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Saturday 19th November 2016
PM, you fail the BCA dinner test
The annual BCA dinners are the single most important set-piece speech for any PM in any year, yet they blow it.
Canberra plugs NBN hole
The federal government’s decision to help fund the NBN shortfall highlights problems with its business model.
Resource bulls can’t count on Trump
Donald Trump is not actually proposing a fiscal expansion — just a revenue neutral tax break for private investment.
Rush to ride yuletide IPO fortune
Initial public offerings are finishing the year in barnstorming fashion with a slew of listings scheduled.
Saturday 19th November 2016
Resource bulls can’t count on Trump
Donald Trump is not actually proposing a fiscal expansion — just a revenue neutral tax break for private investment.
Rush to ride yuletide IPO fortune
Initial public offerings are finishing the year in barnstorming fashion with a slew of listings scheduled.
Friday 18th November 2016
Why Trump gave bonds a jolt
The market’s outlook depends on whether investors think Trump is a game-changer for US inflation and growth.
Rio opens a can of worms
Watch Terry McCrann’s wrap of this week’s business news, including Telstra’s NBN deal and the rise of Donald Trump.
Pension access cuts a nasty shock
Superannuation funds are urging people who might be affected by changes to the assets tests to seek advice.
Turnbull’s NBN dilemma
Canberra’s decision to help fund the NBN shortfall points to existing problems with its business model.
Umbers hits his stride at Myer
After years of flatlining sales and profit falls, Myer appears to be building momentum as its new strategy takes shape.
The contracts that banks forgot
A new law has recast the relationship between banks and small business and lenders ignore the shift at their peril.
Bond rout not gone far enough
Investors will be counting on a resumption of the post-election rally in US equities to push the local bourse higher.
EU to be the biggest loser
It is doubtful the EU will survive the populist boost Trump’s victory has given similarly minded politicians in Europe.
Rein in drone Rafferty’s rules
The International Civil Aviation Organisation is racing to look at the laws relating to drone operations.
Telstra’s Penn eyes buybacks
Telstra is looking at buying back more stock based on a $5bn windfall courtesy of its NBN deal.
Thursday 17th November 2016
Gig economy suits self-employed
Two current events occurring some 17,000km apart reveal regulatory tension over the ‘gig’ economy.
Caltex, Woolies under the pump
The ACCC has made it clear it will closely scrutinise Caltex’s $1.4bn petrol deal with Woolworths.
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Wall St slips from records
8:44AMRiva GoldUS stocks retreated but were still on track for weekly gains, while bond yields and the US dollar continued to rise.
The man behind Google Brain
12:00AMDamon KitneyGoogle’s Jeff Dean likes nothing more than finding problems and then working with others to seek out a solution.
Fed warns on Trump uncertainty
7:39AMMichael S. DerbyNew York Fed boss William Dudley cautioned there remains great uncertainty about the president-elect’s policies.
Fed tightens cooling-off rule
7:08AMKaty BurneThe US Federal Reserve has expanded its curbs on bank supervisors departing for private practice.
PwC staff offered Trump therapy
12:00AMCameron StewartPricewaterhouseCoopers has offered to counsel staff in Australia worried by Donald Trump’s US election win.
Price war end boosts premiums
12:00AMMichael RoddanPremiums across the Australian insurance industry have risen at their strongest rate in three years.
Bull market over, inflation lags
12:00AMANDREW WHITEOne of the world’s best-known economists, Stephen Roach, says the bond bull market is over, but inflation is soft.
One ‘Parky’ post-‘Parko’ exit
12:00AMWill Glasgow, Christine LacyWhen Malcolm Turnbull returns from his dash to APEC in Peru, there will only be one Parkinson in his inner sanctum.
Beginning to make things again
12:00AMJamie WalkerUntil recently, Darren Matulis moved from job to fading job — now he’s helping bring Australian manufacturing home.
‘Serious’ alarm at Rio scandal
12:00AMBARRY FITZGERALD, MATT CHAMBERSMining giant Rio Tinto has come under attack from the World Bank over a $US10 million corruption scandal.