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A Hillary Clinton presidency and divided Congress would be the best political outcome for shares, UBS has proposed.

Clinton victory and divided Congress 'best for shares'

MARKETS
Vesna Poljak

Just two sectors have ended October higher.

November will be better for markets

MARKETS
Vanessa Desloires

Shayne Elliott

Shayne Elliot's Asian carve-up continues

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

This is what Singapore noodles from a cookbook look like, but now hungry passengers can select their chicken rice or ...

Chicken rice or bowl of noodles from a machine?

WORLD BUSINESS
David Roman and Chanyaporn Chanjaroen

Starbucks' Howard Schultz, now worth $US2.9 billion ($3.8 billion), grew up in a housing complex for the poor.

19 billionaires who used to be dirt poor

WORLD BUSINESS
Jacquelyn Smith, Rachel Gillett and Áine Cain

The Prime Minister and his Border Force Minister have found a new way to bash the people sentenced to indefinite ...

Australia’s biggest mission: stopping the stopped boats

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Google has extended to 2021 its lease at GPT's Workplace 6 at Pyrmont.

Google extends office lease at GPT Workplace 6

PROPERTY
Carolyn Cummins

Market Indices

Updated: October 31, 2016 - 4:37PM

Updated: October 31, 2016 - 7:09PM

Updated: November 1, 2016 - 4:09AM

Updated: November 1, 2016 - 4:00AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7606

Percentage up/down

0.08% rise
Euro

Price

0.6938

Percentage up/down

0.41% rise
British Pound

Price

0.6230

Percentage up/down

0.00% steady

Updated: November 1, 2016 - 3:54AM

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

Shayne Elliot's Asian carve-up continues

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

The Prime Minister and his Border Force Minister have found a new way to bash the people sentenced to indefinite ...

Australia’s biggest mission: stopping the stopped boats

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Qantas

Cheap airfares hit Qantas profit

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Hillary Clinton goes on the attack at a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida.

ASX snaps three-day losing streak

Jessica Sier

The ACCC says parts of the nation's meat industry may be using uncompetitive practices.

ACCC investigates cattle yard cartel allegations

Brian Robins

It looks like another shaky start ahead for the ASX.

Markets Live: ASX bounces back

Live

The Aussie dollar is trading higher against most currencies - apart from the greenback.

Why the $A is stuck at US77¢

Jens Meyer

8@eight: Bears in control as politics trumps economic data

Sponsored
Chris Weston

Melbourne Cup Day surprise? Some tip a rate cut

Jessica Sier

Markets on edge ahead of four rate meetings

Jens Meyer

Wheatstone cost tops $US34 billion amid construction difficulties

Brian Robins

Film Stills - The Wolf of Wall Street. Courtesy Roadshow AFR 18-01-2014

Nabbed over a nip and tuck and Wolf of Wall Street debts

Sarah Danckert

ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott slowly unwinding his predecessor's strategy.

ANZ scales back Asian presence with retail, wealth asset sale

Clancy Yeates

S&P reckons there is a 1-in-3 chance of strong growth returning in the housing market, which would be a risk to banks.

S&P; cuts smaller banks' outlook on housing risks

Clancy Yeates

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, group executive for institutional banking and markets at CBA, and Douglas Feagin, senior ...

CBA, Alipay deal aimed at Chinese tourists, students

Georgia Wilkins

Ally Lancaster with her son Connor McLeod, who was born blind and convinced the Reserve Bank to introduce tactile banknotes.

New cards to extend banking options for the blind

Clancy Yeates

Those who don't hit target risked being placed in a 'sluggie race'.

'We have nothing to hide', says Appco CEO as it faces class action

Nick Toscano

Michael Bowker died at the age of 22 when he was struck by a train.

Michael was buried two days before Christmas, as co-workers partied

Adele Ferguson

Snubbed: Employment Minister Michaelia Cash.

Government criticises ABC staff pay deal

Noel Towell

As far as Andrew Forrest is concerned, it's BHP and Rio that are not worthy of Club Fortescue.

