frasers Centrepoint and managed by Accor.

Singapore investors tipped to increase with new trade ties

Carolyn Cummins

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 15: Lipstick is applied at Mecca Brands on August 15, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo ...

Beauty mega-brands challenge fashion for prized retail real estate

Catie Low

Transfers of assets within families, falling commodity prices and a stronger US dollar helped reduce total billionaire ...

Billionaires had a rough year in 2015 - relatively speaking

China is planning to merge state-owned Sinochem Group and China National Chemical Corp, according to a person familiar ...

Sinochem, ChemChina merger may be on the cards

HP said it is increasing its share repurchase program to $US3 billon ($4 billion) for future repurchases.

HP to cut up to 4000 jobs

Lark Distillery, Single Malt Whisky was a breakthrough.

Nine Australian spirits that changed the way we drink

Smart Sipping

Tom Cruise set tongues and Twitter wagging when he appeared on the red carpet at the BAFTAs in February.

Filler fail: Why do men get cosmetic surgery so wrong?

Grooming

Keep your ear to the ground for financial advice.

Motley Fool: What's a defensive investor to do?

Scott Phillips

Telstra was one of the big public floats of the 1990s and 2000s.

The best way to become a financial winner

Catherine Robson

Have you been at your workplace long enough to receive a gold watch?

The consequence of being a loyal employee

James Adonis

Rosario Chozas and Julia Ford-Carther, founders of Bammies.

Startup wants you to wear your pyjamas to work

Nancy Dahlberg

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