Business Day

Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan says real-time reviews of multinationals are taking place, despite companies reporting nil ...

Showdown looms between ATO and big business

THE ECONOMY
Nassim Khadem
53 mins ago

The ECB's extension of its monetary easing policy has cheered bulls.

Markets Live: Bulls remain in charge

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
17 mins ago

Gina Rinehart's joint bid for S. Kidman & Co's cattle stations has jumped its final hurdle.

Government approves Kidman cattle empire sale to Gina Rinehart

BUSINESS
Simon Johanson
51 mins ago

James Packer has voiced concern for Crown Resorts employees detained in China.

Crown shares plunge after report of ATM withdrawal cap in Macau

BUSINESS
1 hr ago

ANZ says customers would not have been financially worse off.

ANZ hikes interest rates for property investors

BANKING AND FINANCE
Clancy Yeates
1 hr ago

Short selling Australian dollars and going long 2 year Australian bonds are among Aviva's strategy to deliver a 4 per ...

ANZ, NAB and Westpac rate rigging case could drag into 2018

BANKING AND FINANCE
Sarah Danckert
1 hr ago

The GDP figures which came in worse than the gloomiest forecasts were a "wake-up call", said Treasurer Scott Morrison.

The 'wake-up call' that's been ringing for years

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Market Indices

Updated: December 9, 2016 - 1:43PM

Updated: December 9, 2016 - 1:28PM

Updated: December 9, 2016 - 9:15AM

Updated: December 9, 2016 - 4:00AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7451

Percentage up/down

-0.16% fall
Euro

Price

0.7034

Percentage up/down

0.00% steady
British Pound

Price

0.5926

Percentage up/down

-0.05% fall

Updated: December 9, 2016 - 1:13PM

Why would a company need higher standards unless its previous standards were too low?

Woolworths may have acted legally, that doesn't make it right

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

US President-elect Donald Trump will struggle to make America great again by shunning migrants.

America will never be 'great again' without migrants

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Tabcorp chief David Attenborough

House prices are too high ... just ask CEOs

Colin Kruger, CBD

For financial markets, the most momentous day of 2016 wasn't November 8, when president-elect Donald Trump prevailed in ...

The most momentous market event of 2016 happened in between Brexit and Trump

In the UK, Nomura says there are two potential upsets that could appease the 48 per cent who voted to stay in the EU, ...

Nomura's 'grey swan' risks for 2017

Isobel Finkel and Natasha Doff

Wall Street dropped on firming prospects for a December rate hike.

8@eight: To QEinfinty and beyond!

Sponsored
Chris Weston

Russia, which is not an OPEC member, has signalled it was ready to cut production by 300,000 bpd.

Oil above $US50 on output cut bets

Euro drops on Draghi stimulus signal

China oversight sends Aussie miners skyrocketing

Zac Crellin

Chinese steel futures extend rally

ECB extends QE through 2017

Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer says Australia's economic growth would be improved by increased state and federal government ...

Westpac CEO calls for more infrastructure spending

Ken Henry has blasted both sides of politics for the nation's fiscal mess.

Henry blasts 'truly bad' politicians and our 'fiscal mess'

Clancy Yeates

The average CBA customer who has set up their iPhone to make tap and go payments has only used the service once.

Smart phone payments yet to take off with customers: CBA

Clancy Yeates

IAG employs more than 9000 people across Australia.

Jobs to go as IAG cuts $250 million over three years

Georgia Wilkins

"Our view is that sensitive, contractual, market-moving, private data should be kept private," Masters said at a recent ...

Privacy fix for blockchain from Masters

Matthew Leising

If you can't remember the last good day you've had at work, it might be time to seriously consider quitting.

21 signs it's time to quit your job

Rachel Gillett

ThoughtWorks consultant was told by a male client that she was in the job due to her looks, not her smarts.

'Her role on the project was just to be an ornament'

Nassim Khadem

Salary tracker Glassdoor lists Facebook's typical base salary as $US120,345.

Do you get less than a Silicon Valley rookie?

Polly Mosendz

Illustration: Simon Bosch.

Cybercrime to cyber warfare: Australia woefully unprepared

IN DEPTH
Nassim Khadem

Former World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu thinks problems with work have produced Donald Trump.

