A diplomatically explosive phone call between president-elect Donald Trump and the president of Taiwan risks provoking a cold war between the United States and China with potentially catastrophic economic and security implications for the region and the world, according to Bob Carr
At least for a moment, US president-elect Donald Trump appeared to achieve this week what President Barack Obama struggled to do for most of the past eight years: convince Americans that he can fix the economy.
Federal prosecutors say the payment represents the largest-ever criminal penalty involving deliberate pollution by a ship at sea.
Hackers broke into accounts at the Russian central bank earlier this year by faking a client's credentials and attempted to steal $US45 million, the bank said in a report released on Friday.
US president-elect Donald Trump announced the formation of a council to advise him on job creation, a group comprised of the leaders of major US corporations including GE, GM, Boeing, Disney and IBM.
Whether you are interviewing for the first or fifth time, or you haven't interviewed for a position in some time, there are a number of things to remember to be sure you nail your next interview.
When you get a bunch of pharma execs together to talk drug pricing, they're supposed to trade banal and mutually beneficial platitudes about unfair press coverage and the need to pay for innovation.
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Wall Street had a muted final day of the week as the latest American jobs data reinforced the view of gradual US rate hikes.
​Oil prices rallied for their best week in at least five years on Friday, steadying above $US51 a barrel.
Sterling's value against a basket of currencies rose 5 per cent in November, its biggest monthly rise since January 2009.
Treasury yields eased as traders renewed buying US government bonds on the heels of their worst month in nearly eight years.
Princess Cruise Lines has agreed to plead guilty to seven felony charges and pay a $US40 million ($53 million) penalty for polluting the ocean with waste and then trying to cover it up.
US employers added 178,000 jobs in November, and the nation's jobless rate fell to 4.6 per cent.
Cyber attacks against Australian agencies, businesses and individuals are on the rise, but our nation still lacks the capability to defend.
Finder.com co-founder and self-made millionaire Fred Schebsta says that Australia suffers from a tech worker famine, which means that he has to employee skilled foreigners.
If President-elect Donald Trump needs a lesson on the difficulty of reviving US manufacturing, he need look only as far as his daughter's closet.
The proportion of IT professionals from India granted 457 visas and put on base salaries of $53,900 or less has tripled under the Coalition government.
Why retail veteran Solomon Lew wants cheaper penalty rates and to charge shoppers GST on small overseas purchases.
Sitting at home watching Netflix or playing on home electronic gadgets, eating delivered takeout food, and getting fatter? You're not alone.
Public service bosses get second opinion. But not the one they wanted.
The world of wages has gotten out of whack.
Australia's one-time darling dairy stocks were dumped by investors on Friday after Bellamy's Australia warned recent import rule changes in China had crimped sales of its organic infant formula amid discounting by rivals.
Conventional economics is falling apart, no longer making the sense we thought it made.
A broad sell-off pushed shares lower on Friday, with the reversal of the mining rally and profit taking dragging the ASX to a weekly loss.
When Coalition backbencher George Christensen tweeted on November 25: "My opinion just changed. We do need a royal commission," it would have struck fear into the hearts of the captains of banking.
Saudi Arabia was finally persuaded to turn off its oil tap and buoy the markets in a three-cornered deal with Moscow and Tehran.
Share falls are led by a plunge in Bellamy's following a soft sales report, as energy stocks give up some of yesterday's blockbuster gains and bond yields hit new 2016 highs.
Retail veteran and Premier Investments chairman Solomon Lew says the past five years have been "as difficult as I have ever encountered" for Australian retailers.
Australians will spend billions this Christmas, with the largest percentage spent on food.
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Referee interviews are often box-ticking to reinforce a decision already made.
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