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James Packer.

All bets are off: James Packer's exploding China punt

BUSINESS
Philip Wen

AT&T's takeover of Time Warner would be one of the biggest mergers in history and could kick off a new chapter for the ...

AT&T's bid for Time Warner spells 'seismic' change for media world

MEDIA & MARKETING
1 hr ago

With a nation of cylists, bike-sharing, not ridesharing, has become the new battleground for Chinese tech companies.

Chinese tech giants bet on 'Uber for bikes'

WORLD BUSINESS
Sijia Jiang
1 hr ago

Portrait for case study looking into the exploitation of young workers by companies fundraising for charities. Pictured, ...

'Chuggers' join class action shows dark underbelly of charities business

INVESTIGATION
Adele Ferguson, Mario Christodoulou, Ruth Williams

The takeover would mark BAT's return to the US, which has become more attractive again for Big Tobacco after some ...

Big tobacco gets even bigger in $62 billion deal

WORLD BUSINESS

Future You won't begrudge you your smashed avo on toast for brekkie tomorrow. But start investing today.

Your 'smashed avo' guide to investing

MOTLEY FOOL
Scott Phillips
18 mins ago

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange: Shares pared early losses after the deal frenzy set in.

US deal frenzy offsets earnings worries

MARKETS

Market Indices

Updated: October 21, 2016 - 4:45PM

Updated: October 21, 2016 - 6:10PM

Updated: October 22, 2016 - 8:15AM

Updated: October 22, 2016 - 3:00AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7610

Percentage up/down

0.04% rise
Euro

Price

0.6993

Percentage up/down

0.01% rise
British Pound

Price

0.6221

Percentage up/down

0.05% rise

Updated: October 22, 2016 - 10:00AM

Two charity fundraising entities have already been pinged by FWO. Illustration: Kerrie Leishman

Lawsuit throws spotlight on charity fundraising

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Illustration: Glen LeLievre.

How phasing out cash could help the economy

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Hala Gorani was criticised for 'humanising a monster'.

Why the US media turned on Donald Trump

Nassim Khadem

FThe S&P 500 Index fell less than a point to 2141.16 at 4pm on Friday in New York, all but wiping out an early 0.5 per ...

Wall St checked by currency

Anna-Louise Jackson

The challenge is that Vale's mines are more than 13,000km farther from China than Rio and BHP. So shipments are more ...

Vale bets big on cost cuts

R.T. Watson and David Stringer

Goldman's analysis revealed that the SGX has more pricing power than the DCE, with daily changes in Singapore ...

SGX's iron ore contract holds sway

Jasmine Ng

Chief executive officer Satya Nadella has been investing in data centres and striking partnerships to bolster sales of ...

Microsoft reaches record on cloud

Dina Bass

Qualcomm agrees to acquire NXP

Molly Schuetz

Shares end lower as Healthscope dives

Jessica Sier

Markets Live: Flat ASX hides big moves

Live
Patrick Commins

NSW's next big deal started by Christmas

Brian Robins

Investors redeemed $US51.5 billion in the first nine months of the year, even as industry assets rose to a record ...

Hedge funds shed $37b in quarter

Saijel Kishan and Simone Foxman

Sydney's property market and some parts of Melbourne were showing "unequivocal" signs of being in bubble territory.

APRA's Wayne Byres won't use the 'B word' in housing debate

Clancy Yeates

Fixed-income trading revenue rose to $US1.5 billion, exceeding analysts' estimates of $US1 billion. Equity trading ...

Morgan Stanley third-quarter profit up 57pc

Hugh Son

Areas dependent on mining are experiencing the most mortgage pain.

Mortgage arrears rates in mining areas at highest levels in over a decade

Clancy Yeates

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft during an estimates hearing at Parliament House on Wednesday.

Banks having us on over tracker mortgages, says ASIC chief

Peter Martin

"Our data strongly suggests that tech skills will continue to be most in demand," says Cliff Rosenberg, the Australian ...

The 10 most sought-after job skills in Australia

Chris Pash

Judge Smith found Ms Hu lacked remorse and deterrence was needed.

Young Asians targeted because they're 'younger, cheaper and faster'

Anna Patty

Sydney public servant Amelia Rogers is constantly stressed about the family finances.

