Rio suspends executive over $13.5m Simandou payments

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Global miner Rio Tinto has suspended two senior executives following the discovery of large payments to a consultant who worked on the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea.

CommBank pulls plan to pay its CEO a 'culture bonus'

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Commonwealth Bank has withdrawn a controversial resolution asking shareholders to approve changes to its bonus scheme for chief executive Ian Narev, which would have introduced new performance hurdles relating to people and culture.

Supermarket oregano makers caught mixing in other leaves

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Aldi and Menora have promised to make sure their oregano products contain 100 per cent of the ingredients, after the ACCC found they were adulterated with other leaves

Medibank revenue below expectations

• 37 mins ago

Medibank CEO Craig Drummond has blamed a slowdown hitting the entire $20 billion industry for hindering revenue growth.

Wall Street gains as traders bet on Clinton

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US stocks rise for a second straight session as investors bet Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton to win the US presidential election.

Funds fully invested going into poll

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Many big US fund managers are staying aggressively positioned with little cash on hand despite election jitters.

Cash Converters to refund almost $11m to customers

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Cash Converters will refund almost $11 million to payday loan customers after the corporate watchdog caught it failing to check if borrowers could afford to pay back the loans.

Where Fitbits are $1 and Playstations are $4

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Once upon a time, the best place to snag a retail bargain was the Boxing Day sales. Not anymore.

There's one sign markets are still worried about the election

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The Mexican peso is surging. Wall Street is moving higher. These are all signs of increased confidence among market participants that Hillary Clinton will win. But some are hedging their bets.

Aussie rises to six-month high

The Australian dollar hurled itself higher this morning as investors positioned themselves for a Clinton win.

Spot met coal tops $US300 mark

Spot metallurgical coal topped $US300 a tonne for the first time in five years.

Wall St rallies ahead of election results

US stocks advanced as investors awaited election results amid a tight contest for president.

8@eight: Market on tenterhooks as Americans go to polls

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The ASX should rise modestly at the open, as markets, betting on a Hillary victory, follow a positive lead from Wall Street.

Higher costs take bite out of Toblerone, shrinking UK bars

Higher costs in the UK, where a Brexit-battered pound is squeezing retailers and brand owners, have chiselled away the craggy Alpine shape of Toblerone chocolate bars.

Tobler-moan: Brits unhappy with smaller bar

Fans of Toblerone chocolate bars complain about a cost-cutting move to space out the peaks on the Swiss treat.

Woolies looking to can SPC deal

Hundreds of Victorian jobs are under threat as the supermarket giant rethinks its $70m dollar supply deal with fruit and vegetable processor SPC Ardmona.

An economy without growth is far from our biggest worry

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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.

69 public service no-votes but women are the real losers

"Decreased entitlements for employees with a proportionately negative impact on female employees."

Border Force bosses score $6400 pay rise

Top senior executive pay goes to $326,400 as three-year dispute rumbles on.

Solomon Lew snaps up St Kilda Road office for $55m

Retail billionaire Solomon Lew has pounced on a vacant 8-level St Kilda Road office building, paying $55 million to beat off developers on one of Melbourne's premier leafy boulevards.

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.

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.

China regulator warns e-commerce firms on dodgy 'Singles Day' sales tactics

China's business regulator said it has warned leading online shopping companies, including Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com, against adopting dodgy sales tactics at China's biggest shopping day of the year.

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.

Ardent Leisure to update Dreamworld future this week

The fate of the Dreamworld theme park will become clearer this week as the owner, Ardent Leisure work towards a re-opening in the lead-up to the vital holiday season.

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.