Save the world, give workers a share in profits

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Cleaner Victor Barrientos was warned not to get sick, because if his employer lost the contract he "lost his pay".

Victorian schools clean up on workers

EXCLUSIVE
Nick Toscano

Hard Bargain. It's a podcast, and it's free!

How to choose better clothes ... and justify a pair of $600 shoes

Liam Mannix, Bhakthi Puvanenthiran, Ebony Bowden

A cheap Thomas the Tank Engine toy is part of the crackdown.

The 47 toys too dangerous for Christmas

Filip Stempien

NSW Premier Mike Baird says overseas experience bolsters the case for privatisation.

Blame Canada: Baird cites its 'success' in land titles sell-off

Esther Han

Why would a company need higher standards unless its previous standards were too low?

Woolworths may have acted legally, that doesn't make it right

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Woolworths chief legal officer Richard Dammery arriving at the Federal Court.

Federal Court clears Woolworths of 'unconscionable conduct'

Catie Low

Jeff Kennett has slammed the government's performance over the question of a banking tribunal.

Jeff Kennett lashes federal government over banking tribunal

Mathew Dunckley

Outgoing Bunnings CEO John Gillam.

Bunnings boss quits for 'personal' reasons

Catie Low

At 50, Bunnings boss John Gillam is expected to pursue another big leadership role.

Bunnings' big boss bails, leaving investors nervous

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan says real-time reviews of multinationals are taking place, despite companies reporting nil ...

Showdown between ATO and big business looms as list of company tax paid is revealed

Nassim Khadem
54 mins ago

Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen says he will question Treasury secretary John Fraser over the report.

Labor attacks 'treasury' report discrediting economic stimulus

Peter Martin
58 mins ago

The GDP figures which came in worse than the gloomiest forecasts were a "wake-up call", said Treasurer Scott Morrison.

The 'wake-up call' that's been ringing for years

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

US President-elect Donald Trump will struggle to make America great again by shunning migrants.

America will never be 'great again' without migrants

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Russia, which is not an OPEC member, has signalled it was ready to cut production by 300,000 bpd.

Oil above $US50 on output cut bets

The most-traded rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed up 1.7 per cent at 3394 yuan ($US493) a tonne. The ...

Chinese steel futures extend rally

Some of Santos' operations in the Pilliga Forest near Narrabri.

Santos signals possible CSG exit

Peter Hannam

Going up: FJMT has been awarded the design for the new Ritz-Carlton hotel at The Star.

Putting on the Ritz-Carlton: The Star heralds return of luxury hotel

Carolyn Cummins

Respondents believe that residential property in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane will remain at the top of property cycle ...

Housing markets to remain strong, but the bubble is inflating

Carolyn Cummins

Farmland is making way for housing developments in Point Cook.

Chinese property heavyweight in billion-dollar buy-up

Simon Johanson

James Packer has voiced concern for Crown Resorts employees detained in China.

Crown shares plunge after report of ATM withdrawal cap in Macau

1 hr ago

McDonald's said it would create a new international holding company domiciled in the UK that would receive the majority ...

McDonald's to move international tax base to UK amid EU scrutiny

The November 2014 leaked PwC papers revealed that Luxembourg had signed off secret deals with some 340 corporations.

Apple-EU case didn't end secret 'sweetheart' tax deals

Nassim Khadem

Prohibition Bathtub Cut Gin is one of the 20 best Aussie spirits of 2016.

20 new Aussie spirits every home bar needs

Smart Sipping
1 hr ago

The Other Right is famous for its pét-nats.

The ancient wine you should be drinking this summer

Fine Drinks
Rory Kent

Wasting money to upsize your pension payments doesn't make good financial sense.

Straight talk on the age pension

COMMENT
Noel Whittaker

The kids were assigned assets, such as shares in Blackmores or Facebook, or a commercial property and asked to research them.

Bad Santa and Banqer – teaching school kids about money

Christo Hall preaches against to-do lists.

Why you can ditch the to-do list

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Bursting the bubble on the economy has unintended psychological results.

Surprising outcome of an economic downturn

James Adonis

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