The things we should really haggle over
Some shoppers can't be bothered haggling, others want to but don't have the time. Here's a study that shows how likely you are to get a discount and save a lot of money.
Latest Business News
Nine Network hope to lure women with 9Honey
AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick was smacked with a record protest vote by Pacific Current investors. Now they want to bench him.
Border Force bosses score $6400 pay rise
Top senior executive pay goes to $326,400 as three-year dispute rumbles on.
Woolworth dumps Australia's best known tinned tomatoes
Australia's biggest supermarket is taking SPC Ardmona's tinned tomatoes off its shelves after cutting a deal with a new South Australian supplier for the canned commodity.
An economy without growth is far from our biggest worry
If you think the possible ascension of Donald Trump is our one big worry you haven't been paying attention. Some climate scientists are worried sick over the possibility that climate change may be passing the point of no return while we procrastinate over trying to control it.
Miners push ASX into the black
A "Clinton-in-the-clear" rally overseas failed to spur a second strong session on the ASX, which closed with only marginal gains.
Time for laws to protect whistleblowers in Australia: US lawyer
US-style whistleblower laws don't just pay bounties, they stop companies retaliating against workers doing the right thing by society, US lawyer Jordan A. Thomas says.
Your cheat sheet for how markets will react to the US election
The events of the past 10 days - which have seen stocks, currencies, and commodities fluctuate in response to changes in the US presidential race - drive this message home: elections can matter for financial markets, even if in some cases the effects are only temporary.
Markets Live: Clinton rally fades
Selling in the big banks following CBA's quarterly update flattened early ASX gains, ahead of tonight's US election.
Union official charged with assault at brewery picket line
A union official manning the picket line outside Carlton & United Breweries has been charged with assault, as a hostile feud over job losses hits 150 days.
Garlic pricier than pork in China's futures frenzy
China's commodity futures markets are again surging, but this time the frenzy is not purely speculative.
Incitec Pivot to cut debt as Louisiana ramps up
After spending $2 billion on big new projects in Australia and the US, investors in fertilizer to explosives group Incitec Pivot may have to wait a little longer to benefit, with the focus for now on reducing debt. At the same time, the group is cool towards the uptick being seen in commodity prices,
Commonwealth Bank first quarter profits flat at $2.4b
CBA notched up a $2.4 billion profit in its first quarter, unchanged from a year earlier, as higher funding costs and falling interest rates weighed on profit margins.
Aussie dollar rally hits same speed bump
An overnight rally in the dollar took the currency close to a three-month high but faded during the local session.
UGL shares remain out of CIMIC's reach
Shares in takeover target UGL continued to hold out of reach of the bidder for the company, the Spanish-controlled CIMIC, despite the board's capitulation Monday, when it told shareholders they should accept the offer.
NBN meets first quarter targets, won't reveal credit rating
Government-owned broadband company NBN Co has increased quarterly revenues to $181 million and is meeting its roll out and revenue targets, management revealed on Tuesday morning.
Major banks to continue shedding wealth divisions: KPMG
The major banks will continue to exit the wealth and insurance markets as they look to refine their business models, a report predicts.
- Video duration
- 01:37
Chinese billionaire slashes salary
LeEco co-founder Jia Yueting says his technology empire is running out of cash after rushing into businesses from electric cars to smartphones.
Adobe to begin charging Australian customers GST
Customers already locked in to Creative Cloud subscriptions will soon be paying 10 per cent more.
'We blindly sped ahead': Chairman cuts salary to 19¢ amid cash crunch
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.
Farmers urge Woolies to stay true blue on canned fruit
The Victorian Farmers Federation has warned the livelihoods of thousands farmers are on the line as Woolworths considers abandoning its $70 million agreement with SPC Ardmona two years into the five year deal.
Fast-food giants flee Swanston Street ahead of Metro Rail project
Fast food chains McDonald's, Hungry Jacks, KFC and Starbucks and banking giant CBA will be forced out of their prime, high-trading Swanston Street stores to make way for the government's $10.9 billion Melbourne Metro Rail project.
Five factors Goldman Sachs says will boost shares
A shift towards fiscal policy, maturation in the technology industry and bank balance sheets are just some reasons why investors shouldn't be in the dumps.
REA listings hit by property market stagnation
Listed property site REA Group has increased earnings in the first quarter of the financial year, despite a drop in the number of properties for sale, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne.
Rip-off kings: Payday loan gravy train rolls on
You know the hordes complaining about credit card interest rates of 22 or 23 per cent? They don't know what high interest rates are.
- Video duration
- 01:34
How will the next US President handle China?
The next US president will need to deal with rising superpower China on a range of hardball issues from cyber security to the South China Sea.
- Video duration
- 01:18
Volkswagen chairman probed over emissions scandal
VW says German prosecutors have widened an inquiry into suspected market manipulation to include the carmaker's supervisory board Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch.
- Video duration
- 00:59
US stocks rally on expected Clinton win
Stocks surged more than two percent after the FBI said it would not press charges against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who is leading Donald Trump in at least five polls.
Rich-listers snare prime Masters sites for homemaker centres
Two BRW rich-listers behind the Masters property buyout have secured exclusive rights to the defunct hardware chain's development sites and plan to begin building homemaker centres on them next May.
Cash and Lloyd needed a win, they copped a belting
Government now battling to remain in control of public service workplace wars.
Small Business
Can you write your home office off on tax?
Don't make this common mistake.
Green is easy: how eco small businesses push their products
It used to be a tough sell to be a environmentally focused business. Here's how you manage that.