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Tian Di, a major provider of Chinese high rollers to Crown Casino, has been detained in mainland China.

Crown's Chinese middleman caught up in Crown raids

EXCLUSIVE
Philip Wen
59 mins ago

7-Eleven has been under pressure for more than a year.

7-Eleven sprung shortchanging some workers

RETAIL
Adele Ferguson

Two proxy advisers and the Australian Shareholders' Association are recommending investors vote against CBA's executive ...

CBA facing unprecedented investor backlash on executive pay

BANKING AND FINANCE
Clancy Yeates

The ACCC will this month rule on whether several big banks can negotiate with Apple as a bloc.

Banks in full scale brawl with Apple

BANKING AND FINANCE
Clancy Yeates

As Aldi expands in Australia, it is increasing its range of branded products.

Aldi like that? Discounter cheaper for brands

RETAIL
Madeleine Heffernan

Malcolm Turnbull has no serious plan for budget repair.

How to fix the budget without really trying

THE ECONOMY
Ross Gittins

The ATO has been cutting deals

ATO settlements with big companies dive

EXCLUSIVE
Nassim Khadem

Market Indices

Updated: November 4, 2016 - 4:38PM

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Updated: November 5, 2016 - 4:00AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7671

Percentage up/down

-0.12% fall
Euro

Price

0.6906

Percentage up/down

0.07% rise
British Pound

Price

0.6127

Percentage up/down

-0.18% fall

Updated: November 7, 2016 - 6:45AM

Malcolm Turnbull has no serious plan for budget repair.

How to fix the budget without really trying

Ross Gittins

Brian Boyd's sponsorships include motor racing.

Rev head Brian Boyd picks up the Payce

Colin Kruger, CBD

Murray Goulburn's accounts queried

Bull? Dairy company's accounts questioned

Brian Robins

Murray Goulburn's accounts queried

Bull? Dairy company's accounts questioned

Brian Robins

Qinhuangdao coal climbed to 672 yuan ($US99) a tonne through the week ended October 31, the highest since 2012.

Coal surge challenges China

Bloomberg News

Lower supplies due to mine closures and firm demand are behind zinc's 70 per cent rise from its January low.

Zinc slips, copper edges higher

The most-traded iron ore for January delivery on the Dalian Commodity Exchange rose as far as 509.50 yuan ($US75) a ...

Dalian iron ore at two-year high

European stocks poised to bounce

Alan Soughley and Aleksandra Gjorgievska

Bull market has room to run

Opinion
Barry Ritholtz

Pound's best week since 2009

Marianna Aragao

US adds 161,000 jobs, wages rise

Michelle Jamrisko

Slater & Gordon's has suffered a backlash from shareholders over its pay packages.

'You fellas have got to get real'

Sarah Danckert

ANZ chief Shayne Elliott says there is pressure on banks to lift their ethical standing.

ANZ weighs up wealth management exit

Georgia Wilkins

ANZ delivered an 18 per cent slump in full-year profits to $5.9 billion on Thursday.

ANZ willing to cede home loan market share amid rising risks

Clancy Yeates

Australian businesses do well at home, but often stumble the moment they head overseas.

Australians, stay home! It's where the profits are

COMMENT
David Fickling

ANZ has revealed it will book $360 million worth of charges against its full year profit, just days out from the release ...

ANZ eyes sale of wealth management business

Clancy Yeates

In the past year Caltex has terminated five franchisees who operated 13 sites.

'I've employed a lot of those exploited people'

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Women represent less than 10 per cent of Senior Counsel members of the bar.

Big corporates promise to give more work to female barristers

Anna Patty

About 70 per cent of parents in Australia are unsure of what their children really do for a living, according to a ...

The 10 jobs in Australia that are most misunderstood (by parents)

Chris Pash

Donald Trump has tapped into a roiling mood across the US with his mantra: "We don't win any more."

Bear ballot: Investors sweat on Trump victory

ANALYSIS
Vanessa Desloires

Recent cold, wet weather has challenged clothing retailers.

Discount department stores face testing times

ANALYSIS
Catie Low

Appco chief executive Martin Gaffney has defended his company.

Just one charity severs ties with Appco after bullying claims

Mario Christodoulou

As Aldi expands in Australia, it is increasing its range of branded products.

Aldi like that? Discounter cheaper for brands

Madeleine Heffernan

The $417.6 million profit was below analyst forecasts.

Medibank tries to save itself amid more embarrassing numbers

Esther Han

The Real Estate Institute of NSW has welcomed the proposed reforms.

It won't be so easy to become a real estate agent next year

Esther Han

7-Eleven has been under pressure for more than a year.

7-Eleven sprung shortchanging some workers

Adele Ferguson

As Aldi expands in Australia, it is increasing its range of branded products.

Aldi like that? Discounter cheaper for brands

Madeleine Heffernan

Flight Centre managing director Graham Turner says lower airfares have made it harder to meet commission targets.

Flight Centre's profits hit as airfares reach record lows

Pumpkin Patch put itself up for sale early last year.

27 stores to close after Pumpkin Patch collapse

Madeleine Heffernan

Recent cold, wet weather has challenged clothing retailers.

Discount department stores face testing times

ANALYSIS
Catie Low

The ATO has been cutting deals

ATO settlements with big companies dive

EXCLUSIVE
Nassim Khadem

Malcolm Turnbull has no serious plan for budget repair.

How to fix the budget without really trying

Ross Gittins

Time for change: the government's attack on Labor's negative gearing policy didn't stick.

Politics of tax reform tests assumptions

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

The following three graphs tell the story of the RBA's core economic outlook.

Three graphs that explain where rates are headed next

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Qinhuangdao coal climbed to 672 yuan ($US99) a tonne through the week ended October 31, the highest since 2012.

Coal surge challenges China

Bloomberg News

Lower supplies due to mine closures and firm demand are behind zinc's 70 per cent rise from its January low.

Zinc slips, copper edges higher

The most-traded iron ore for January delivery on the Dalian Commodity Exchange rose as far as 509.50 yuan ($US75) a ...

Dalian iron ore at two-year high

Live Touch is a new concept by JCDecaux and Australia's first out-of-home information and content touchscreen platform.

Intelligent street furniture to boost smart city concept

Carolyn Cummins

An artist impression by FJMT Architects of a new $500m hotel being built by The Star at Darling Harbour.

Tourism boom drives hotel occupancy higher

Simon Johanson

New Ardent Leisure chairman George Venardos (left) arrives at the recent controversial general meeting with chief ...

Ardent's new chairman no stranger to crises

Carolyn Cummins

Israel's former national security adviser Yaakov Amidror.

Former adviser to Israeli PM optimistic ahead of US election

Nassim Khadem

The Paris climate agreement, which came into force on November 4, is just the first step.

And yes, the sky really is falling because of climate change

Peter Hannam

Flight Centre managing director Graham Turner says lower airfares have made it harder to meet commission targets.

Flight Centre's profits hit as airfares reach record lows

A simple guide to summer's hottest fashion trends for men

Men's Style

Archie Rose Distillery has one of the strongest gins available in Australia.

Hard liquor: 12 of the strongest craft spirits on the market

Fine Drinks

Starting Christmas shopping early pays-off for Santina Gambrill, shown with her husband Aaron and children Jaden and ...

It's the season for saving to enjoy a debt-free new year

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12 reasons to buy a real Christmas tree

James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has advice on leadership worth heeding despite his own ...

Surprising management reason to admire FBI boss

James Adonis

Text appeal: URGE founders Daniel Reyes, Dean Steingold and Doron Ostrin.

Agile and innovative? Not in the real world

Noel Towell

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