'Not a single cent left' Members of Sydney gym locked out
A Sydney councillor has come under fire after the inner-city gym he owned suddenly shut, leaving members hundreds of dollars out of pocket.
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"I was spat on by a customer": retail abuse on the rise
It was only when a customer spat in his face that Jack Burrows found himself struggling to deliver service with a smile.
'No history' of large supermarkets beating discounters on price
While discounters Aldi and Lidl raise prices for milk and bananas in the UK, a man who helped Aldi set up in Australia says the price gap has not "materially changed" on a basket of groceries.
Aristocrat jackpot still pays for Len Ainsworth's Porsche
More than two decades have passed since Len Ainsworth retired from Aristocrat Leisure, but he is still receiving the sort of retirement perks that current CEO Jamie Odell could only dream about. Like a Porsche Cayenne.
RBA 'relaxed' despite looming growth slump
RBA chief Philip Lowe is likely to take his predecessor's lead and "chill out" at the last board meeting of the year.
Blue chip revival comes with caveat
A rotation out of highly-priced growth stocks back into steadier blue chips looks set to continue but not all are expected to benefit.
Why 'everyone will lose' under Baird's latest sell-off plans
Australia's top legal figures warn that privatising the land titles registry will lead to consumers paying more for a lesser service.
New York distressed debt specialists buy slice of Slater & Gordon's loans
A slice of debt in Slater & Gordon has been purchased by New York distressed loan specialist Anchorage Capital Group.
Employers are underpaying 2.4m workers superannuation: report
Close to a third of Australian workers are missing out on $3.6 billion a year in superannuation entitlements and many do not even realise they are being underpaid, a new report reveals.
Cheung Kong Infrastructure makes $7.3 billion offer for Duet Group: sources
A company led by Asia's second richest man Li Ka-Shing has made a $7.3 billion bid for infrastructure owner Duet Group, just four months after the Turnbull government blocked the purchase of NSW's poles and wires business by the same group.
Electric cars could take an OPEC-sized bite from oil demand
A boom in electric vehicles made by the likes of Tesla Motors could erode as much as 10 percent of global gasoline demand by 2035, according to the oil industry consultant Wood Mackenzie.
Education efficiency should start with Grattan compromise
If Treasury wants to start acting more like economists than accountants, a good place to start would be to urge its political masters to seize on the opportunity presented by the school funding "compact" proposed by the Grattan Institute.
Airbnb to drop New York City lawsuit over short-term rentals
Airbnb said it has agreed to drop a lawsuit against New York City challenging a law imposing penalties on people who post short-term apartment rentals in the company's biggest US market.
Media mogul-backed bank challenger close to breaking even
SocietyOne, a peer-to-peer lender that is partly owned by Rupert Murdoch, Kerry Stokes and James Packer's companies, expects to start making profits within the next 12 to 18 months.
Suncorp eyes the 'Apple Store of financial services' in branch overhaul
Suncorp Group is trying to emulate the success of Apple Stores with new financial services outlets that attempt to make going to a bank more like visiting a top retailer.
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The Australian economy: the great unknown
If everything goes to plan, we should see Australian growth around 2.8% in 2017, but there are a number of risks in both directions. (This video was produced in commercial partnership between Fairfax Media and IG Markets)
Italy in race to seal $7b bank bailout
Senior bankers are racing this weekend to piece together a highly complex, three-part rescue of the Italian Banca Monte dei Paschi de Siena, despite widespread expectations that a "No" vote in Sunday's constitutional referendum could scupper the deal.
Trump slammed for provoking tensions with China
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
Trump snubs Silicon Valley
Wall Street is in and Silicon Valley is out, as President-elect Donald Trump builds up his network of advisers and confidants.
Why Trump gets more hype from 1000 jobs than Obama does from 16m
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.
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Princess Cruises to pay $53 million for ocean pollution
Federal prosecutors say the payment represents the largest-ever criminal penalty involving deliberate pollution by a ship at sea.
Russian central bank says it was victim of attempted cyber heist
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.
Trump creates business advisory council stacked with CEOs
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.
How to ace your next job interview
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.
The numbers behind that pharma CEO shouting match
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.
Meitu of China, built on the selfie, could be worth $US5.23 billion in IPO
For users of Meitu's signature app, a beautiful touch-up at the press of a button is free.
Global stocks tread water on jobs data
Wall Street had a muted final day of the week as the latest American jobs data reinforced the view of gradual US rate hikes.
Brent's biggest weekly gain since 2009
Oil prices rallied for their best week in at least five years on Friday, steadying above $US51 a barrel.
Sterling shorts feeling the heat
Sterling's value against a basket of currencies rose 5 per cent in November, its biggest monthly rise since January 2009.
US bond yields retreat, Italy awaited
Treasury yields eased as traders renewed buying US government bonds on the heels of their worst month in nearly eight years.
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Four things the banks were forced to concede about small business
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