One in four Australian workers feel financially stressed

Anna Patty

Portrait for case study looking into the exploitation of young workers by companies fundraising for charities. Pictured, ...

Former 'chuggers' join class action against Appco

INVESTIGATION
Adele Ferguson, Mario Christodoulou, Ruth Williams

James Packer.

All bets are off: James Packer's exploding China punt

Philip Wen

A Lamborghini Aventador was the prize purchase of a Melbourne man who gambled with his Chinese friend suspected of money ...

Casino whales, junkets and a Lamborghini

Sarah Danckert

Australian Careers Network, the parent of Phoenix Institute, went into administration last year, still claiming $253 ...

ACCC can pursue Phoenix Institute, court rules

Sarah Danckert

Gas-related complaints to the NSW Energy and Water Ombudsman soared in 2015-16.

More families struggle with gas prices

Esther Han

Nutrition Australia encourages people to "eat the rainbow" when choosing their vegetables.

The hard truth about your inadequate veggie intake

Lucy Cormack

Halloween celebrations: Jason Brivik comes to grips with the Circus of Screams at Luna Park.

Retailers cash in on Halloween bounty

Catie Low
51 mins ago

Coca-Cola was in the top list of the world's 100 most valuable brands in 2016.

Coke hopes ginger can restore its fizz

Pumpkin Patch fights for survival.

Children's clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch teetering

Madeleine Heffernan

Woolworths has sewn up a deal with lingerie giant Bendon to stock its underwear in its supermarkets.

Woolies stitches up knickers deal with Bendon

Catie Low

Coles trials new store aiming to take on Dan Murphy's

Catie Low

John Fraser has tossed aside the so-called wellbeing framework.

Stress matters, but our leaders no longer care

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Treasurer Scott Morrison in August blocked an offer from China's State Grid on national security grounds.

Australia discovers the cost of blocking China in Ausgrid sale

Perry Williams and Brett Foley

We can learn from the magpies.

The way of the magpie: Know your enemy, don't fight them

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Jobs are growing at the slowest pace in 18 months.

Jobless rate slips in part-time boom

Jens Meyer

Coal

Mining companies 'abrogate' responsibility to towns: Minister

Cameron Atfield
58 mins ago

The challenge is that Vale's mines are more than 13,000km farther from China than Rio and BHP. So shipments are more ...

Vale bets big on cost cuts

R.T. Watson and David Stringer

Goldman's analysis revealed that the SGX has more pricing power than the DCE, with daily changes in Singapore ...

SGX's iron ore contract holds sway

Jasmine Ng

Clovelly Hotel is said to be one of the best pubs located in Eastern Suburbs

Clovelly Hotel on sale in time for summer

Carolyn Cummins

Ramsay's new pharmacy will open early next year in the Southern Cross office block.

Ramsay secures space for CBD push

Simon Johanson

Hoteliers are rejecting the recommendations of a NSW Legislative Assembly committee inquiry into short-term letting.

Hotel groups determined to fight short-term letting changes

Carol Giuseppi

With a nation of cylists, bike-sharing, not ridesharing, has become the new battleground for Chinese tech companies.

Tech giants bet on 'Uber for bikes'

Sijia Jiang
1 hr ago

AT&T's takeover of Time Warner would be one of the biggest mergers in history and could kick off a new chapter for the ...

Why AT&T;'s bid for Time Warner is a big deal

Brian Fung and Drew Harwell
1 hr ago

The takeover would mark BAT's return to the US, which has become more attractive again for Big Tobacco after some ...

Big tobacco gets even bigger in $62 billion deal

Martinne Geller, Paul Sandle and Pamela Barbaglia

Shades of retro: The latest men's sunglasses are a blast from the past.

Shades of retro: The latest men's sunglasses are a blast from the past

Accessories

All Black magic: The watch world's dark knight.

Celebrating 10 years of watchmaking's darkest secret

Watches

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 13: Steven Golbach looks at flight Centre window on George St, on October 13, 2016 in ...

Planning travel money and insurance early pays off

John Collett

Avocado or housing? You choose.

Avocado economics for first-home buyers

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

First lady Michelle Obama is perceived as a succesful leader.

The one factor that determines leadership success

James Adonis

Brett Taylor gave up his law firm career for his beloved Cubs.

I quit my safe law firm job to run a sports blog

Robert Reed

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