Wild ride: Fortescue eyes lands of opportunity

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

eSports has arrived in Australia, and Nathan Mott is the CEO of Australia's 'DireWolves'.

Esports: Look who's LoL-ing now

IN DEPTH

Chinese-born private junket provider Zhou Jiuming.

Meet 'Mr Chinatown' of Toorak, Crown's biggest whale catcher

EXCLUSIVE
Philip Wen

Sandra Mitrevska of Queanbeyan.

Mathematician's guide to the Melbourne Cup

Lucy Cormack

Big headline discounts on power bills sometimes aren't as good as they may appear.

Why the biggest discount doesn't give you the cheapest energy

Esther Han

As many as one in five homes now have rooftop solar systems.

Households face steep hike in power charges as solar subsidies end

Brian Robins

Woolworths demanded retrospective payments from "underperforming" suppliers in an attempt to fill a shortfall in its ...

'Slapdash, haphazard and unreasonable'

Sue Mitchell

2015 calendar-year accounts for McDonald's Australia Holdings, which covers the 13 per cent of stores that are company ...

McDonald's on track for $5b Aussie sales

Madeleine Heffernan

Sketchy Skechers figures challenge RCG

Madeleine Heffernan

Woolworths boss Brad Banducci: "There remains much more to do."

Woolworths: 'We're just a little bit better every week'

Madeleine Heffernan

Richard Murray has taken on a group chief executive role now JB HiFi has acquired The Good Guys.

JB Hi-Fi enjoys Dick Smith bonus

Catie Low

The Prime Minister and his Border Force Minister have found a new way to bash the people sentenced to indefinite ...

Australia’s biggest mission: stopping the stopped boats

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre.

What's wrong with the brave, new world of ultra-low rates

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

The Sphero BB-8 Droid.

Military's boy toys aren't worth $200 billion a year

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Chinese tourists take photographs in front of the Sydney Harbour.

Holiday in Australia? Chinese tourists would rather go to Russia

Michael Heath

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce. The airline has disclosed softer trading conditions for the December half.

Qantas buffeted by competition headwind as oil prices stay low

Brian Robins

As many as one in five homes now have rooftop solar systems.

Households face steep hike in power charges as solar subsidies end

Brian Robins

Dave Archambault, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, says tribal leaders are prepared to protest against the ...

Tribe vows to fight North Dakota pipeline through winter

The size of newly-built homes in Australia has declined.

We're no longer building the world's biggest new houses

Matt Wade

Dreamworld remains closed despite plans to reopen the park on Friday.

Ardent profits seen plunging amid questions over Dreamworld's future

Carolyn Cummins

Gina Rinehart's group bid $386.5 million for the Kidman empire.

Gina Rinehart tightens grip on Kidman cattle empire

Simon Johanson

This is what Singapore noodles from a cookbook look like, but now hungry passengers can select their chicken rice or ...

Chicken rice or bowl of noodles from a machine?

David Roman and Chanyaporn Chanjaroen

Starbucks' Howard Schultz, now worth $US2.9 billion ($3.8 billion), grew up in a housing complex for the poor.

19 billionaires who used to be dirt poor

Jacquelyn Smith, Rachel Gillett and Áine Cain

Dave Archambault, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, says tribal leaders are prepared to protest against the ...

Tribe vows to fight North Dakota pipeline through winter

Megan Gale in the Biedcage

Humans of the Birdcage: 39 of the most intriguing racegoers

Lifestyle

Easy fashion for every day.

How Mr Porter and H&M have redefined the fashion industry

Men's Style

Halloween is also the deadline to submit your tax return, if you're doing it yourself rather than through an accountant.

It's Halloween ... and the taxman is calling

Good financial planning should address your goals.

How to find a good financial adviser

Noel Whittaker

Donna Benton wants to correct the misconception that women entrepreneurs are not welcome in Dubai.

I left Australia with $3000 savings and now I run an empire

Corinne and Peter Blacket run Drysdale Cheeses.

'I am always dressed in sh**'

Heather Gallagher

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