​Donald Trump's stunning victory is already creating winners and losers in markets and governments around the world, from miners in America's Appalachian Mountains heartened by his devotion to coal, to Mexican peso traders stunned by the sell-off.
A Trump administration could take the lid off coal and fracking regulations, begin a massive repair of US roads and bridges, rebuild defence, repeal the Dodd-Frank financial reform act and kill Obamacare.
Even before the result was clear the prospect came as a profound shock to financial markets.
Markets rallied off its lows, with traders saying Trump's acceptance speech was balanced and conciliatory.
The bearish sentiment that engulfed European equities in recent weeks is being vindicated.
The rise in anti-establishment sentiment is not a US phenomenon, political culture is the product of our time.
The Australian sharemarket lost more than $30 billion in value as Donald Trump looked increasingly likely to be the next US president.
The GFC was quite scary at times. President Trump worries me much more.
The billionaire chairman of China's LeEco has admitted his technology empire is running out of cash to sustain a headlong rush into businesses from electric cars to smartphones.
The world's wealthiest people became $48 billion richer as stock markets rallied overnight.
Is Israel rooting for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton to win the US election?
Chicken Littles may be on to something when it comes the effects of global warming.
Australia's biggest listed travel agent has warned its first-half underlying profit could fall by nearly a third amid record low airfares at home and overseas, sending its shares lower.
A group of Australian firms is exploring major projects near Jakarta's international airport in a partnership that is potentially worth billions.
The maker of the hazelnut spread seeks to reduce its standard serving size from two tablespoons to one, meaning consumers would see only half as much fat and calories on the label.
The forecasts are gloomy, but the outcome of the US election might not actually decide what direction the markets will take.
By many measures, Chobani embodies the classic American immigrant success story.
Singapore's latest quest to boost productivity is playing out at a busy food court in the second terminal of Changi Airport.
Not all billionaires were born with silver spoons in their mouths. Many came from nothing at all.
Native American leaders have vowed to protest through the winter against the $US3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline.
In the rarefied world of Crown's VIP gamblers, one man stands apart. But even Melbourne's "Mr Chinatown" is feeling the heat from China's recent arrests.
Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar are almost 10 times wealthier than the next two names on the BRW Young Rich.
The push to reduce the amount of sugar in soft drinks - long seen as a threat to the beverage industry - has been more profitable for Coca-Cola than expected.
The IPO could value the social media company at $US25 billion to $US35 billion, almost twice as much as in its most recent private fund raising.
McDonald's has figured out how to capitalise on the popularity of its breakfast menu, stop a slide in same-store sales and cut corporate overhead. What it hasn't figured out is how to get more customers into its restaurants.
Australia is already experiencing an increase in extreme conditions - and it's projected to get worse.
Apple's annual revenue has fallen for the first time since 2001, reflecting the slowdown in iPhone demand in a saturating smartphone market as well as intensifying competition, particularly from Chinese rivals.
The 24-mile leap from the edge of space to the sands of New Mexico was vintage Red Bull.
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce warns any interruption to trade will hurt exporters, importers and Indonesian consumers.
Australian live cattle representatives have flown to Jakarta for talks amid fears a proposed new trade rule could threaten the viability of the industry.
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